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Interruptions can be annoying. They can cause you to lose your focus or delay the completion of a task. Pay attention to people who appear to interrupt you and those you often overlook.
Saint Hilary of Poitiers was converted to Christianity through his reading of the Sacred Scriptures. A married man, he was chosen as Bishop of Poitiers in France where he arduously fought Arianism. As a result, he was sent into exile, but returned home to Poitiers before he died.
Jesus didn’t want false ideas about himself spreading around. Jesus was the messenger of the kingdom–of a new relationship between God and humanity.
Over the years, I’ve worked out a plan to quiet critical voices in my head with these four questions.
The Wedding at Cana is the story we hear in this week’s Gospel. In it, Jesus performs one of his first miracles by turning jugs of water into wine.
Born in France but adopting Canada as her home, Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys definitely won the hearts of the Canadians. She moved to Canada at the request of the governor of the French settlement. She later founded a school for girls in Montreal and founded the Sisters of Notre Dame.
It’s appropriate that the beginning of Jesus’ signs–as John describes this event at Cana–happens in the very human setting of a wedding–a celebration of human life, joy, and the goodness of God’s creation. To find God present we need only to look for the signs of divinity which are present all around us.
Jesus is busy. His mission is important and he doesn’t have time to waste. His message is urgent and he is insistent that it be proclaimed.
It’s no wonder that many of our institutions are failing us, for they were largely built on sand: wrong assumptions about human beings, the nature of reality, and what makes for a good and fulfilling life.
Recently, we’ve been surrounded by so many unsettling experiences. It’s hard not to be weighed down with anxiety and fear. Those are the times when we need to turn to God for comfort.
