Self-Improvement

The Victor's Crown · Mar 13, 2026 · 2m

Get the written version in your email inbox every morning by subscribing for free at TheVictorsCrown.com---Self ImprovementThere are things that we do as Catholics that the wider world might also do—but not for spiritual reasons.You can cut out social media to be more productive. You can fast to lose weight. You can give money to feel good about yourself.There’s a bit of a trap here for us during Lent. These are all good things, and they work to our betterment. But they are not inherently sanctifying either.Saint Alphonsus Liguori gets at this: “It is charity that gives unity to all the…