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Convert, wife, mother, widow, teacher, religious─Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton did it all. Yet, in many ways, she was an ordinary woman of her time who lived life in an extraordinary way.
Care, community, and nourishment will be a regular part of Jesus’ ministry. They are, as it were, his trademarks.
What new possibilities are emerging in your life? How might they challenge you to new behaviors and priorities?
Saint Paul tells us in his Letter to the Philippians that Jesus’ name is above every other name. It is the name in which we are all saved. Devotion to the Most Holy Name of Jesus is deeply rooted in Christian history.
The Lord is present in our midst. True, there is darkness all around us. But wherever we turn we have access to enlightenment from him.
Saint Basil is the Father of Eastern monasticism—as Saint Benedict is for western monasticism. Besides being a good pastor, Saint Basil also lead the fight against Arianism, a heresy that denied the divinity of Christ.
Where there is a mother, there is unity, there is belonging, belonging as children.
I have a tradition of listening to the U2 song “New Year’s Day” at some point on January 1. I realize the song may have more to do with social and political commentary, but there is something about it that always seems to resonate with me.
For Luke, Mary symbolizes the model disciple: Throughout her life she listened attentively to God’s Word. She cherished it and reflected on its meaning.
We treasure up the thoughts of what God has done for us and given to us. And we pray that the Lord will make us effective messengers of his good news–as Mary was.
