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Dear Doreen,<\/span> Your last note has caused me some concern. \u00a0Are you falling prey to the monstrous \u201cme-ism\u201d pervading today\u2019s college campuses? \u00a0Gauging by how many times you referred to yourself (your feelings, your plans, your problems, your opinions, yada yada yada), I would guess that you are. \u00a0Perhaps you need a shove out of your Ptolemaic system and back into the Copernican system: the SON is the center of the universe, my dear niece, not YOU!<\/span> Don\u2019t be offended; I can speak (rather, type) the truth so plainly only because I love you so deeply. \u00a0If your poor, incarcerated uncle doesn\u2019t keep you on the path to sanctity, who will? Besides, you are (admit it) quite hardheaded, and subtlety simply doesn\u2019t work with you (never has \u2013 even when you were a toddler). \u00a0In case you have any doubts about my diagnosis, do the following thought experiment: sit quietly for a moment, and try to clear your mind. Are you sitting quietly? \u2026 Now, ask yourself the following question and then answer it, staying calm and recollected: What do I spend most of my time thinking about?\u2026 I would wager my life\u2019s savings (which I am sure they confiscated when they arrested me) that your answer (if you were honest) was the little two-letter first person singular accusative pronoun \u2013 \u201cme.\u201d \u00a0(Maybe you preferred the reflexive \u2013 \u201cmyself\u201d \u2013 the same thing.) Don\u2019t be discouraged; that\u2019s par for the course. But be humble, recognize that this is a sign of immaturity \u2013 your self-love is still your motor; your love for Christ and his Kingdom ought to be your motor. Changing motors is this life\u2019s primary task.<\/span> I have often been struck by our Lord\u2019s insistence on <\/span>giving<\/span> as the antidote to that kind of meism. \u00a0\u201cIt is more blessed to give than to receive\u201d (Acts 20:35); \u201cGive and gifts will be given to you; a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing, will be poured into your lap. For the measure with which you measure will in return be measured out to you.\u201d \u00a0This great Christian principle has inspired all the saints. Take today\u2019s saint, for instance. <\/span> Isidore was a poor, uneducated farmer who worked his whole life long for the same rich Spanish landowner. \u00a0He had almost nothing of his own (his wife was equally generous; she too is revered as a saint), because the little he did earn he would give away to people in even greater need than himself. \u00a0But God showered him with wonderful graces. He was invited to a parish dinner one time, and arrived late (he had stayed overtime in the church, absorbed in prayer). A gaggle of beggars trooped in behind him. \u00a0The organizers complained that they had saved enough for him, but not for his coterie of ne\u2019er-do-wells. He assured them that there would be plenty. Turns out, there was. When they went to fetch Isidore\u2019s dinner, they found enough to feed everyone and still have leftovers. \u00a0Another time, he was carrying a sack of corn to be ground at the miller\u2019s. It was winter, and he saw a few birds mournfully and hungrily staring down from their perch in the bare branches of a tree. Isidore emptied half the sack of corn onto the ground, much to the birds\u2019 delight and to his companion\u2019s scorn. \u00a0But when they arrived at the miller\u2019s, the bag was completely full. And when the corn was ground, it produced double the expected amount of flour.<\/span> So you see, darling Doreen, the more we give, the fuller our lives become. \u00a0The reason behind this law of the universe is simple: God himself is a giver. \u00a0Just take a look around you; does the universe look like the product of a selfish, miserly deity? \u00a0Hardly. So if we are to be his children, we need to inherit his generosity.<\/span> Your loving uncle, Eddy<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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He was ordained a Catholic priest in 2003 and earned his doctorate in moral theology in 2010. He provided spiritual support on the set of Mel Gibson\u2019s\u00a0The Passion of the Christ\u00a0while researching the 2005 Catholic best seller,\u00a0Inside the Passion, the only authorized, behind-the-scenes explanation of the film. Fr. John has contributed news commentary regarding religious issues on NBC, CNN, Fox, and the BBC. He also served as the English-language press liaison for the Vatican\u2019s 2005 Synod of Bishops on the Eucharist. His most widely known books are The Better Part: A Christ-Centered Resource for Personal Prayer and 60 Days to Becoming a Missionary Disciple. His most recent book is\u00a0Spiritual But Not Religious: The Search for Meaning in a Material World. Fr. John resides in Atlanta and serves as Territorial Vicar for the Legionaries of Christ. See all books, Regnum Christi Essays, Retreat Guides, posts, and online classes from Fr. 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