The Narrow Gate Blog

Reflections about faith, life, struggles, and our hope for our ultimate home, Heaven. But the only way through, is via The Narrow Gate.

What’s Your Root Sin?

What’s Your Root Sin?

This article first appeared at: spiritualdirection.com I was in a meeting with my spiritual director. “My root sin is sensuality,” I said matter-of-factly. My spiritual director raised an eyebrow. “I’d say it is pride.” In retrospect, my response was classic, and I am...

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Love is not Give and Take, Love is Give

Love is not Give and Take, Love is Give

This article first appeared at: fireupministries.com Several years ago, I was part of a community service group at my parish that visited the elderly in a nursing home once a month. I looked forward to these visits so much. I always felt proud of myself for doing...

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Does God Ever Abandon Us?

Does God Ever Abandon Us?

This article first appeared at: stpaulcenter.com Amidst the somber beauty of the many readings at Easter Vigil Mass, there’s a line from the prophet Isaiah which feels rather jarring: “For a brief moment I abandoned you, but with great tenderness I will take you back”...

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To Love is to be Vulnerable

To Love is to be Vulnerable

This article first appeared at: fireupministries.com The one thing we all want, without question, is to be loved by others. Sadly, we assume that we get the love we want by working super hard to hide our flaws and weaknesses from others so that they won’t be repulsed...

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Making Our House a Home

Making Our House a Home

This article first appeared at: stpaulcenter.com The description of a Godly woman in Proverbs provides a table of contents for a topical Bible study for women using a wide range of Scripture.  My first study, Chosen and Cherished: Biblical Wisdom for Your Marriage,...

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They Called Me “Nuke”

They Called Me “Nuke”

This article first appeared at: spiritualdirection.com My co-workers at the large Christian Apostolate where I worked as Director of Strategy Development used to call me “Nuke.” That’s because I was always one irritation away from going off, raining emotional shrapnel...

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Embracing the Commitment of Marriage

Embracing the Commitment of Marriage

This article first appeared at: stpaulcentre.com When a man and a woman discern the vocation of marriage, they move from a private promise to each other—I am my beloved’s, and he is mine—to a public engagement. They approach the Church, at least six months before...

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Distinguishing Heresy from Schism

Distinguishing Heresy from Schism

This article first appeared at: stpaulcentre.com So what is the difference between a heretic and a schismatic? St. Optatus, another of the great African Christian writers, wrote a surprisingly polite argument against a Donatist named Parmenian, in which he makes the...

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