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08 Sep

Butterflies Are Free

"Jesus told his disciples to take nothing for the journey, to travel light. This begs the question, “When does the tourist become a pilgrim?” The answer is so appropriate – when you lose your luggage. Bishop Robert Barron invites us all to become detached from wealth, pleasure, power and honor. St. Ignatius of Loyola did just that after reading the Imitation of Christ and lives of the saints, while recuperating from his wounds. His dreams about winning glory in battle changed dramatically to doing glorious things for Christ. He found a new freedom, and worked tirelessly for God’s kingdom to grow."...

03 Sep

“Something like a burning fire shut up in my bones …” 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

"The Prophet Jeremiah: "If I say, 'I will not mention him, or speak any more in his name,' then within me there is something like a burning fire shut up in my bones: I am weary with holding it in, and I cannot."...

Source: cathollicfreligiouseducation.org

02 Sep

What We Believe: Part 33 – The Sacrament of Marriage

In 1992, Pope John Paul II authorized a new Catechism of the Catholic Church . . . This series will try to explain various teachings of the Catechism in a simple way that hopefully will be easily understood ....

30 Aug

Hopes for Priestly Life: Credibility, Friendship, Honesty

In June 2017, Joe Simmons, SJ was ordained a priest, He shared his thoughts one week before ordination. Reposted from The Jesuit Post....

27 Aug

“Who do you say that I am?” 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time

"I'm more concerned about the question of personal commitment on the part of the believer. The scholars can discuss who Jesus is. But, as a person who helps people to actually pray, I hope that the pray-ers can make a personal connection between the life of Jesus and how we actually live our lives."...

26 Aug

What We Believe: Part 32 – The Sacrament of Holy Orders

20 Aug

Enjoying The Crumbs – 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Our experience of God's grace is not always overwhelming. It often comes to us in scraps and crumbs, rather than neat and tidy slices. . .. I'm sure that the elements that we bring to our prayer in an examen are scraps and crumbs from the day."...

19 Aug

What We Believe: Part 31 – The Anointing of The Sick

13 Aug

A sound of sheer silence.” – 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time

"A natural question is about how we expect God to appear to us. My experience is that God usually surprises us. God will not announce God-self and draw arrows and offer bright lights to say, look here. It is me, God. We have to discern. We must ponder the prayer experience in the context of life and the situation of our culture."...

12 Aug