Last week, I wrote that freedom and forgiveness are pretty much joined at the hip. We all want freedom, but what exactly…
Freedom: A How-To
Posts By: Rose Folsom
Keep Trying!
Since Divine Mercy Sunday last week, I’ve been buzzing with a desire to receive more mercy, be more forgiving (of myself and others), and…
From Fog to Light
A virtuoso emailed the other day: “I am reading parts of C.S. Lewis again, and came across this: ‘Virtue, even attempted virtue,…
Freedom for Good
I was sitting in the nosebleed seats in Ravens Stadium when I heard now Saint John Paul II tell those gathered for Mass what…
The New Story Starts Now
“Writing a new story” is a powerful way to let go of past hurts (even really old ones). It works like this:…
Prudence to the Rescue
My friend Dave’s sister died last week. But instead of travelling to Tennessee for the funeral, he stayed home. This was his dilemma: if…
Loving With Everything We’ve Got
We used to hear a lot about “repression.” That meant that if you limit the expression of your emotions, there would be…
You Can’t Learn to Hit a Ball by Swinging a Bat
We are virtuous to the extent that we are patient. Patience is the acid test for maturity. St. Catherine of Siena (1347-1380)…
Year-Round Gifts
The remnants of cast-off wrapping paper are off the rug and out of sight until next December. The gifts remain to remind us of the…
Dynamic Moderation
I don’t like the word moderation. It sounds boring, as if I were only letting myself have half the fun I could….
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