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Saint Angela Merici was a courageous woman who saw a need and answered it even though society may not have been ready for her solution. Women teaching outside the convent, and what we call today a secular institute, were new forms of living and ministering which proved very beneficial to the Church.
Discipleship is about sharing and about generosity. Just as the Lord gives–and gives without stinting–so he expects his followers to do.
Faced with the demands of the world around us, St. Francis led the way to our finding peace in nature.
Accept God’s knowledge of your life in its entirety. Ask for God’s healing and loving presence. To be known and loved liberates us from illusion and self-deception and provides a pathway to change.
During Mass this week, we hear readings about what it means to be a prophet, God’s greatest gift of love, and the reaction to the message Jesus delivered to people at the synagogue.
Saints Timothy and Titus were trusted friends and co-workers with Saint Paul through many of his trials. He eventually set both up as heads of local Churches and encouraged them as would a father. Saint Paul seems to have truly relished their support and friendship.
Few of us are called to be prophets but we can identify some contemporary figures who fit that role. How do we accept the prophetic message we hear proclaimed each Sunday? And would we invite the bearer of that message home for Sunday dinner?
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.
