Thanks for your patience, this is my first post in several weeks. I had a great time away to be with family and enjoying a few weeks of vacation. Back at blogging now … In a recent conversation with Catholic leaders, I was surprised to…
We Long to Leave a Legacy
Imagine that you attend the funeral of a friend and the following scene unfolds. After the body has been laid to rest and people gather in the widow’s home, a short program begins. Each of the deceased’s five children will share a few words about…
Why Life Lacks Meaning and Purpose
Listen to what is being said: I go to bed every night unsure if I have made a difference today. I have no life. I am burned out and exhausted. I am busy all day and feel like I am working on everyone else’s priorities…
How to Rise Above Quiet Desperation
Henry David Thoreau is attributed with writing, “Most men lead lives of quiet desperation.” Thoreau said more than this statement but what is often omitted is more important, “Unconscious despair is concealed even under what are called games and amusements.” The first part of Thoreau’s…
Twitter Lessons from the Greatest Generation
Two things happened to me this week. One, I got into a dust-up on Twitter. Two, I read some pieces on what Tom Brokaw called, the Greatest Generation. This article attempts to converge the meaning of both into one blog post… I am starting to…
The Limited Benefit of Productivity Hacks
Most productivity systems and planners make the same promise – to help leaders get more done in less time. Being productive is important, however, most leaders can recall a day when they were extremely busy completing their task list but still felt deeply unsatisfied. Should…
In Praise of Feminine Genius and Influence
I am writing this post in honour of modern day Saint Catherine types working and serving in the Church. Women, young and older, of subtle but powerful influence; women of courage and tact; women of conviction and vision inspiring others – by their example –…
Leading with Questions Is Necessary in the Church Today
In Christendom times, the Church was a trusted lighthouse for society. The common cultural assumption was this: it must be right because the Church is teaching it; it must be good because the Church is doing it. Within a Christendom society, the Church was encouraged…
On Men and Feelings
Tim Ferriss is a 5-time New York Times bestselling author. His podcast has exceeded 700 million downloads. He also struggled with severe depression and almost ended his own life in 1999 as a senior at Princeton. Like many others who struggle with mental health, Tim…
COVID and the Devil’s Sleight of Hand
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization categorized COVID-19 as a global pandemic, making the virus a singular issue of focus around the world. For over two years, COVID gripped our attention and left us with little capacity to attend to anything else. Without…
The Hour of the Laity Has Arrived
The call to holiness and mission are two sides of the same coin of self-gift. To make a sincere gift of oneself – through a generous pursuit of holiness and mission – is the highest, most innate, and fundamental human vocation and it is conferred…