You're Not Behind. You're In Fieri.
There's a Latin phrase for what you're feeling right now. You're not behind. You're not broken. You're in fieri - in the becoming.
Faith, family, work, and life - all intertwined.
Permanent deacon of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois. Husband, father of four sons, builder of Catholic technology, and writer of essays, fiction, and homilies.
There's a Latin phrase for what you're feeling right now. You're not behind. You're not broken. You're in fieri - in the becoming.
Third Sunday of Lent - The Woman at the Well God keeps showing up for people who don't deserve it. The Israelites grumbled in the desert - He gave them water a
I turned 48 today. For most of my career, I didn't think much about birthdays. But this one feels different. I've been asking different questions - not "What's next?" but "Who am I becoming?"
I used to measure success by what I built. Now I measure it by how I showed up. Here's the question that changed my definition of success in the second half.
"What would I do if money wasn't a factor?" This question changed everything for me, because it revealed what I actually care about.