Comparisons
“We must avoid at all costs competitive comparisons of each other's deeds…To be judgmental is to point out something that is wrong in...
Secrets
"Acknowledging our weakness we may see in the ugly, disfigured secret places of ourselves the raw material in need of the Holy Spirit."...
Joy and Happiness - Part 1
“…we have a misleading idea at the very head of our Constitution: the pursuit of happiness. One can not pursue happiness; if he does he...
Significance/Insignificance
“There is an unrelenting theme throughout Scripture in which God accomplishes His work through that which is least and broken. Whether it...
Success
A “successful” parish can thus be judged by its well-managed conflicts and general tone of happiness. In its most crass examples, success...