Imperfect by Design

Have you ever noticed the pock-marks, or dimples, covering the surface of a golf ball? They make the ball look imperfect. So, what's their purpose? ...

Depending on the Disabled

One day [childrens television's] Mister Rogers was making a trip to California and decided to pay a visit to a teenager with cerebral palsy. "At ...

Success in Modern Society

Carol Burnett says that when she was a girl, she joked and clowned around just to get over the fear of not being liked, because she was poor and not very ...

Humble Wisdom

Wisdom is oftentimes nearer when we stoop than when we soar.

Who Am I?

Behind much of the rat-race of modern life is the unexamined assumption that what I do determines who I am. In this way, we define ourselves by what we ...

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 ...

Marks of a Healthy Self-Esteem

You have a healthy self-esteem if ...

--You have a sense of humor.

--You are open to new ideas and experiences.

--You project an attitude of flexibility ...

Born to Lose

Once walking through the twisted little streets of Kowloon in Hong Kong, I came upon a tattoo studio. In the window were displayed samples of the tattoos ...

Cow Envy

From John Maxwell's book The Winning Attitude:

Two cows were grazing in a pasture when they saw a milk truck pass. On the side of the truck were the ...

God's Word Sees Through Our Poses

In his book Modern Times, Paul Johnson notes that Stalin was short--just five feet, four inches tall. Furthermore, a childhood accident had left his left ...