“Discipline: The root of all good qualities. The driver of daily execution. The core principle that over comes laziness and lethargy and excuses. Discipline defeats the infinite excuses that say: Not today, not now, I need a rest, I will do it tomorrow.” Jocko Willink

Originally written in Oasis Magazine for St. Greg’s College Ministry. It’s that time of the year; the dew is turning to frost, the leaves are changing, and Halloween candy has been in stores for at least three months. Ah, October, the start of the maddening holiday rush to Christmas. So while everyone is going nuts about … Continue reading How to do Halloween right…

You know what’s awesome about being Catholic? A lot. If you really think about the reasons being Catholic is awesome it dawns on you that you are headed in the right direction. I was thinking about this the other night. Why am I Catholic? I feel like we get beat up pretty good by others … Continue reading In defense of! Why I’m Catholic.

My wife and I are expecting a baby soon, within the month actually. It’s kind of blowing me away. We will leave our house, just the two of us, then return as a trio. Sure baby has been growing for eight months but it gets really different after birth. I’ll be introduced to wiping butts … Continue reading Baby season – Vocational thoughts

The following is re-posted from an article I wrote for St. Greg’s College Ministry through Oasis Magazine. The New Year brings us an opportunity to recharge and refresh but I feel like I’m spotty on my resolutions. Some years I crank them out, others, I consider them a waste of time. A few years ago … Continue reading New Year Resolution: Building spiritual discipline

So a lot has been going on in the world as of late. This election season has been especially energetic with both sides rallying hard to the finish. As has been true for the life of our Republic, a candidate has emerged as victor. Life continues. However, you would think that wasn’t the case with … Continue reading Think the election was tough…