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Victims of the French Revolution, Blessed John Francis Burté and Companions witnessed to their faith by refusing to take a civil oath which amounted to a denial of their faith. On a single day in Paris, 185 priests and religious were martyred.
You don’t respond to the newness that Jesus is proclaiming by grim dolefulness. Jesus expects his followers to be happy, to be joyful, to be grateful in his company.
Moving our bodies energizes our minds and spirits and awakens us to new perspectives. When we move our bodies, our spirits move as well! God is with you on the journey.
One of the 14 Holy Helpers of Germany, Saint Giles was a popular saint in Germany, England, and elsewhere. While we know little about him, his wide popularity attests to his holiness.
Jesus is still generous today. To a worldwide community of believers he provides the sacraments, the Scriptures, the Church’s teaching, the companionship of the faithful. We are called to be grateful.
Evaluate your daily routine. What gets the most attention? If you find you don’t have time for prayer or service to others, make the time by cutting out something else.
We know little about Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus except what we find in scripture. We do know that they were Jewish men of some standing who were not afraid to express their respect for Jesus.
Jesus presented himself as the proclaimer of the kingdom. This was the purpose of all his activity. “I must proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God,” Jesus says. “For this purpose I have been sent.”
We could take a lesson from the rich young man who couldn’t bring himself to let go of his possessions to follow Jesus.
The late congressman John Lewis (D-Ga.) was known for his lifetime work fighting racism through his words calling people to make, “good trouble, necessary trouble.” A freedom fighter deeply inspired by the work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Lewis tirelessly poured out his life for racial justice and healing.
