The Practice of Work Mind & Vacation Mind, Simultaneously

Originally posted in ZenHabits.Net. by Leo Baubata Imagine being on vacation: you can laze around, sipping on margaritas, not worrying about what you have to do today, not worrying about the time, just being without all the anxiety. Now imagine being busy at work: you are doing one task while worrying about others, worrying that … Continue reading The Practice of Work Mind & Vacation Mind, Simultaneously

Freed

Originally posted in BobbyQuitain.Com. by Bobby Quitain “…And someone came and told them, ‘The men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people.’…” (Acts 5:25) When God miraculously freed the apostles from prison, the apostles had two options: they could have gone home to live ordinary lives, or they … Continue reading Freed

Happy

Beautiful homily for the Easter Vigil. I'm reprinting it because it is a great reminder for what it really means to be happy.. by Fr. Jet Villarin, SJ My dear friends, tonight, let us be happy. Let us beg for the grace of happiness in our lives. I can think of three qualities to the … Continue reading Happy

Novenas

Originally written in TACKED THOUGHTS for The Freeman by Nancy Unchuan Toledo I love praying novenas. One of my favorites is the one to St. Therese of the Child Jesus. According to Catholic tradition, if within the course of this particular novena, the devotee gets a rose, then it is the saint’s way of saying … Continue reading Novenas

Pray Away

Originally posted in BobbyQuitain.Com. by Bobby Quitain Sometimes, when my children would ask from me outrageously expensive stuff, I often shrug it off with a smile thinking, “You might as well ask me for the moon…” (I don’t say it aloud, though, fearful that they just might.) While I don’t buy them just about anything … Continue reading Pray Away