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This week, we hear Jesus tell his followers of ways in which they should help those who are in need. He then also offers a warning to those who have not cared for those people.
An orphan at the age of 15, Saint Jerome Emiliani ran away from home and ran into some trouble. He ended up in prison where he had time to think. After a conversion, Saint Jerome studied for the priesthood and, after his ordination, he worked for abandoned children.
Luke’s Gospel overall is known for a focus on the poor. The fact of enduring poverty or other troubles seems to offer a perspective on God which helps us realize that we need to depend on God for everything.
Christian spirituality has taught believers how to pray. Prayer is a matter of reverently lifting our hearts to God. What matters is what’s in our hearts and what comes out of our hearts.
St. Josephine Bakhita shows us that mercy and love can conquer the evils of our world.
Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel believed that “radical amazement” was at the heart of spirituality. What amazes and inspires you today?
Kidnapped at the age of nine and being too terrified to remember her name, Saint Josephine Bakhita acquired the name “Bakhit” which means “fortunate one.”
There are priorities in religious practice. Some things are more important than others. Jesus is not opposed to religious tradition, except when it is observed without love of God and neighbor.
God takes away the shame we have by giving us back to ourselves—by giving us God! It doesn’t get any better than that.
Walking through a doorway means you exit one place and enter into another. You have to be willing to leave the old place in order to enter a new one. You have to be willing to let go so God can work.
