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This article first appeared at: spiritualdirection.com I was in a meeting with my spiritual director.“My root sin is sensuality,” I said matter-of-factly.My spiritual director raised an eyebrow. “I’d say it is pride.”In retrospect, my response was classic, and I am surprised he didn’t laugh out loud. I said, “No, it’s not. It is sensuality.”He gave me a knowing smile and dropped the subject.A few years later, I was working late at the National Catholic Register with Fr. John Bartunek. The topic …

This article first appeared at: spiritualdirection.com My co-workers at the large Christian Apostolate where I worked as Director of Strategy Development used to call me “Nuke.”That’s because I was always one irritation away from going off, raining emotional shrapnel on everyone in the vicinity. In some ways, my rage was working for me. Professionally, I was challenging and piercingly to the point to those in authority. I was solving problems and saving the company millions of donor dollars. Bel …