Good morning, digital neighbors! Welcome to Tuesday! Have you ever noticed that the people who talk the most about “changing society” rarely show much evidence of working on changing themselves? Of course, there’s a vast gulf between anyone remotely rooted in tradition and the woke garbage that has infected so much of our culture. Once you start down the path of perpetual grievance, you rarely see anything to celebrate—only things to criticize, condemn, and tear down.
Extremists, whatever mask they wear, never truly create. Their future is always built on the corpse of the past, and history shows it is never sustainable. The “new world” they promise is invariably worse than the one they claimed to be fixing: more death, more suffering, and change imposed by force and fear rather than by conversion of heart or mind. In the end, the promised land never reaches the masses; it simply becomes the private estate of a new elite. Funny how that always works out.
Want to make the world a better place? Start with the only person you actually have control over—yourself. Do your family, friends, and co-workers a favor: get your own crap together. You’ll be happier for it, even if nobody else notices. Care about society, stay informed about the issues that affect us all, but put the real effort into becoming a better version of you. Dare to ask—honestly—how you might grow in virtue, patience, kindness, and responsibility. If you don’t know where to start and you’re not a person of faith who can turn to Scripture or a faith community, try the Twelve Steps made famous by Alcoholics Anonymous. They’re a remarkably humble, practical, and proven framework for self-examination and real change. Blessed Tuesday, digital neighbors!
He who reforms himself, has done much toward reforming others; and one reason why the world is not reformed, is, because each would have others make a beginning, and never thinks of himself doing it. - Thomas Adams
A man who has reformed himself has contributed his full share towards the reformation of his neighbor. - Norman Douglas
The main dangers in this life are the people who want to change every thing or nothing. - Nancy Astor
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Today marks the three hundred and thirtieth birthday of the Frenchman François-Marie Arouet, better known by his nom de plume, Voltaire (1694-1778).
Born into a bourgeois family during the reign of Louis XIV, the “Sun King” (r. 1643-1715), Voltaire suffered tragedy at a young age when his mother died. Never close with his father or brother, Voltaire exhibited a rebellious attitude toward authority from his youth. His brilliant mind was fostered in the care of the Society of Jesus, who introduced him to the joys of literature and theater. Despite his later criticisms against the Church, Voltaire, throughout his life, fondly recalled his dedicated Jesuit teachers.
Although he spent time as a civil servant in the French embassy to the Hague, Voltaire’s main love was writing—an endeavor where he excelled in various genres, including poetry, which led to his appointment as the royal court poet for King Louis XV. Widely recognized as one of the greatest French writers, and even hyperbolically referred to by ...
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Good Morning, Digital Neighbors, and Blessed Sunday to one and all!
Sundays are for gratitude, and few things impact our lives more than intentional gratitude. It is not enough to say you are blessed or that you are fortunate; the actual naming of our blessings plants them deep in the heart, transforming us as persons rather than leaving us with the bland “thankful for everything.”
Two years ago, I wrote this reflection on resentment and gratitude. In light of the celebration of our nation’s 250th anniversary, I think it’s worth revisiting. We can choose to be among those who are thankful for America or among those who find nothing but fault with it.
You cannot build a future based on resentments of the past. You cannot grow if you are mired in the injuries of yesterday. God and life do not call us to ignore such experiences, but He constantly calls us forward—to be more, to receive more, to live more. Heal those wounds and work through those injuries, but do not be defined by them, and do not try to ...
