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May 11, 2026

Today is
World Ego Awareness Day

       Held annually on May 11 since 2018, Ego Awareness Day encourages self-reflection on the dangers of inflated egoism. It promotes humility, aiming to reduce toxic behaviors, conflicts, and misunderstandings in personal and social interactions. The day promotes a "conscious pause" to evaluate how ego influences behavior.

       "Anytime we are worrying more than trusting God, we are valuing the ego's plan for our life over God's plan for us." — Unknown

       Episcopal and Anglican-affiliated authors often analyze the ego as a "false self" or an obstacle to divine union and compassion, emphasizing the need for it to be surrendered or "died to" daily. Key perspectives focus on shifting from ego-centeredness to a God-centered life, with figures like Alan Watts and John Sanford integrating psychology with theology to address this transformation.

Episcopal Authors and Perspectives

• Alan Watts: An Episcopal priest (later leaving the ministry) who wrote extensively on the "false self" in Ego: The Essence of Alan Watts,  arguing that we mistakenly define ourselves by a limited ego image rather than our true nature.
• John A. Sanford: An Episcopal priest and Jungian analyst who, in The Kingdom Within, draws on Fritz Künkel to define evil as arising from human ego-centricity rather than within God.
• Barbara Brown Taylor: An Episcopal priest and author who explores finding the sacred in the ordinary, implicitly countering the ego's demand for specialness or "high" spiritual experiences.
• Richard Rohr (Franciscan, often read in Episcopal circles): Highlights the distinction between the false self (ego-centered) and the true self (compassion-centered), often cited for his work on dismantling the ego. 

Our Heartfelt Gratitude to
The Jessica Jane Trio
for Raising $1033 at
Saturday's Live Concert
to Benefit the
Holy Grill!
Many Thanks to the Trio
and all who attended!

Photo courtesy of Albert Muller
Flowers courtesy of the Holy Grill Volunteers and Judy Sullivan

This Sunday...

 Prayer List Requests
Please submit Prayer Requests on the
Prayer Request Card found in the pews
or eMail to Fr. Roger at:
Fr.Roger@StNicholasFL.org

Upcoming Events...

St. Paul the Apostle
Catholic Parish
Invite St. Nicholas parish to join them for this event:

       All are welcome.   Tickets are $30/person.
Bus and tickets from St. Paul’s is $60/person.
We’ll leave St. Paul’s parking lot at 5pm on Friday.
2700 NE 36th Street
Lighthouse Point, Fl. 33064
Contact Pete Bergamini directly:
(954) 614-6607       Pbergamini@aol.com
 

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Thank you!

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