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God’s word is still being sown today. Its fruitfulness depends on where it is planted. Today’s parable invites us to ask ourselves what kind of soil we provide for God’s word.
I was looking for a world-affirming way to become a mystic activist for our time.
Christ shared his glory with his disciples. He breathed upon them and sent his Holy Spirit upon them for the forgiveness of sins. He does the same for us today.
It took falling off a horse and becoming temporarily blind for him to hear the voice of Christ. Then his sight and strength were renewed when the Lord realized that Saul’s heart was converted and made anew.
The conversion of Saint Paul on the road to Damascus was to be the turning point in his spiritual life. There he met Jesus and nothing was the same after that. Thereafter, all his zeal and energy were focused on the spread of the gospel message.
Paul’s apostolic adventures were not effortless, but they were the will of Christ. Apostles of today carry out that same agenda. Christ’s basic evangelical enterprise is still going on.
Initiative and hard work matter, but achievement is shaped by what we’ve been given, not just what we’ve earned.
In this current time of confusion, Jesus calls us to see clearly through the lens of justice for all people. How might God be calling you to work towards unity with others?
Saint Francis de Sales was born into a senatorial family where he was destined to work in government positions of authority. Instead, he felt a call to the priesthood and was ordained for the Diocese of Geneva.
Racism will never be eradicated. But guiding future generations to face it with courage and steadfastness will make the world a more just and loving place.
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