In sports, there’s a clear winner and loser. But if one wins in life, it doesn’t mean that another has to lose. If one earns more, has better relationships, or has successful businesses, it doesn’t mean he or she has won over another who has less. Winning doesn’t make a…

Being busy at work, losing hope with some of the things I’m working on, toxic politics, and the proliferation of fake news and trolling on social media took their toll on me. I realized that my heart has grown cold. On most days, I had been feeling hurt, angry, hateful…

Last week, I asked God if I had lost my anointing. When I started writing in 2013, my biggest reason was to spread the love of God. I wanted to live a life of service. I wanted to earn from writing so I could serve God full-time. After nine years…

Aside from being busy at my day job, I realized that another reason why I’m stuck when it comes to my writing projects is that I no longer believe in myself the same way that I did when I started writing in 2013. From 2013 to 2015, I published consistently…

My favorite seasons of the liturgical year are Advent and Lent. You can just feel the festive spirit of Advent and the solemnity of Lent. Both seasons are seasons of preparation. Advent prepares us for the coming of Christ — whether it is the second coming, when we come to…

After the fall of Adam and Eve, childbearing became painful and man began to labor for food. What I learned from Fr. Mike Schmitz’s Bible in a Year is that the consequences for the fall are not curses, but a remedy. The disobedience of Adam and Eve was not just…

I always struggled with the question “What are you passionate about?” Passion is almost always defined as that one thing you will do even if you will not be paid. Passion is the thing that you do that doesn’t feel like work. Your passion, combined with your purpose, is your…

Since I started writing in 2013, I think I only made it to December once. So, while I’m late to wish you a Merry Christmas, this is still progress. Merry Christmas to you and your family. This year, I wrote down the order of my priorities: God Family Providing for…