Cafeterias. Men Should Stay Out of Them.
I have been eating in a cafeteria for the past few weeks. The buffet is a tempting death trap – pick what you want, as much as you want, and only what you want. I am the master of my own culinary consumption – which is more or less true at restaurants or at home, but the cafeteria buffet line takes it to levels beyond what any human can take. T...
One Simple Way to Do the Scariest Thing as a Catholic – Evangelize
When I stepped out onto campus as a brand new Catholic missionary with FOCUS, I was still a bit new to the “Jesus thing”. I had a huge conversion my senior year, and knew Jesus was the only way to experience joy in life. Still, talking about him to folks I didn’t really know was a very new thing to me. When I would say “Jesus” out loud, I...
One Key to Success in All Things
Walking through the door and hearing “daddy’s home!” is a tremendous experience. Whatever the circumstances of my day, or entry, they are immediately required to disappear. What matters in that moment is being present to my family, and being fully present is a task I hope to take into every area of my life. I have often heard stories about...
Why Men Need To Fast
I am staring at the Exodus 90 kit (if you don’t know what Exodus 90 is, click here). The 90 days of living the dream haven’t started for me yet but will be here before I know it. Prayer and fasting aren’t a new concept for me, but the rigor and length of Exodus 90 are a more intense take on it. I might be crazy, but I am looking forward to st...