Andrew Gniadek

24 Dec 2025 Midnight Compass

Is there room in your Inn?

This is a members-only guide from The Midnight Compass. In this post, we explore how to embrace spiritual poverty and navigate difficult family dynamics during the holidays. Upgrade to unlock the full post and the 3-step practice guide.

22 Dec 2025

The Poverty of Opinion

This Christmas, practice the "Poverty of Opinion." When you want to defend yourself or win an argument, choose silence instead.

19 Dec 2025

Is Your Comfort Keeping Christ Out?

The Inn was comfortable, but it was empty of God. Ask yourself: Where are you demanding comfort at the expense of charity?

18 Dec 2025

To Possess All, You Must Possess Nothing

St. John of the Cross gives us the antidote to holiday stress: "To come to possess all, desire to possess nothing."

17 Dec 2025

The Theology of the Manger vs. The Inn

We try to find God in the "fullness" of Christmas, but He chose the "lack" of the manger. Here is why your discomfort is actually a spiritual advantage.

17 Dec 2025 Podcast

The Christmas Test: Spiritual Poverty and Difficult People (S11, EP02)

Dealing with a difficult family? This Midnight Carmelite podcast explores how spiritual poverty transforms holiday tension into grace.

10 Dec 2025 Midnight Compass

The Shovel and the Straw: Preparing for Silence

This is a members-only guide from The Midnight Compass. In this post, we explore how to use mortification as a "shovel" to clear interior noise and cultivate active silence for the Nativity. Upgrade to unlock the full post and the 3-step practice guide.