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Books Read: May 2026
Weavingshaw by Heba Al-Wasity Rites of the Starling by Devney Perry Living Joy: 9 Rules to Help You Rediscover and Live Joy Every Day by Chris Stefanick Remain in Me and I in You: Relating to God as a Person, Not an Idea by Fr. Wayne Sattler The Apostle Paul and His Letters: An Introduction James B. Prothro The Spiritual Combat by Dom Lorenzo Scupoli The Devil in t…
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St. John of the Cross
When God Becomes the Horizon
There is a subtle temptation in the spiritual life to believe that holiness is primarily about trying harder. We often think growth in God means becoming more disciplined, more productive, more emotionally stable, more spiritually “successful.” But the saints consistently point us somewhere deeper. They tell us that the spiritual life is not first about our effort to…
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Joy
Reflections on Joy
Lately I’ve been reflecting on how much joy is connected to gratitude, silence, and surrender to God. We often search for joy in big things: a change in circumstances, success, rest from suffering, or finally getting everything in life under control. But the deeper I walk with Christ, the more I realize that joy is usually found in very small acts of trust. One of …
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Books Read: April 2026
The Exceptional Seven Percent by Gregory K. Popcak Nothing to Prove by Jennie Allen Mattering by Jennifer Breheny Wallace Sober Intoxication of the Spirit by Raniero Cantalamessa O.F.M. Cap. The Storm Inside by Sheila Walsh Vertical Marriage by Dave Wilson Can I Say That? by Brenna Blain Win the Day by Mark Batterson Free Your Mind by Laura Dodsworth The Soul of Sh…
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Gratitude
Count it ALL Joy
Count it all joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. - James 1:2-4 There is a quiet kind of gratitude that only emerges in the midst of struggle, a gratitude that does no…
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Book Recommendations
Satan‘s Temptations
During this past weekend, I was on retreat. The main talking points were on the book. This, for me, really hit hard. Sharing in case it might for you too. “The devil’s primary weapon is temptation. And the oldest temptation in his playbook is our inherent desire to be like God, but without God’s help. You may not have realized this, but you constantly get yourself an…
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Prayer
Mostly Worldly Minds
"Some of you might remember Frank Sheed. He was a great twentieth-century Catholic apologist who once said that most of us have mostly worldly minds with a few Catholic patches. He said that in the 1960s! I confess that I have a mostly worldly mind. I know that. I pray an hour every morning in front of the Blessed Sacrament. I soak daily in Scripture. As a pries…
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Books Read: March 2026
Power of Praying Through Fear by Stormie Omartian Power of Prayer to Change Your Marriage by Stormie Omartian Choose Love by Stormie Omartian Brain Lock by Jeffrey M. Schwartz The Language of Letting Go by Melody Beattie Fluent Forever by Gabriel Wyner The New Codependency by Melody Beattie Beyond Codependency by Melody Beattie
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Books Read: February 2026
Unworried by Dr. Gregory Popcak Be Healed by Bob Schuchts Unbound: A Practical Guide to Deliverance from Evil Spirits by Neal Lozano Having Meaningful, Sometimes Difficult, Conversations with Our Adult Sons and Daughters by Gregory K Popcak Angels & Demons by Dan Brown The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett (reread) Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson The Last…
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Books Read: January 2026
Stolen Focus by Johann Hari Superbloom by Nicholas Carr Emotionally Healthy Relationships Expanded by Peter & Geri Scazzero The Emotionally Healthy Woman by Peter & Geri Scazzero Willpower by Roy Baumeister The Inner Game of Tennis by W. Timothy Gallwey The Shallows by Nicholas Carr The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt Abandonment to God by Fr. Joel Gui…
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Books Read: December 2025
The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt The Courage to be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi Jesus and Divine Christology by Brandt Pitre The Way of Prayer by Father Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen, OCD Davinci Code by Dan Brown The Courage to be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott Exploring Ezekiel by Amir Tsarfati Splintered Kingdom by Gretchen Powell Fo…
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Books Read: November 2025
The Divine Conspiracy by Dallas Willard Interior Freedom by Jacques Philippe Lost Symbol by Dan Brown Smoke and Scar by Gretchen Powell Fox The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer Augustine the African by Catherine Conybeare Imitation of Christ by Thomas a Kempis Reading the Gospels as Christian Literature by Joshua W. Jipp E…
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Prayer
The Incompatibility of Comfort: Embracing the Carmelite Rule for the New Year
The journey to the interior life, as taught by St. Teresa of Avila , requires true dedication. As we turn our hearts toward the future year, I find myself drawn back to the very foundation of her teaching in The Way of Perfection : "Our primitive rule states that we must pray without ceasing . If we do this with all the care possible—for unceasing prayer is the…
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