"I know it was you, Fredo. You broke my heart, Fredo. You broke my heart." Man, I love that scene from Godfather 2. Such a powerful moment between brothers who…
Life can be discouraging at times. A wise man once told me this during a particularly discouraging time in my life: "Son, don't quit when life is tough. You don't…
"To everything (turn turn turn), there is a season, (turn turn turn) and a time to every purpose under heaven." I was 5 years old when that song was recorded…
Christ is risen!
I love this quote: "A word of encouragement after a failure is worth more than an hour of praise after a success." By the way, remind me…
Christ is risen!
It's called "spoiling the Egyptians." Now, before you run off and start saying "Fr. Barnabas is being disrespectful to Egyptians" (I'm not, really), let me explain what…
Christ is risen!
It actually was funny, but I had to get past my embarrassment first! You see, I had taken off my coat one winter day in Middle School…
Christ is risen!
"They have to keep the rules, just like us!" Yeah, that's true. We should all be held to the same standard. But wait a tick, have you…
Christ is risen!
It seems we are a society of fads. To say that our modern culture is captured by the immediate and temporary seems to be a bit of…
Christ is risen!
I love the word "exhort." We don't use it much or hear it much today, especially when the very idea of having firm beliefs and settled wisdom…
Christ is risen!
Let's face it, ideas matter. And the reason they matter is because ideas have consequences. Ideas flow from a mindset, a way of looking at the world…