My Huffington Post Essay: “Instant Bad Mood”
“I once delivered a speech to 200 parish volunteers, thanking them for their generous service and remarking how giving of ourselves to help others is one of the pathways to the promise that God is making us beautiful in our…
My Huffington Post Essay: “3 Ways to Avoid an Instant Bad Mood”
“Trigger: any spark of annoyance — from the more serious to the downright petty — that ignites your blood to boiling, incites comments you’ll later regret saying, and/or makes you act in ways that only worsen the situation. Also known…
My Huffington Post Essay: “3 Ways You Are Blessed (That I Bet You Never Thought Of)”
“It’s so easy in today’s world to fall into that slump. You know the one: where you think everyone else is passing you by, you wonder where you were when God was handing out all the talent, you convince yourself…
My Huffington Post Essay: “Recovering Perfectionist”
“When I’m working on a new book, especially during the editing process, I set a goal of reading and re-reading the manuscript until I can read it straight through without finding a single typo or other mistake. Even with a…
My Huffington Post Essay: “Meeting Jesus on the Street”
“One of the most stunning lines in the Bible is where Jesus says: ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ (Matthew 25:40) This is…