Father Len explores how grit helps us get through difficult times and succeed in life.

Highlights, Ideas, and Wisdom

Father Len explains why he is grateful for the COVID 19 pandemic.
Father Len explains how the pandemic helps reveal the existence of God and why God allows suffering in the world.
Father Len introduces the spiritual virtue of grit and illustrates how and why it helps us mature as human beings and succeed in life.
Father Len explains the dangers of living life as a “perfect fragile.”
Father Len explodes the myth of “talent” as the primary predictor of success in life.
Grit in the religious world is fortitude. It’s one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
Grit is learned and earned through sacrifice, pain, and a little bit of suffering.
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Life is sacrifice.
Father Len offers concrete ways to increase grit and determination.
Father Len shares the moving story of Adm. James Stockdale and how grit helped him and his fellow prisoners survive years in a Vietnam War concentration camp.
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