Discipline. Let’s look at the word’s origin to understand what discipline is and what it means. The root word of discipline is “disciple,” which comes from the Latin word discipulus, meaning “student.” Most people believe a disciple is a “follower.” To be a disciple is to put yourself under a discipline. That, as St. Paul says today, is the enduring “discipline” to make “straight” our paths in life, striving “for peace with everyone,” seeking “holiness” that will be blessed by the “grace of God.” The greatest discipline we can exhibit as a disciple is living in ever-greater transparency and honesty through an ever-wider embrace of being compassionate as God is, trusting as God is, and loving as God is.