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Where the Heart Follows

Dec 10, 2025

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8 min read

Where the Heart Follows

Augustine and Aquinas shows us that attention is never neutral. What you look at becomes what you love, and what you love shapes who you become.

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Reflection Begins in the Quiet

Dec 4, 2025

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5 min read

Reflection Begins in the Quiet

Today we explore the Desert Fathers, the Examen, and how stillness clarifies what noise conceals. Reflection is the purification of attention.

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Catholics

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The Virtue Behind Thanksgiving

Nov 27, 2025

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4 min read

The Virtue Behind Thanksgiving

Today we look at gratitude as something deeper than a feeling; Aquinas shows it as a life-changing habit rooted in humility. Perfect for Thanksgiving.

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Gratitude in Hard Times

Nov 26, 2025

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6 min read

Gratitude in Hard Times

St. Paul and Epictetus teach us how gratitude survives hardship; not by pretending life is good, but by meeting difficulty with inner strength.

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St. Augustine

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From Divided Will to Deep Rest

Nov 21, 2025

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6 min read

From Divided Will to Deep Rest

From turmoil to rest, from divided will to harmony; today we close the week with Augustine's triumph.

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Ricky D

St. Augustine

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Augustine's Turning Point

Nov 20, 2025

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8 min read

Augustine's Turning Point

What happens when "not yet" hurts more than change itself? Augustine's breakthrough shows how desire becomes discipline.

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St. Augustine

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Augustine Under the Microscope (and the Fig Tree)

Nov 19, 2025

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8 min read

Augustine Under the Microscope (and the Fig Tree)

From dopamine loops to divine wake-up calls; why "not yet" feels good, and how Augustine shows us the moment real change starts.

Ricky D
Ricky D

St. Augustine

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When the Mind Splits in Two

Nov 18, 2025

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7 min read

When the Mind Splits in Two

Augustine discovered two wills inside him. Today we explore this paradox: admitting your inner division is how you begin to become whole.

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Ricky D

St. Augustine

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I'll Start Monday

Nov 17, 2025

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8 min read

I'll Start Monday

The "not yet" prayer; proof that even saints wrestle with the pull between who we are and who we're meant to be.

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