Sacred Meditations

How to NOT be stupid (The art of receiving criticism/correction)

How to NOT be stupid (The art of receiving crit...

Have you ever watched someone repeatedly make the same mistake, refusing all advice, and wondered, "How can they be so blind?" Perhaps you've witnessed a friend destroy relationship after relationship,...

How to NOT be stupid (The art of receiving crit...

Have you ever watched someone repeatedly make the same mistake, refusing all advice, and wondered, "How can they be so blind?" Perhaps you've witnessed a friend destroy relationship after relationship,...

Renouncing the World?

Renouncing the World?

Let's imagine a scene: You're at the grocery store, and you watch a woman stand in the aisle, agonizing for what feels like fifteen minutes over which brand of olive...

Renouncing the World?

Let's imagine a scene: You're at the grocery store, and you watch a woman stand in the aisle, agonizing for what feels like fifteen minutes over which brand of olive...

Fasting as Spiritual Warfare

Fasting as Spiritual Warfare

Have you ever noticed how a simple craving can completely derail your best intentions? Perhaps you've sworn off social media, only to find yourself mindlessly scrolling through feeds at midnight....

Fasting as Spiritual Warfare

Have you ever noticed how a simple craving can completely derail your best intentions? Perhaps you've sworn off social media, only to find yourself mindlessly scrolling through feeds at midnight....

Milk, Not Meat: The Art of Guiding New Believers

Milk, Not Meat: The Art of Guiding New Believers

Have you ever watched a toddler learn to walk? There's something simultaneously beautiful and nerve-wracking about it. They wobble with determination, arms stretched wide, face beaming with pure joy at...

Milk, Not Meat: The Art of Guiding New Believers

Have you ever watched a toddler learn to walk? There's something simultaneously beautiful and nerve-wracking about it. They wobble with determination, arms stretched wide, face beaming with pure joy at...

Why Jesus Called Himself "Son of Man"

Why Jesus Called Himself "Son of Man"

Have you ever been in a situation where someone used a title that seemed to diminish themselves, only to realize later it was actually a profound declaration of authority? Perhaps...

Why Jesus Called Himself "Son of Man"

Have you ever been in a situation where someone used a title that seemed to diminish themselves, only to realize later it was actually a profound declaration of authority? Perhaps...

What is Asceticism?

What is Asceticism?

Marie stood before her overflowing closet, paralyzed by choice. Forty-three shirts hung in color-coordinated rows, yet she felt she had nothing to wear. Her phone buzzed with another notification about...

What is Asceticism?

Marie stood before her overflowing closet, paralyzed by choice. Forty-three shirts hung in color-coordinated rows, yet she felt she had nothing to wear. Her phone buzzed with another notification about...