The apostle Paul writes to the Romans: « Bless your persecutors; never curse them, bless them. … Never pay back evil with evil. … Never try to get revenge. … If…

Choosing life instead of death demands an act of will that often contradicts our impulses. Our impulses want to take revenge, while our wills want to offer forgiveness. Our impulses…

When you write a very angry letter to a friend who has hurt you deeply, don’t send it! Let the letter sit on your table for a few days and…

Words are very important. When we say to someone: « You are an ugly, useless, despicable person, » we might have ruined the possibility for a relationship with that person for life.…

Often we remain silent when we need to speak. Without words, it is hard to love well. When we say to our parents, children, lovers, or friends: « I love you…

To bless means to say good things. We have to bless one another constantly. Parents need to bless their children, children their parents, husbands their wives, wives their husbands, friends…

It is an ongoing temptation to think of ourselves as living under a curse. The loss of a friend, an illness, an accident, a natural disaster, a war, or any…

We are living in the end-time! This does not mean that creation will soon come to its end, but it does mean that all the signs of the end of…

Jesus teaches us how to live in the present time. He identifies our present time as the end-time, the time that offers us countless opportunities to testify for Jesus and…

The great danger of the turmoil of the end-time in which we live is losing our souls. Losing our souls means losing touch with our center, our true call in…