Message From the Margins

Message From the Margins

Does Godzilla Ever Stir-up Inside You?

The State Of the Union, State-Sponsored Uncentering, and Why we must ground ourselves spiritually.

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Father Rich Vitale
Feb 25, 2026
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Dear Friends,
Whether you agreed with it or opposed it, last night’s State of the Union did something to you.
It raised the emotional temperature.
It pulled at your instincts.
It stirred anger, triumph, fear, or defensiveness.
And that reaction is exactly why this series matters.
We are living in an age where entire systems are designed to destabilize your interior life.
Political messaging. Social media platforms. News cycles. Even well-meaning activism.
All of it knows how to wake your inner Godzilla.
And when he wakes up, you feel powerful.
But you are not centered.
You are being steered.
Most Christians never learn this.
They move from outrage to outrage, convinced they are defending truth, while their nervous systems are quietly being manipulated.
This Lent, we are doing something different.
Below this paywall, you will not find commentary.
You will find formation.
You will discover:
• How ancient Christian wisdom diagnosed this interior instability centuries ago
• Why Fr. Thomas Keating called it the “False Self System”
• How modern political culture exploits the reptilian brain
• What Scripture actually teaches about anger, stillness, and spiritual sovereignty
• How to reclaim your interior center before something else occupies it
Lent lasts forty days.
But the habits you form in these forty days can shape the next forty years.
Perhaps longer.
It is not too late to step in.
If you are tired of being emotionally hijacked by the news cycle…
If you want steadiness instead of reactivity…
If you want your faith to govern your nervous system, not the other way around…
Then join us.
This is not self-help.
This is spiritual formation for serious Christians.
Come below the paywall.
Let’s begin.
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