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Renew Our Spirits

O Lord, renew our spirits and draw our hearts unto thyself, that our work may not be to us a burden, but a delight; and give us such a mighty love to ...


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When We Love, God Acts

Once I was giving a talk to all of my [Jesuit] order's houses in the Midwest. I was the third speaker on a panel of three. I'm never nervous before ...


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Humility Can Lead to Pride

The more we make humility our aim, the more we're tempted to become proud of our motives.


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Life Without Christ

Herin lies the Christian motive; it is simple. We cannot live without Christ and we cannot bear to think of men living without him. ... We believe in ...


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Pious Evil

Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction.


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101 Duties and God

What will it mean in practice for me to put God first? This much at least. The 101 things I have to do each day and the 101 demands on me which I know ...


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Two Types of Ambition

To be ambitious of true honor and of the real glory and perfection of our nature is the very principle and incentive of virtue; but to be ambitious of ...


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Bad Motives, Bad Advice

More bad advice emerges from bad motives than from bad judgment.


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Manipulation and Leadership

The difference between manipulation and leadership is motive.


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Looking for By-Products

Sometimes people come to us and want to receive only the by-products of the Christian church. They have no intention of assimilating.


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