It is January 4th. If you are like most people, the shiny veneer of "New Year, New Me" is already starting to crack. Maybe you missed a day of that aggressive Bible reading plan. Maybe the gym membership card is already gathering dust on the dresser. The world tells you that the solution to this early failure is to push harder . It tells you that 2026 is yours to conquer—if only you have enough discipline, enough caffeine, and enough grit. But what if the Gospel offers a different resolution? What if 2026 isn’t the year you do more, but the year you learn to abide more The Idol of Productivity We live in an era where "Busyness" has become a status symbol. If you ask a friend how they are, and they say, "I've been so busy," we instinctively nod with respect. We equate exhaustion with importance. But as a researcher of culture and faith, I see a dangerous theological drift here. We have bought into the lie that our worth is measured by our output. We h...
“Life is going to give you a gutful of reasons to be angry kid, you only need one to be grateful.”
If you would be able to have time and watch Prime Video anytime soon, I dare you to watch Father Stu, a film starring Mark Wahlberg as Father Stuart Long. I've seen it 3 times now for the past months and it has inspired me to be a better man. It has helped me to long and look for God and for life's meaning in today's world.
God works in mysterious ways and he does qualify the called. It is only by God's grace that we achieve great and meaningful things in this life. To God be the glory.
Please see the review below by my two favourite Franciscan friars.