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I just finished re-listening to a replay of a group coaching session with my coach.  My ears perked to hear that the man in the hot seat was being coached on having better balance in his life. [...]

Our 6th grade son served mass last Sunday.  And this Saturday, he has the honor of substituting for another boy to serve the Easter Vigil mass.  Both masses sandwich the tender Holy Thursday [...]

Bringing our uglies into the light begins to dismantle the hold our vices have on us.  Opening our chest of less than stellar moments encourages others to do the same.  My vices of impatience and [...]

In reference to his election as pope, Pope Francis joked at a roast with his fellow cardinals and said, “May God forgive you for what you have done”. Humor, humility, and leading with weakness [...]

CNN’s Pierce Morgan attempted to entangle Senator Rick Santorum into pledging  alliance  to the potentially new Church Doctrine under Pope Francis that condom use would be licit to prevent the [...]

Christ came to earth with a specific mission:  the God-made man would die for our sins to save us.  Not only the divine have an earthly mission; we all do.  Attending a silent retreat zones us in [...]

My recent silent retreat bathed me in God’s love and wisdom. Within hours upon returning to the real world I collided with my every  internal and external obstacle blocking me from being the [...]

My recent ninth annual Ignatian silent retreat climbed to the top of my best retreat list. What makes for an outstanding retreat? First, a fruitful retreat leaves me feeling like I’ve had a deep [...]

Other than corporate prayer and song, the only silence break in a weekend silent Ignatian Spiritual Retreat is when speaking to the priest during spiritual direction.  After counseling thousands [...]

People who come to therapy or who invest significant time and energy into their physical, emotional, and spiritual growth regularly encounter “change back moves”.  While many people  profess to [...]