Protecting the body and soul of immigrants and especially their religious faith is still the best means for overcoming daunting hurdles.
Marriage rooted in friendship and virtue
St. Thomas Aquinas and Aristotle viewed marriage as friendship, and Cicero defined friendship as “mutual harmony in affairs human and divine coupled with benevolence and clarity.”
The weight of carrying a regret
Regrets also possess a positive side, they humble us, teaching us that we are not the strong person we desire to be. They are reminders of how easy it is to commit undesirable acts that cause us to weep.
Overcoming that empty feeling
Detachment is imperative to becoming our essential self. Its reward is joy that emanates from responding to God’s loving generosity planted in us.
Lessons from the novel ‘The Plague’
When overcome with fear, do we pray to a merciful God or see God’s wrath punishing us?
Humility: The mother of all virtues
Simply put, humility is knowing God’s place in our success.
One thing leading to another
Bigmindedness looks at the connection between present concerns and future consequences, reminding us that one thing leads to another and to take seriously what that other might be.