Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica.

Dwight K. Schrute. Most likely not a prime specimen to examine in a Catholic article on a Catholic blog....written by a Jesus loving Catholic herself.

FALSE. This beet-farming, paper-selling, safety-loving Sasquatch of a man portrays many enviable qualities. BUT watch out...envy is one of the 7 Deadly Sins, be careful. (He would probably want you to envy him anyway, to ensure a status of dominance over your spiritual life.)

Besides the fact that Dwight is merciless and of a quite corrupted mind, we have much to learn from him. Loyalty, fearlessness, tradition, strength, dedication. The ability to question and doubt all that is of little importance to his way of life. These are among the more virtuous attributes of said man. What does this have to do with Jesus? Catholicism? Lent? So very much, in fact.

Dwight Schrute is a 1 Corinthians 16 kind of man. "Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong." (1 Cor 16:13) You never see this guy wasting time, and he falters never. He "makes no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires" (Rom 13:14), with a slight few exceptions. There's the occasional beet delicacy, the mug of beer with cousin Mose, OH... and the premarital sex with his coworker Angela. Take note, however, that Dwight always realizes the errors that being led by his own flawed fleshly desires cause him to fall from his higher goals. Given the choice between pleasure or a painful victory, you had better believe that this man chooses victory, with a capital V, mind you.

As a woman, I especially look up to Dwight Schrute with his Proverbs 31 demeanor. Any faithful Catholic man seeks a lovely Proverbs 31 lady, and every devout Catholic woman seeks to be one.

"She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future." Proverbs 31:25. 


(Bet you never thought you'd see a picture of Audrey Hepburn in a post about Dwight Schrute...)

Direct quote from Dwight Schrute:

"I do not fear the unknown. I will meet my new challenges head-on, and I will succeed, and I will laugh in the faces of those who doubt me." 


Sounds strangely Proverbs 31 to me!!! You see, we have much to learn from Dwight. We are called to be fearless, perseverance in Christ is essential. Dwight realizes this, though for seemingly different causes.

Dwight is notorious for extremes. His life is one big extreme, reflecting his upbringing and total commitment to his goal of total and complete domination and dominion over every person in his way. (Note: Neither the Catholic Church nor myself endorse this kind of behavior.) What we can take out of this, however, is the complete loyalty and authenticity of his persona in every aspect of his life.

If this article didn't make much sense, there is little I can do to alleviate the feelings of confusion you may have. I would recommend watching The Office, this may help. Or better yet, turn off your computer, PRAY, go to Mass, and pray some more. This always soothes the confusion in my life.

If you take little out of reading this, it is my hope that you will remember this in the face of opposing forces;
"I am ready to face any challenges that are foolish enough to face me." ~Dwight K. Schrute.

Let us all, as Christians with our strength and confidence in Christ, pull a Dwight on Satan. Come at me.