Hey there, Pop quiz: what do Starbucks, Dyson, and Jerry Seinfeld have in common? They each took something mundane and ordinary and turned it into something extraordinary. Starbucks took a simple cup of coffee and created a global specialty coffee empire. Dyson re-engineered a vacuum cleaner on its way to becoming a leading-edge technology innovator of household appliances. And …
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Hey there, Happy New Year! And Christmas blessings to you too! Yes, Merry Christmas. Most people believe Christmas ended on December 25th with Jesus’ birth. But that’s when the Christmas season began for us. It occurs to me the extended Christmas season is kind of like a wedding. Before the wedding, there are months of preparation. Reserving a church and a reception hall. …
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Hey there, Any self-help guru will tell you there are several keys to achieve a goal: Clearly define the goal Break the goal down into smaller, achievable accomplishments Do a little everyday towards the goal We have been applying these techniques throughout our lives. When we were in school and working to graduate. In our professions to get that dream job … or …
Hey there, Last week Genuflect prematurely covered the topic of Christmas … so we would have time to begin important Advent Preparation. This week, I’m going to be even more premature by wishing you all ... a Happy New Year! I’m not referring to 2020 though. You see, this Sunday is the beginning of Advent … and it’s the beginning of the church’s Liturgical Calendar. The Catechism of …
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Hey there, Did you see all the Christmas stuff in the stores before Halloween? They get earlier and earlier every year. It’s not even Thanksgiving and stores are already promoting pre-black Friday sales. At the risk of adding to the pre-Thanksgiving Christmas hype ... I’m going to talk about Christmas now too. But hear me out … I have a good reason. Once December gets here, our …
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Hey there, I grew up in the post-Vatican-II world. I’ve always celebrated the Mass in English. The priest has always faced the congregation. And I’ve received communion in the hand for many years now. I always had an awareness that “in the old days” the Mass was in Latin and you couldn’t see what the priest was doing. So what’s all this I’m hearing lately about people attending a …
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Hey there, I’m a big Mission: Impossible fan in case you missed the reference in the title. Ethan Hunt always accepted his mission … despite all the risks. Regardless of the possibility of being disavowed should he and his team be captured. Fortunately, Ethan always prevailed. As Catholics, we too are given a mission. Pope Francis has declared the month of October the Extraordinary …
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Hey there, When someone tells you to “Follow my lead,” you understand they want you to do what they do … or do what they tell you to do. And if you trust that person, you’ll follow their lead. And expect the best outcome. So if I were to tell you that God has given you your own personal angel whose sole job is to lead you to heaven … wouldn’t you want to follow his lead? The trick of …
Hey there, Has anyone ever told you “do you?” They were telling you to be true to yourself. Maybe you’ve even said it to someone else. The psychologists tell us being authentically yourself leads to more happiness. So the phrase and mindset have grown in popularity over the past few years. I can attest to one aspect of my life where this philosophy made me a lot happier. Remember …
Hey there, I can’t help but notice that society as a whole is obsessed with justice. You can’t turn on the news or open the newspaper without seeing stories about crimes, criminals, their judgments, and outrage over cases. Books, movies, and television shows about crime top popularity lists … and have for years. "Law and Order," "Criminal Minds," "Cold Case." "Die Hard," "Fargo," …
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Hey there, If you follow Catholic news (we make it easy for you), you’ve no doubt heard about the recent Pew Research Center survey finding that two-thirds of Catholics don’t believe in transubstantiation and that some don’t even know the church’s teaching on the matter. It's garnered a sizeable reaction. If you Google it, you’ll find 243,000 articles (and growing). They vary from the …
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Hey there, Welcome to the beginning of the second year of Genuflect! It’s hard to believe that Genuflect turned one year old on August 18. I’m excited about the growth Genuflect has undergone in the past year and what the future holds for year two and beyond. You can read more about that here. We've already covered two of our Catholic virtues: prudence and humility. This week focuses on …
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