Ancient Wisdom for a Modern World
“It’s better to feel pain, than nothing at all The opposite of love is indifference” – Stubborn Love by the Lumineers C.S. Lewis, author of The Chronicles of Narnia, was an atheist who converted to Christianity and wrote several books about his adopted religion. In The Problem of Pain, Lewis ambitiously attempts to reconcile the
Mark 10:17-27 tells the story of the rich man who approaches Jesus and his disciples and asks Jesus what he needs to do to inherit eternal life. Jesus tells him to follow the commandments (do not kill, commit adultery, etc.). The rich man says he has followed the commandments all his life. Jesus then tells
Stoicism taught that you should only desire things within your control. To do this, you must first understand what is within your control and what is not within your control. You can’t control how others treat you, but you can control your reaction to them. You can’t control whether or not you get a promotion
One of the readings at Mass yesterday told the story of “The Temptation of Jesus.” Jesus fasts in the desert for 40 days and the devil makes him three offers. He asks Jesus to use his powers to turn stone into bread. Jesus refuses. The devil asks Jesus to jump off the roof a temple
This week was an interesting one. First, I was able to participate in the start of Lent. Second, I attended an orientation session for a charity I will volunteer with. Lent I participated in Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent) and have decided to give up alcohol for the duration of Lent. My Catholic
Cal Newport recently wrote a post about how surprised he was at how mediocre Louis C.K. was early on in his career, especially considering how Louis C.K. is arguably the world’s top comedian at the moment. He makes the argument that Americans love the idea of outside sources (or innate talents) being responsible for someone’s
Yesterday’s spiritual exercise asked us to pray over Romans 8:26-27, which I particularly enjoyed. 26 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with sighs too deep for words. 27 And he who searches the hearts of men knows what
My Catholic month overlaps with the first few weeks of Lent. As a result, I was able to participate in my first Ash Wednesday Mass yesterday. I never really understood the whole Lent business before. Once a year I’d see people walking around with dirt on their forehead , mourning all the ice cream they’d
Yesterday’s spiritual exercise asked the reader to pray over Psalm 63:1-8 and to consider “What do you thirst for” and “How do you experience God’s steadfast love?” My reflection on the fist question felt a bit intellectual and unemotional. Based on previous reflections, what I want is to feel like my work and my life
Work and career are areas of my life I’ve struggled with for quite a while. My first big career idea didn’t work out, and then I just kept bouncing around to random jobs and ventures. It’s comforting to know that Saint Ignatius, (founder of the Jesuits), also had a non-linear career path. He was a