USGF Training in Holiness

Day 37 – 90 Days to Peace

“Freedom from Gossip” by Fr. Bill Peckman On the old TV show Bewitched, there was a character named Mrs. Cravitz. Mrs. Cravitz sat by her blinds, watching outside for anything

Day 36 – 90 Days to Peace

“Freedom from Avarice” by Fr. James Altman Dear family, avarice is a synonym of greed. It is one of the Seven Deadly Sins. Some distinguish between avarice and greed, essentially

Day 35 – 90 Days to Peace

“Freedom from Childishness” by Fr. Rick Heilman Psychology has always been an area of interest for me. In fact, I graduated from college with a degree in psychology. Since then,

Day 34 – 90 Days to Peace

“Freedom from Relativism” by Fr. Bill Peckman For years, I have tried to do a class with my seventh and eighth grade religion classes on some form of critical and

Day 33 – 90 Days to Peace

“Freedom from Theft” by Fr. James Altman Dear family, Our Father gave us the Ten Commandments for a reason, a good reason. Few people will do it, but we all

Day 32 – 90 Days to Peace

“Freedom from Irreverence” by Fr. Rick Heilman It was on February 2, 1998, that I had the experience of a lifetime. It was my first ever Papal Mass, and this

Day 31 – 90 Days to Peace

“Freedom from Materialism” by Fr. Bill Peckman Back in 1985, Madonna nearly topped the Billboard 100 singing how she was “a material girl living in a material world.” It seemed

Day 30 – 90 Days to Peace

“Freedom from Secularism” by Fr. James Altman Dear family, I’m not quite sure whether it was Fr. Heilman or Fr. Peckman who “assigned” the topics – but I am sure

Day 29 – 90 Days to Peace

“Freedom from Acedia” by Fr. Rick Heilman Recently, I wrote a reflection on pride. I said, “Pride is the Biggie,” because it’s “the sin that is most at work to

Day 28 – 90 Days to Peace

“Freedom from Racism” by Fr. Bill Peckman As dominant a topic as racism is today, the word is only 140 years old in usage. I have been reading the book