Most of us would like to be more patient. It’s a virtue we feel the lack of in everything from standing in…
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Posts Tagged: patience
St. Catherine on Patience: Queen of the Virtues and Heart of Love
St. Catherine of Siena (1347–1380), Doctor of the Church and Patron Saint of Italy, was a Lay Dominican and a towering political figure of…
Build Better Habits 10 Seconds at a Time
In this 4-min video, I share my easiest tip ever for jump-starting your spiritual growth by building better habits (thanks to Anne Ciskanik for putting…
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)…
Growing Pains
The French author Colette wrote, “I was changing — slowly if you like, but what the matter? To change is the great thing.”…
Festina Lente
“Make haste slowly” is the ancient Roman way of saying, “You’ll get more done if you stop running around like a crazy…
A Walk in the Park
I took a walk today in the local park. A bearded man and his tee-shirted wife walked toward me in conversation. As…
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…
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