“The things that we love tell us what we are.”
- St. Thomas Aquinas, quoted in Catholic Digest June, 1992
“Those who know not when they have enough, are poor.”
- Japanese proverb, Catholic Reader, 11/95
“Fame is revenge against those who never believed in you.”- Ruby Max (Comedian) – Source: London Daily Mail, 1991
“God gives every bird [...]
Laughter is a divine gift to the human who is humble. A proud man cannot laugh because he must watch his dignity; he cannot give himself over to the rocking and rolling of his belly. But a poor and happy man laughs heartily because he gives no serious attention to his ego. [...]
Real men don’t cry.
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I tell you, it is harder to grieve so deeply, mournfully, and respectfully, in tears, than to “suck it up” and just turn your mind away.
There is so much you can do as a leader and a server. But at the end of the day, there is only so much you can do. It is up to people to make the choice themselves whether to take something seriously, and listen, learn, participate, act — or not.
One hasn’t been in touch with reality until he has known both the depths of pain and the heights of hope.
As I prepared for writing my blurb for the engineering grad yearbook I considered things like who I am, and what I value the most. I remembered being introduced to Jim Collins ‘ work a year ago, reading up on his perspectives on leadership and posted a bit on my blog about it. Though I’d [...]
“In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” – John 16:33
God does not give us overcoming life: He gives us life as we overcome. The strain is the strength. If there is no strain, there is no strength. Are you asking God to give you life [...]
The glory of God is man fully alive. – St. Irenaeus
That’s pretty awesome, ‘cuz I wanna be fully alive, anyway. There’s a certain simultaneity to it. I’ve found that I feel most alive when I am experiencing God. It’s different from other instances or periods of happiness. It’s more than the joys of human relationship, [...]
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Never put up a facade. Be that better person you show yourself to be.
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