“When I look back at the past and think how much time has been wasted in vain, how much time was lost in delusions, in errors, in idleness, in ignorance of how to live, how I did not value time, how often I sinned against my heart and spirit—my heart bleeds. Life is a gift, life is happiness, each minute might have been an age of happiness… not to be downhearted nor to fall in whatever misfortunes may befall me—this is life; this is the task of life.” Fyodor Doestoevsky
Good use of time?
Meeting a Saint!
“We sometimes encounter people, even perfect strangers, who begin to interest us at first sight, somehow suddenly, all at once, before a word has been spoken.” — Fyodor Dostoyevsky
I had the privilege of personally meeting St. John Paul 5 times during my time in Rome…such a powerful experience of Christ’s love!
Meeting St. John Paul II
Q&A
My Sunday homily: The Gift of Time!
Leaving your comfort zone…
Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” Fyodor Doestoevsky
Venturing out…
Character counts…
“It is not the brains that matter most, but that which guides them — the character, the heart, generous qualities…” — Fyodor Dostoyevsky