Who Influences You?
In this FatherSide Chat, Father Gene questions the role of modern influencers and how they shape our values. He contrasts today’s fleeting connections with the deeper, personal influence once found in teachers, pastors, and mentors who truly guided our lives.
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.