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Parable, simile and metaphor are techniques to convey an idea by comparing the new concept to something the listener already understands. A reader of the Gospel knows that Jesus taught nearly all his key principles by parable, using simple stories to reveal eternal truth. St. Patrick held up a shamrock to explain the Trinity, and…

John Franklin Candy was a big boy, tall and strong. He dreamed of a career in professional football, but as luck would have it, he blew out his knee during high school and his football dreams turned to dust. So off he went to university, choosing journalism on a kind of “who knows?” basis, like…

In the study of Alignment, one comes to understand that there are actually four different Alignments which interplay one with the other. These are the Communication Alignment, the Professional Alignment, the Business Alignment, and the Life Alignment. What we see is that individuals who tend to be aligned in one facet will be aligned in…

So said an official of a Florida municipality after Hurricane Michael blasted his city into the next county. “Individuals”? These were Moms and Dads and kids. “Deceased”? Sorry, sir, they actually died and left heartbroken families. Others were merely gravely injured, and many had their homes and worldly goods turned into uninsured rubble. This was…

For whatever reason, I was recently thinking about five dear friends of mine and about what they had in common (other than being my friend). All of them are at the top of their game, all of them are self-employed, all of them are high earners, all of them enjoy highly satisfying family lives, all…

Most email platforms now incorporate artificial intelligence, giving you a summary of what they think the sender said to you, then a “suggested” response, together with a convenient and tempting send button. Easy-peasy. Now you can communicate without effort, without even having to think about it! What could possibly go wrong? To be sure, our…