St. Catherine of Siena (1347–1380), Doctor of the Church and Patron Saint of Italy, was a towering political figure of her time. She…
Patience: Queen of the Virtues
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Don’t Need Virtue??
Gem from last Sunday “Don’t try to protect yourself against God by thinking you need to know how to [pray] or being…
The Key to Peace
Sharing a 60-second snippet from my keynote talk at the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women conference in Harrisburg PA last Monday: But…
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…
God vs. Godzilla
Fear is the enemy of virtue. Some fear is useful — keeping ahead of a grizzly bear or a tsunami helps us survive. But…
Alchemy in Rio: Turning Virtue to Gold
If you’ve been infected by that wonderful bug, Olympic Fever, for the past week, then you’re probably bleary-eyed but happy. A Catholic…
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,…
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)…
Strength Training — One Virtue at a Time
We all need good advice, but too much at once can be more obstacle than help. A woman who watched too many…
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…
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