Humility and The Spiritual Life
I believe that humility is one of the most misunderstood aspects of the spiritual life. Humility is not the sense that we are worthless and that we will never ...
Author: Fr. Peter
Podcast: Don’t Get Caught Up A Tree
So what do you do when you find yourself up a tree? You climb down, of course. [You can sign up here for my newsletter. Each newsletter will update you on what’...
3 Scripture Reading Suggestions
As a Spiritual Father, I am often asked about a plan to follow for Scripture reading. I am a proponent of daily Scripture reading no matter how much or how lit...
The Desire to Change
The entirety of the spiritual life is based upon our desire to change our lives. Maybe this comes after a tragic event in our lives or a realization that we ca...
Leadership and Self Awareness
There is an old leadership principal that you cannot lead other until you can lead yourself. In the Scriptures, there are admonitions that bishop be the husban...
Cauliflower Rice/Couscous
I have started to change the way I think about food and what I eat. I actually started a few months ago but I gave up because I really did not know what to mak...
Freedom and Responsibility
On January 7, 2015, radical Islamist gunmen entered the offices of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and killed twelve employees including several car...
Podcast: The Qualities of a Leader
The training of leaders today is a multi-billion dollar industry, but what are the qualities that we look for in leadership?
The Power of the Pause
The last few weeks I have been writing a lot about action, make a plan, look in the mirror, and other such essays on how to get motivated to get things done. B...
What Do You See in the Mirror?
In my last article I asked a question about the legacy that we are leaving behind and how would people remember us. This week I am following up on that questio...