We lurch when we turn or stop because of an interesting thing called inertia. In physics, this property is all about the tendency of objects to resist any change in its state of motion. Don’t ask me why. No one ever really bothers to ask why. This inertia is associated with matter, about which we … Continue reading Disturb
Introvert
These days, there is more and more literature coming out in defense of the introvert. And thank goodness for that! Psychologists, behavioral scientists and human resource experts use introversion and extroversion as one (of a possible hundred thousand) way of classifying human beings. The general theory is that extroverts are people who draw energy from … Continue reading Introvert
What Does God Do When I Hurt?
One of the most powerful sentences in the Bible could be the shortest: “Jesus wept.” (John 11:35) See that man hunched over by the wall. Leaning. Steadying himself. Weeping. That’s Jesus, the Savior of the World. Not fighting. Not healing. Not preaching. But crying. His dear friend Lazarus just passed away and the sight of … Continue reading What Does God Do When I Hurt?
The Fear of Being Found a Fraud
Originally posted in ZenHabits.Net. by Leo Baubata My friend Brian asked me yesterday what my biggest fear might be, and the first fear that came out of my mouth was: “The fear that people will discover I’m a fraud.” The truth is, this fear isn’t something I think about a lot, but it’s often present … Continue reading The Fear of Being Found a Fraud
Fleeting
Originally written in TACKED THOUGHTS for The Freeman by Nancy Unchuan Toledo Recently, I found a strand of stubborn white hair sticking out in the middle of my head. Gasp! How did that come to pass? I began this column when I was just out of college and about to face my second year of … Continue reading Fleeting
Why Good People Go Through Bad Times
Originally posted in BobbyQuitain.Com. by Bobby Quitain We often hear good people ask God why they are going through bad times. We look at the righteous priest falsely accused of sexual harassment and we scratch our heads… We wonder at the honest government official wrongly charged of being corrupt by the very people who are… … Continue reading Why Good People Go Through Bad Times
I Failed
Originally posted in ZenHabits.Net. by Leo Baubata It’s a feeling deep within your heart, one you try to ignore, of heaviness. Of dread and discouragement. Of sadness and guilt and collapse. I feel this heaviness in my chest when I fail. It can make me feel like crying. I feel lonely and I want to … Continue reading I Failed
Serving
A beautiful homily on the Martha and Mary story by Fr. Jet Villarin, SJ Poor Martha, there she is, cooking up a storm, slaving away in the kitchen, while Mary her sister is in the living room, sitting “beside the Lord at his feet listening to him speak.” Before long, the envy in Martha grows … Continue reading Serving
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