Confidence
With everything that is going on in the world today, we can often have our general confidence shaken. But there are many ways to develop and hold on to confidence. One way to cultivate confidence within ourselves is to practice. Practice? Yes! One can practice by thinking about and responding to questions that ask us why we believe what we believe.
What does it really mean to say, “I’m in”? In this FatherSide Chat, Father Gene explores Ash Wednesday and Lent not as rituals of guilt, but as intentional renewal. A season to recommit, refocus, and choose something better for ourselves and those around us.
Some moments stay with us forever—the instant understanding clicks, or gratitude suddenly deepens. Father Gene reflects on recognizing “the good stuff”: learning, resilience, and the quiet sacrifices of those who came before us that made our own lives possible.