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Accepting Our Humanity

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Do you ever go back in time and look at your ordination photos? A wise priest many years ago encouraged me to keep an image from that day close by and view it as often as possible so that I would never forget the joy and grace of that event. It has been 35 years Read More
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Humility in the Life of the Priest

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The benefits of humility are becoming increasingly recognized even in the secular world. Distinguished psychologists Christopher Peterson, Ph.D., and Martin Seligman, Ph.D., include a chapter on humility in their well-received psychological handbook from 2004, “Character Strengths and Virtues” (American Psychological Association, $79.50). They begin by describing common misconceptions of humility in our modern secular world. Read More
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The Pathway to Greatness

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Describing the qualities of greatness has become a growth industry, especially in the literature of leadership. Among the many attributes manifested in men and women qualifying them as great are the following: purposefulness, self-confidence, boldness, optimism, forgiveness, courage, determination, humility, self-reflection and love. This is only a sampling. Even within the long tradition of the Read More