title: Beating the Odds: Inspirations from Matthew 25
author: Fr. Anselm
description: Reverend Father Anselm Nwaorgu, PhD, a licensed psychologist and a priest of the Archdiocese of Newark, is the pastor of Blessed Sacrament St Charles Borromeo Church, Newark, New Jersey. He holds a bachelor?s degree in philosophy, a master?s degree in systematic theology, pastoral ministry, counselor prep, and a doctorate in counseling psychology.
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  # Table of Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  [Introduction: The Roseto Mystery](intro.html)  
  
  
  "These people were dying of old age. That's it."  
  [Part One: Opportunity](part1.html)  
  
    1. [The Matthew Effect](ch1.html)  
  
  
  "For unto everyone that hath
  
  
  shall be given, and he shall have
  
  
  abundance. But from him that hath
  
  
  not shall be taken away even that
  
  
  which he hath." — Matthew 25:29
  
  
  
  
  
  * [The 10,000-Hour Rule](ch2.html)  
  
  
  "In Hamburg, we had to play
  
  
  for eight hours."
  
  
  
  
  
  * [The Trouble with Geniuses, Part 1 
  
  
    
  
  
  "Knowledge of a boy's IQ is of
  
  
  little help if you are faced with
  
  
  a formful of clever boys."
  
  
  
  
  
  * [The Trouble with Geniuses, Part 2
  
  
    
  
  
  "After protracted negotiations,
  
  
  it was agreed that Robert would be
  
  
  put on probation."
  
  
  
  
  
  * [The Three Lessons of Joe Flom ](ch5.html)  
  
  
  "Mary got a quarter."
  
  
  
  
  
  [Part Two: Legacy](part2.html)
  
    6. [Harlan, Kentucky](ch6.html)  
  
  
  "Die like a man, like your brother did!"
  
  
  
  
  
  * [The Ethnic Theo