The seven gifts of the Holy Spirit first appear in Isaiah 11:2-3. They’re the gifts God offers us that make us more…
Gifts Worth Unwrapping
Posts By: Rose Folsom
Beware the Amygdala
We have a lot more tools for growing in virtue than our great-grandparents did. One new-fangled tool is knowledge of how brain…
Nobel Prize for Motherhood
My brother-in-law, Tom, emailed the family a memorable example of the meekness (the virtue that moderates anger) and love of his mother,…
Peaceful strength
Psalm 28 ends by saying, The Lord will give strength to his people; he will bless his people with peace. We don’t…
What to Worship
There is not one who does not love something, but the question is, what to love. The psalms tell us to choose…
Mixed Motives
Backbiting and Other Unfriendliness
Here’s how to hurt a friendship: backbiting, calumny, detraction, and tale bearing. They are all ways of damaging someone’s reputation. They remind…
Words to Live By
Resolving hurts and moving on is about the toughest thing we do. Here’s some inspiration for turning down the “me channel” and…
Golf Balls, Beads, and Sand
My brother-in-law Andy says his biggest help to building virtue is “creating some order in my life — making what is really…
Just Be
The calendar our accountant gave us includes a quote by the French writer Guillaume Apollinaire: “Now and then it’s good to pause…
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