Resilience

May 15, 2020

Fr. Brian O'Brien, a passionate chaplain and co-host of the Pastors of Payne podcast, joins to discuss resilience in both personal and communal contexts. He shares powerful stories of adversity, including a mother's battle with illness and the role of fathers in nurturing. The conversation emphasizes the importance of emotional strength, gratitude, and the bonds of friendship during tough times. They also dive into how constructive criticism can foster spiritual growth, making for an insightful and moving discussion.

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Resilience as Key Virtue

Resilience is not a formal theological virtue but is critical in overcoming adversity and rising again.
It can be seen as a vital extension or sub-virtue of fortitude and perseverance in Christian life.

ANECDOTE

Mom's Brain Tumor Resilience

Father Brian O'Brien shares how his mother survived a lemon-sized brain tumor when he was six months old.
Despite lasting side effects, she showed extraordinary resilience raising five kids and seven grandkids.

ANECDOTE

Dad's Tumor Diagnosis Journey

Adam Minahan tells how his dad was diagnosed with a pituitary gland tumor after his future mother-in-law insisted on testing.
His dad endured surgery and recovered strongly, refusing to let the illness become an excuse.

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Fortitude: American Resilience in the Era of Outrage by Dan Crenshaw

FORTITUDE is a no-nonsense advice book for finding the strength to deal with everything from menial daily frustrations to truly difficult challenges. More than that, it is a roadmap for a more resilient American culture. With meditations on perseverance, failure, and finding much-needed heroes, the book is the antidote for a prevailing "safety culture" of trigger warnings and safe spaces. Interspersed with lessons from history and psychology is Crenshaw's own story of how an average American kid from the Houston suburbs went from war zones to the halls of Congress -- and managed to navigate his path with a sense of humor and an even greater sense that, no matter what anyone else around us says or does, we are in control of our own destiny.

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Resilience

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