Falling Upward: Dealing With Failure in the Spiritual Life

Men do not like to fail. We find much of our identity in our ability to not be a failure. Yet, if we are honest, our spiritual lives are often characterized by the very thing we dread—failure. Our resolutions and our aspirations simply...

Cross Fit: 10 Ways to Stay Spiritually Healthy

Healthy organic foods, physical health centers, taking various vitamin pills, exotic vacation resort getaways, and many others are all attempts to maintain good bodily health. No doubt, all of this can be good for this simple reason: our body is the...

Patience and Perfection

As many of you know, we recently moved. Moving is hard work, and unpacking is only the beginning. After all of your belongings are unpacked, you must begin the arduous process of making the home your own. Finding a place for everything,...

Fearless: The Holy Boldness of Jesus and the Saints

“I do not care very much what men say of me, provided that God approves of me.” – St. Thomas More “Be brave! Do not be led by what others think or say.” – St. John Bosco
“You snakes! You brood...

St. Joseph, Pray for Us

Pull out your highlighters. What word stands out most when you read Matthew 1:24? Isn’t it that small, overused, three-letter word our English teachers told us to avoid? “When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded.” Joseph...

Putting the Gentle in Gentleman

“Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.” – St. Francis de Sales
If we’re honest, most of us would have to admit that gentleness isn’t high on the list of manly qualities we hope to possess....