Category: Spiritual Formation
May 4, 2026
The One Thing That Displeases God—Even More Than Sin Itself?
A powerful reflection on how our lack of trust in God the Father—revealed through worry and fear—may displease Him more than sin itself, and how to grow in true sonship.... READ MORE
April 27, 2026
Why God Doesn’t Call You to Be Great
This article exposes the lie of worldly greatness and reveals how God’s glory is revealed.... READ MORE
April 20, 2026
10 Daily Habits of Holy Catholic Men—According to the Saints
A practical, saint-tested plan for Catholic men: 10 daily habits that cultivate discipline, virtue, and deep union with God.... READ MORE
April 13, 2026
Why Good Parents Raise Children Who Lose Their Faith
Why do good parents lose their children’s faith? Is there a hidden parenting mistake that can drive children away from God?... READ MORE
April 6, 2026
Sex and The Sacrament: What is the Purpose of Sex?
Sex can be pleasurable . But the goal of sex is not pleasure. Discover its true purpose in marriage—and how the Eucharist reveals everything.... READ MORE
April 1, 2026
Did Jesus Despair? “My God Why Have You Abandoned Me?”
Jesus’ cry, “My God, why have you abandoned me?” is not a sign of defeat, but the fulfillment of Psalm 22 and the proclamation of His victory on the Cross.... READ MORE
March 30, 2026
Communication in Marriage: How Husbands and Wives Build Trust and Intimacy
Communication in marriage is the foundation of trust, intimacy, and unity. Discover how husbands and wives can overcome misunderstanding and build a deeper relationship through a simple, practical framework.... READ MORE
March 23, 2026
Ephesians 5 Explained: Male Headship and a Wife’s Submission in Marriage
Few passages of Scripture provoke more debate than Ephesians 5. This article explains the biblical meaning of male headship and a wife’s submission in Christian marriage.... READ MORE
March 16, 2026
Stop Blaming the Devil: 5 Reasons God Allows Affliction
Why Christians often blame the devil for their suffering and reveals five spiritual reasons God may allow affliction in order to purify, humble, strengthen, and ultimately save us.... READ MORE
March 9, 2026
Small Man Syndrome
Many men secretly struggle with the feeling of being small. Discover why this leads a man toward spiritual ruin and how to overcome it.... READ MORE
December 30, 2025
Admonition 4: Let Not Thy Sins Haunt Thee
Who art thou, O soul,
to empty the Cross of its power to redeem?
If from that Cross the Savior forgave
those who sought not His mercy,
how much more hath He forgiven thee
who desirest to be forgiven?... READ MORE
December 22, 2025
Admonition 3: Approach Thy Divine Majesty with Reverence
Be not as the negligent,
who examine not the state of their soul
before approaching Holy Communion.
They draw near, receive Him,
feed upon Him—
casually and without reverence.
They presume themselves righteous,
and so imagine they possess the right
to the sacred rail
while lacking a rightly ordered conscience.
... READ MORE
December 15, 2025
Admonition 2: Examine Thy Motives
But they who respond to outward forces with an inward resolve to do the good
shall stand firm and immovable.
Remember: thy interior life giveth shape unto thy exterior life;
for who thou art and what thou thinkest cannot but pour itself forth into the life thou livest.... READ MORE
December 12, 2025
Admonition 1: Thou Art Not Made for Thyself
The foolish man, puffed with pride and blinded by error, deemeth himself self-made;
and thus doth he fancy that he is made for none but himself.... READ MORE
November 21, 2025
A Simple Rule of Life for Men Who Want to Become Saints
I am continually trying to develop ways to simplify the spiritual life.
Considering this, I have developed a concise, doable, highly practical framework to help us become men of power, peace and influence—to become saints.
I call it the 5P Plan.... READ MORE
November 6, 2025
Make These Thoughts Go Away!
Years ago, a priest whom I and many others considered to be pious and devout, shared something, that at that time, shocked me.... READ MORE
October 17, 2025
Jesus’ Way To Begin Your Day
Contemporary cultural self-help gurus proclaim, “Win the morning, win the day.””They did not come up with that idea—Christ did.
How did Jesus win the morning? He did three things.
... READ MORE
October 7, 2025
Why God Allows the Pain to Remain
Why is there pain?
More precisely, why does God allow pain to exist?
More specifically, why does God allow pain to afflict you?
There are several qualifiers regarding pain that are necessary in our effort to understand God, how He acts, and what He wills.... READ MORE
September 25, 2025
The Spiritual Life’s Achilles’ Heel
According to Greek myth, Achilles’ mother dipped him while yet an infant in Styx River, holding him only by his heel. Wheresoever the water touched Achilles, he thus became invulnerable, leaving his heel vulnerable....... READ MORE
September 23, 2025
The Same Sin—Again!?!?!
God permits a “thorn” (a weakness, an addiction, or even a deplorable sin) to linger for the purpose of uprooting the deeper vice— the one that we cannot perceive, because the vice that we cannot perceive is our most insidious enemy...... READ MORE
August 6, 2025
The Kingdom of Noise
Adolf Hitler, relating how he despised those who embrace silent contemplation, said, “Only the man who acts becomes conscious of the real world. Men misuse their intelligence....Contemplative natures, retrospective
like all intellectuals, are dead persons who miss the meaning of life. . .
... READ MORE
July 23, 2025
He Said, “It’s Not About You.”
In my early twenties, while working as an art director at an advertising agency, I was having a conversation with Bret, a very talented copywriter.
As usual, I had brought the conversation back to myself, when Bret interjected, “You know Devin, it isn’t always about you.”... READ MORE
July 9, 2025
The Art of Being Fearless
Fearless. The very word evokes strength, courage, honor, and resilience.
Conditioned by film producers, we tend to think that being brave means having no fear.
The truth is that courageous people have fears too. ... READ MORE
July 2, 2025
Sickness and Unforgiveness 3 Signs That You Haven’t Let Go
Medical research has demonstrated that unforgiveness is linked to stress, heart disease, high blood pressure, lowered immune response, anxiety, depression and more (John Hopkins Medicine).
Recently, I encountered a woman who will not forgive her husband for having an emotional affair.
She suffers from a number of very intense health problems, including a second round of cancer.... READ MORE