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The Biblical Way to Stop People-Pleasing
What would it be like to truly be free, from sin, from fear, and from anything else we can't say no to? In the letter to the Ga...
Living in Peace with Broken Relationships
“Love the Lord your God and love your neighbour as yourself.” This is pretty widely understood to be the end goal of the Christ...
Learning the Wisdom of Holy Discretion in a Culture of Oversharing
When I was growing up, my dad, God rest his soul, used to say, “Never tell anyone your problems because half the people don’t c...
Finding a New Church Community After Moving Away
Three-and-a-half years ago, my husband and I moved to Pittsburgh from Maryland to be closer to family, leaving behind a church ...
How to Correct Someone Without Hurting Them
What's the difference between criticism and correction, and does it really matter? Fr. Mike Schmitz explains how to offer corre...
How to fix broken communication: an unlikely starting place
The truth is, as often as we’re speaking, we’re witnessing. Every word is its own testimony.How does it seem as though two peop...
Are little white lies okay?
The more I live a life that I don’t have to lie about, the less I lie ... Aren't there basically three reasons we tend to lie?W...
Why Extroverts Still Need Solitude
The inspiring life of Servant of God Catherine Doherty, a Russian-Canadian mystic and founder of the Madonna House Apostolate, ...
3 Things that destroy friendships
While it's natural for the circumstances of life and time to change our friendships, some obstacles should be recognized and co...