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BJ Gonzalvo
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Berwyn Gonzalvo, PhD, is an organizational psychologist who helps workers perform to the best of their abilities. He hopes to do the same for those working in God's vineyard and help us all be who God meant us to be.
He enjoys sharing the insights he derives from his reflections on psychology, culture, and most especially his Catholic faith. His writing has appeared in Busted Halo,
Northwest Catholic
, and his website,
www.SaintlyNest.com
. He is the author of several books including
Lead Like the Saints, Gift of Kapwa, and Music: The Art of Togetherness.
Latest Articles By BJ Gonzalvo
Sharing Time and Space
Loneliness is now considered one of the leading threats to our health and well-being. It's one of the main factors that can lead to various health problems like heart attack, stroke, and depression. It is an epidemic that doesn't only affect the older population.
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Had I a Thousand Lives...- St. Lorenzo Ruiz
Saint Lorenzo Ruiz is near and dear to me and to many Filipinos. Canonized by Pope John Paul II in 1987, he is the first of only two canonized saints (the other is San Pedro Calungsod) from my homeland, one of the most Christian nations in the world, the Philippines.
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Do You Wish to Rise? Begin by Descending
Humility is like the lens that can help leaders see things better.
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Resting, Recharging, and Meditating on God's Love
One day at the airport while waiting for a flight, I noticed a group of individuals huddled around a post, all looking down. It looked as if they were huddled in prayer. Come to find out, they were strangers with no common connection other than the cell phone charging station to which they were all tethered.
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Brain Hack for Selecting Saintly Leaders
We expect a lot from our leaders. We want them to be perfect and blameless. We want them to have all the answers. We put a lot on their shoulders. So when it comes time to selecting our leaders, we try to give it our best to make sure that the person who will be leading us is the right one for the job.
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Giving it Our Best on Sunday - Why Dressing Up for Mass Matters
God may not judge you for the kind of clothing you have on, for God does not see as man does.
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Choosing Our Leaders - It's what's on the inside that counts
In the Book of 1 Samuel, when the Israelites were searching for a king to rule over them, Saul was the people’s leading candidate. He was handsome, physically dominating, and stood head and shoulders above his countrymen.
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Patience - Key to Success and Sanctity
In 1970, Walter Mischel and his colleagues at Stanford University conducted a landmark study in the social sciences—the Marshmallow Experiment. The experiment was designed to see what strategies preschool-aged children take to resist the temptation of eating a marshmallow set right in front of them by researchers who then left the room.
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Finding Meaning in Our Rituals and Traditions
Traditions and rituals mark important moments in our story that must be remembered and passed down to future generations. They allow us to not only remember but acknowledge, appreciate, and honor the stories of those who have gone before us.
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The Power of Positivity and Prayer to Start a Purposeful Day
When I was discerning the priesthood/religious life, I got to spend time with several religious orders and learned quite a few valuable lessons. That time afforded me the opportunity to not only explore my vocation but also pick up and develop important habits for daily living.
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The Crisis of Our Age: The Loss of the Interior of Our Lives
It is hard to believe that this quote is from the year 1078 when Saint Anselm wrote it in his Proslogion (in English, it translates: “Discourse on the Existence of God”):
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Lent Gets Personal
I Love Lent! As a Catholic, I really love all these opportunities to celebrate the cycling of the seasons of life throughout the year.
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Reading Makes Saints
Saint Josemaria Escriva once said, “Reading has made many saints.” And indeed, many of the saints we admire now started their own spiritual journeys by reading.
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Church Volunteers - the Hands and Feet of Christ
Church volunteers make the parish vibrant. They are the backbone of the Church. They come from different backgrounds serving as altar servers, Eucharistic ministers, musicians, catechists, lectors, kitchen servers, and yes, volunteers include our priests and nuns.
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Nomophobia? Let Go, Look Up, Let God
Nomophobia. It's short for "No mobile phone phobia." It's become such a problem that now there's a term for it. It's the new term being used to describe our growing irrational fear of not being able to use or not having our mobile devices.
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