“Resistant to care” is a general clinical term used to describe a patient who opposes or impedes the interventions made on their behalf. (In this scenario, their caretakers must be more creative in their care for this individual.) As it concerns our development as loving persons, on some basic level, we are all “resistant toContinue reading “Resistant to Care”
Monthly Archives: March 2026
A Monopoly on Pride
It doesn’t exist. Pride, that vice which convinces us of an outsized sense of our own power and perspective, is equally available to all. No single group has a monopoly on pride. And, for St. Ignatius, pride is the vice from which all our other vices flow. Let’s be vigilant when pride is present andContinue reading “A Monopoly on Pride”
Luxuries
Existence as a person in this world A heart that longs for a loved one A body to care for The ability to reach out to another An imagination that can make things or be generous To see creation’s colors These are some of life’s foundational luxuries. They put “luxuries” (typically conceived) in perspective.
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