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Previous Reflections
Take a Breath - Quick Stress Reduction at Christmastime
December 23, 2024
“Man’s life comes from God; it is his gift, his image and imprint, a sharing in his breath of life.” –...
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I Share My Vision Statement
December 9, 2024
Dear Souls and Hearts Member, Happy Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (transferred)! I hope you...
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Writing your Personal Values Statement as a Catholic
November 25, 2024
Dear Souls and Hearts Member, It is so good to resume our series on personal values statements after a brief...
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How Inner Polarizations Lead to External Conflicts
November 11, 2024
Dear Souls and Hearts Member, Since Tuesday, November 5, I’ve been feeling ill with a bad cold, and it is...
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Human Formation and Purgatory - Revisited
October 28, 2024
Dear Souls and Hearts Member, Last November I wrote a reflection titled Human Formation in Purgatory? Yes, Indeed emphasizing the...
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Receiving the Light of Natural Aspirational Values from Non-Catholic Sources
October 14, 2024
Dear Souls & Hearts Member, As a reminder, I noted in the first reflection in this series: “Your values are...
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Discerning your Aspirational Values with Catholic Saints and Traditional Spiritualities
September 23, 2024
Dear Souls and Hearts Member, Especially in the election season, especially in this U.S. election season, I am reminded that...
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Understanding Values More Deeply
September 11, 2024
Dear Souls and Hearts Member, Since 2017, author and business coach Scott Jeffrey has made a living out of helping...
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What Are Your Personal Values?
August 26, 2024
Dear Souls and Hearts Member, We started our series with on July 22, 2024 with the reflection titled Your Vision,...
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Writing your personal vision statement as a Catholic
August 12, 2024
Dear Souls and Hearts Member, “Fr. Emil,” the pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Responsibility parish in Garrison Keillor’s fictional...
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Your vision, mission and values
July 22, 2024
Dear Souls and Hearts member, When I was six years old as a first grader in September 1975, Diana Ross...
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Discipline With Love
July 13, 2024
Dear Souls and Hearts Member, If you have serious difficulties with self-discipline, it’s going to be hard for you to...
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