-Jan 25, 20213 minOur Greatest OpponentOnce I asked my Priest to come talk to my wrestling team. He walked into the room with a towel and asked them what they thought he might...
-Jan 18, 20215 minAcquire Peace40 million people in the United States are estimated to be affected by an anxiety disorder and this is just in the 18 and over age...
-Jan 11, 20213 minMask or No Mask"Wear a mask." — Dr. Anthony Fauci, CNN interview, May 21. (The above quote is the most searched quote in 2020 involving the word mask.)...
-Jan 4, 20214 minResolutionResolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve. I often relay to my students that nothing worthwhile in life...
-Dec 28, 20204 minOvercoming Adversity"Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit." Adversity is one of things...
-Dec 21, 20205 minBalance amongst Imbalance With the insane amount of polarization that we are experiencing in society it is becoming increasingly more difficult and exponentially...
-Dec 14, 20203 minWe are...mask, no mask, left, right, red, blue, white, black, male, female, other...actually... "We are" - "Penn State!" If you have been to a...
-Dec 7, 20203 minGenerosity Such a beautiful word in so many ways especially when we dig into what it really means. When you look at the word itself, we immediately...
-Nov 30, 20203 minFreedomIs there anything more paradoxical than freedom in and of itself? free·dom /ˈfrēdəm/ the power or right to act, speak, or think as one...
-Nov 23, 20203 minDivide and Conquer “Divide et impera” is an age old concept in both the political scene and on the battlegrounds. You also will be hard pressed to find any...
-Nov 16, 20203 minLove lives in the PresentAll these years as a coach I have always taught my students to focus on the variables that we can control. These would include but not be...
-Nov 9, 20203 minFollowing the Crowd"If all your friends jumped off a bridge, would you?" This was a catch phrase of Mom's when I was young and the point is a good one. And...
-Nov 2, 20205 minThe MessageIt's like a jungle sometimes It makes me wonder how I keep from goin' under Same may know the above lyrics from Grandmaster Flash and I...
-Oct 25, 20203 minPolitical IssuesIt seems that everywhere we look anymore we are forced to see politics, from ads, to signs to social media conflicts and beyond. It used...
-Oct 19, 20203 min"What is Truth?"I remember talking about this very question with an orthodox monastic Elder once and I will get back to that at the very end of this...
-Jul 1, 20202 minREOPENING Reopening delayed (hopefully next week) We at the Wrestling With Virtue program will first of all like to extend a huge thank you for...
-Apr 30, 20208 minThe Greatest Pandemic (perhaps)The greatest pandemic we might be currently undergoing is one of anxiety. AN EPIDEMIC is a disease that affects a large number of people...
-Mar 13, 20205 minWhen Sports Ends..."Every depth has a surface but not every surface has a depth" is something I heard from an Elder from Simonospetra monastery on the Holy...
-Nov 20, 20194 minHow much is too much?When parents are considering getting their children into youth sports I feel it is very important to look into at least a few items...
-Oct 11, 20194 minSocial Media, Emotion, CultureLet me start by saying that emotion itself is a state of illness. We have become overall such a pleasure seeking and self satisfying...