Men, there is a moment in every man’s life that decides everything. It is not measured in hours. It is not measured in days. It is measured in a single minute. A minute where the choice is clear: comfort or courage, selfishness or sacrifice, mediocrity or greatness.>St. Josemaría Escrivá called it the Heroic Minute. A brief instant when a man chooses to act not for applause, not for reward, but for God. It is a second when the soul takes over the body, and the man becomes more than he was.>

Small Acts, Big Men

Hemingway wrote about courage in war, in fishing, in life itself. St. Josemaría wrote about courage in ordinary life — in the kitchen, at the office, in the quiet corner of a crowded room. One minute of heroic choice does not require a sword. It requires a man to stand up when it would be easier to sit down. To speak when it would be easier to stay silent. To forgive when anger screams louder.

Originally published in Catholic Manhood. Read original article