Strengthen (Personal Growth)
Avoiding Gossip is Hard — Here’s My Advice
I’ve struggled for a few years now with giving up gossip. It’s not for lack of trying or poor motivation. I know gossip has no ...
Accepting Grace Doesn’t Always Look Graceful
Many of us carry the weight of intergenerational family trauma, the scars of abuse, the burden of addiction, or the haunting sh...
6 Steps to Addressing Your Workplace Burnout
Do you feel like you are ineffective at work? Perpetually spinning your wheels or constantly operating in “the grind” without s...
Practical Steps to Cultivating and Keeping Female Friendships
In 2010, we were all introduced to the now popular holiday known as Galentine’s Day by the loveable Leslie Knope of Parks and R...
What Would a Debt Jubilee Mindset Look Like in Our World Today?
Last year, a church in North Carolina went viral for a surprising reason: The congregation raised more than $15,000 and used it...
How My Morning Coffee Transformed My Spiritual Life
How do you pray? For the first 18 years of my life, it was mostly rehearsed prayers I learned in school or from my parents. For...
The Small Group That Changed My Life
I was not planning on being friends with her. In fact, at one point when we had met years before, we later admitted to one anot...
Saying Goodbye, Starting Over, and Transitioning
Change is always hard. Transitions in life are difficult. Goodbyes are never easy. Endings are rarely joyful. But today, Fr. Mi...
Leaning in to Our Restless Hearts: Why Two Emotional States Can Co-Exist
While driving home on a random Tuesday night in college, I felt a deep sense of gratitude for the moment I was in. And it wasn’...