By Fr. Michael Najim

I’ve recently made a few decisions that might seem drastic to some of you: I deleted my Facebook and Twitter accounts and I disabled email on my iPhone.

Yes, I’ve decided to rebel against a culture that tells us we need to multitask, that our personal value depends upon how much work we get done during the day, and that we have to be constantly connected.  These days, although far from being perfect at it, I am choosing to cut out distractions and to live my life more slowly.

I believe that our spiritual lives will deepen when we decide to cut out distractions and slow down.  I say this because when I contemplate the life of Jesus, I simply don’t believe that He was in a constant rush.  Yes, He was on fire with His mission, but He wasn’t moving... More...