Reading amounts to one of the most economical and imperative habits you can cultivate. Cheap, easy to do, and for only a few minutes a day, reading will change your life. When you read the works of the greats, you surround yourself with them and your mind will have to rise to their level. Just... Continue Reading →
The Necessity of Patience in the Devout Life
Photo by Jordan Benton on Pexels.com Every trial, tribulation, and hardship is sent to you by God. God sends crosses your way to purify your soul and help you grow and in order to bear these crosses correctly you must have patience. If you are impatient with any cross God sends you, you may not... Continue Reading →
Fighting Temptations Through the Help of God
Photo by Daniel Reche on Pexels.com Man alone is the creator of his problems. Full of desire and weak against temptation, man falls. Consistently giving in, his desires rule him; he is their slave, unable to say no. More often than not, these desires only lead to hardship, suffering, and his downfall. Try as he... Continue Reading →
An Introduction to “The Intellectual Life” by A.G. Sertillanges
An intellectual is someone who spends their time reading, studying, thinking, and then sharing their knowledge and insight with the world. The gardener goes to the grass, the doctor to the hospital, and the construction worker to the job site, while the intellectual goes to their desk. There, the intellectual, through the help of God,... Continue Reading →
God Already Knows What You Need
Place all of your worries in God. He will take care of you like He always has. God knows what you need before you do, so do not spend all of your time asking for what you think you need. God will not give you what you think you need; He will only give you... Continue Reading →
A Sonnet?
My wife and I at a concert The pain I caused you can never be reversed It pains me so deeply to have lost your love So innocent and blind, I gave you this curse. Your love, so strong, you’re a gift from above. But I was blind, I gave you the most Vile “love”... Continue Reading →
Two Simple Haikus
Flower pattern design by Olga Pylaieva is licensed under CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 Cultivate self-love. Both the waterer and plant, Love will make you grow. Deep in the darkness We build, we grow, we become, That person we need.
I Held Your Heart in the Palm of My Hands
Lovely Lady Luna (Archive: NASA, International Space Station) by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center is licensed under CC-BY-NC 2.0 So young, dumb, and innocent were we, One way love from a gift from above To an empty pit of sin. You had no idea what you were in, Nevertheless, you gave me your heart. In... Continue Reading →
Three Things I’ve Learned About Relationships
I want to preface this by saying I am not here to give you advice. I am by no means a relationship expert, nor do I know more than anyone else. However, in my six short years of being married, my wife and I have been through the ringer and there are three things I... Continue Reading →
Karmic Debt
Photo by Javon Swaby on Pexels.com Karma is a very well-known topic. Everyone has heard the phrase, “what goes around, comes around.” I feel like most people only think of karma affecting them when they do something major like; stealing, killing, cheating, or whatever the case may be. Yes, karma will come into play for... Continue Reading →