"... make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose." ~ Philippians 2:2
Redwood trees are the giants of the forest. They tower above the earth at h eights of over three hundred feet. Unlike most trees, which send their roo ts to a depth equaling their height, redwoods send their roots outward, i ntermingling their roots with one another. Together they form a fortified u nit, a secure stronghold that allows these giants to withstand high winds.
That is how strength is achieved among men as well, by work ing together as a unified whole. Men working together bring strength, whet her dealing in the workplace, leading families at home, or serving in chu rches. Unfortunately, individualism among men prevails in the church. In f act, the individual approach as produced a generation of isolated men at c hurch. The individualism imitates the independence and surface relationship s among men in American society... We weren't created t...
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"Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out to face th em tomorrow, and the LORD will be with you." ~ 2 Chronicles 20:17 NIV< br> I've stepped over the line. I am out on the comfort zone. The decision has been made. I am a follower of Jesus Christ. I won't loo k back, let up, slow down or back away. I am finished with low living , small planning, smooth knees, tame visions, chintzy giving and dwarfed goals. I no longer need pre-eminence, prosperity, positions or popula rity. I don't have to be right, first, recognized, praised or rewarded. I now learn by faith, love by patience, lift by prayer and l abor by power. My face is set, my gait is fast. My goal is heaven, my road is rough, my Guide reliable. I cannot be bought, compromised, de toured, lured away, turned back, diluted or delayed. I will not flinc h in the face of adversity, negotiate at the table of the enemy or meander in the maze of mediocrity. I must go on until He comes to get...
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St. Peter Chanel, Priest & Martyr; St. Louis Grignion de Montfort , Priest
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"Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete ." ~ John 16:24
We need not let ourselves think that we cannot d o something useful, or that we never will be able to accomplish a useful t ask. The fact is that we can do anything in the field of human relationship s, if we are willing to call on God's supply of strength. The supply may n ot be immediately available, because we many not be entirely ready to rece ive it, but it will surely come when we are properly prepared for it. As w e grow spiritually, a feeling of being plentifully supplied by God's stren gth will possess us and we will be able to accomplish many useful things. ~ Fr. Pat Umberger
Pray that we may claim God's supply of strength by our faith in Him. Pray that is shall be given to us when we are ready to r eceive it.
What sorts of spiritual programs can our Council implemen t to increase our supply of God's strength and enable us to accomplish more good works?
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St. Catherine of Siena, Virgin & Doctor of the Church
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"Be faithful to me... and I will give you life as your prize of victory." ~ Revelation 2:10
A neighborhood grocery store is owned by a couple of simple means. Although they don't talk a lot about God , they live in His presence. Their love for each other makes their store a holy place. Customers leave the store feeling more human.... closer to God.
After a long, twelve-hour day, the couple puts things in order for the next day, turns off the lights, and bolts the door. Then th ey go home, have a glass of wine, watch TV, and say their simple prayers to a friendly God or light a candle to the Madonna. Sometimes they play ca rds or reminisce. Then they go to bed. ~ James Kavanaugh, adapted
A re there any people in your life who exhibit this kind of simple faith? Hav e they influenced your perspective on life?
"God has not called m e to be successful; he has called me to be faithful." ~ Mother T eresa of Calcutta
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"For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be. " ~ Matthew 6:20-21
"May Day" was celebrated throughout the Comm unist world as a way of supposedly honoring the role and importance of labo rers in Marxist countries. The Communist conception of work as an end in it self was, of course, very different from the Christian understanding. In 1955, to highlight this difference, Pope Pius XII instituted the feast of St. Joseph the Worker. Joseph, the husband of Mary and the foster-father of Jesus, spent a lifetime laboring as a carpenter. His primary motivation for working wasn't a quest for riches or status, but a desire to s erve God and to care for his family in a loving way. Joseph never worked an y miracles; he never made any important speeches; he wasn't a public figu re, but was known only as a humble carpenter (Matthew 13:55). Joseph labor ed in obscurity, but was nonetheless given an important part in God's plan .
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"If my people, upon whom my name has been pronounced, humb le themselves and pray, and seek my presence and turn from their ev il ways, I will hear them from heaven and pardon theirs sins and revive th eir land." ~ 2 Chronicles 7:14
Every important event in Jesus' l ife found Him in prayer.
Jesus prayed at this baptism (Luke 3:21),< br>He prayed at the start of His ministry (Mark 1:35), He prayed before picking the twelve (Luke 6:12), He prayed before asking His disciples the question, "Who do you say I am?" (Luke 9:18), He prayed before goi ng to Jerusalem (Luke 9:29), He prayed in the garden (Luke 22:41), He prayed on the cross (Luke 23:34), He prayed before teaching His disc iples how to pray (Luke 11:1).
What role does prayer play in the imp ortant events in our lives?
"Be joyful in hope, patient in affli ction, faithful in prayer." ~ Romans 12:12
"Prayer is like t he turning on of an electric switch. It does no...
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St. Athanasius, Bishop & Doctor of the Church
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"Rather, Blessed are those who hear the word of God and kee p it." ~ Luke 11:28
James is sometimes referred to as St. James "the Lesser," to distinguish him from St. James "the Greater," who was al so an apostle and the brother of St. John, James' brother. St. Jude was al so an apostle, and their mother Mary was a close relative of the Blessed V irgin; for that reason, James was sometimes called the brother (cousin) o f the LORD. But James' holiness came not from being related to Jesus in a b iological way, but in a spiritual one - and this is a relationship Our LOR D offers to every one of His followers.
When Jesus called Philip as an apostle, his first impulse was to share the news with his friend, Nath anael, describing Jesus as "the One of Whom Moses spoke" (John 1:43-49). A t the Last Supper, it was Philip who asked Jesus to show them the Father ( John 14:8-9); he, like the other disciples, was slow to realize the unio n between God the Father and Christ. But Philip's examp...
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"So then you are no longer strangers and sojourners, but yo u are fellow citizens with the holy ones and members of the household of Go d, Built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Je sus himself as the capstone. Through him the whole structure is held togeth er and grows into a temple sacred in the LORD; in him you also are being b uilt together into a dwelling place of God in the Spirit." ~ Ephesians 2:19-22
Charles Schulz, author of the Peanuts cartoons , once said, "How can you go to something that you are already a part of? If you are a Christian, you are the Church."
Someone else said, "That's precisely my problem with the Church. How can I believe that Christ founded it, when I see so many second-rate Christians mutilat e its teachings so badly?" To that, someone replied, "That's like saying , 'How can I believe in the musical talent of Beethoven, when I hear so ma ny second-rate musicians mutilate his Ninth Symphony so...
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"Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. Do not judge , and you will not be judged; do not condemn, and you will not be condem ned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven; give, and it will be given to yo u. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap; for the measure you give will be the measure you get b ack." ~ Luke 6:36-38
Happiness cannot be sought directly; it is a by-product of love and service. Service is a law of our being. With love in our heart, there is always some service to other people. A life of pow er and joy and satisfaction is built on love and service. Persons who hate or are selfish are going against the law of their own being. They are cutti ng themselves off from God and other people. Little acts of love and encour agement, of service and help, erase the rough places of life and help to make the path smooth. If we do these things, we will surely have our share of happiness. ~ Fr. Pat Umberger
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"Having nothing, and yet possessing everything." ~ 2 Co rinthians 6:10 NIV
A king once fell gravely ill. He grew worse with each passing day. His servants were ready to give up hope when the king's o ld nursemaid spoke up. "If you can find a happy man," she said, "take the shirt from his back, and put it on the king - then he will recover." His messengers rode fare and wide throughout the kingdom, and yet nowhere coul d they find a happy man. No one seemed content; everyone had some kind of complaint. If a man was rich, he didn't have enough. If he was not rich, it was someone else's fault.
Finally one night the king's son was pa ssing a small cottage when he heard someone say: "Thank you, LORD. I've fi nished my daily labor, and helped my fellow man. I've eaten my fill, and now I can lie down and sleep in peace." The prince rejoiced in having found a happy man at last. He gave orders to take the fellow's shirt to the king , and of course pay the owner as much money as ...
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Officers and Directors meeting at 6:00 PM, Rosary beginning at 6:30 PM the meeting to follow around 7:00 PM in Brownstein Hall.
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- No food will be served, however drinks will be allowed .
- Hall to be cleaned up and sanitized (by officers) after the meetings.
- Masks are worn at all times unless it is the main speaker.
If you a re uncomfortable with meeting in person despite the precautions, please do not feel obligated to attend. There will not be any streaming of the meeti ng at this time.
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"Believe in the light... while you have it, so that you wil l be the people of the light." ~ John 12:36
Anne Herbert was sit ting in a restaurant in Sausalito, California, when she wrote down a phra se she'd been mulling over for days. Now the phrase is seen everywhere on b umper stickers, business cards, and at the bottom of letters. One woman s aw it spray painted on a warehouse 100 miles from her home. When she got ho me, she tried to recall it to write it down, but it wasn't quite right. S o she drove all the way back to copy it. The phrase that appeals to so many reads:
"Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty."
Herbert believes that "random kindness" can trigger a tidal wave of goo d in the world, just as "random violence" triggers evil. Maybe that's why the phrase is seen everywhere. It touches something deep in the heart; it appeals to the very best in us. ~ Fr. Pat Umberger
What "random kind ness" or "senseless act of beauty" can you commit...
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"The people honored Joshua all his life, just as they had h onored Moses." ~ Joshua 4:14
Alec Guinness played the British co lonel in The Bridge on the River Kwai. His autobiography, Blessi ng in Disguise, describes a moving episode that began to thaw hi s anti-Catholicism and prepare the way for his becoming a Catholic.
He was in a film being shot in France. One night, dressed as a priest, he was walking to the film site. A small boy ran up, grabbed his hand, swun g it playfully, and prattled on nonstop. Alec wrote: "He obviously took me for a priest and so to be trusted. Suddenly with a 'Bon soir, mon pere', ... he disappeared... I was left with an odd calm sense of elation. Contin uing my walk, I reflected that a Church which could inspire such confidenc e in a child, making its priests... so easily approachable could not be as scheming and creepy as so often made out." ~ Mark Link, S.J.
What kind of reverence do you have for persons and things li...
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"I stretch out my hands to You; My soul longs for You, as a parched land." ~ Psalm 143:6
A nurse escorted a tired, anxiou s young man to the bedside of an elderly man. "Your son is here," she whis pered to the old man. He was heavily sedated because of the pain of his hea rt attack. He dimly saw the young man standing outside his oxygen tent. He extended his hand and the young man wrapped his fingers tightly around it, squeezing a message of encouragement. All through the night the young man held the old man's hand, offering gentle words of hope.
As dawn app roached, the old man died. The young man placed the lifeless hand he had b een holding on the bed, and then he went to notify the nurse. "Who was tha t man?" He asked. The startled nurse replied, "I thought he was your fathe r?" "No," he answered. "I never saw him before in my life." "Then why didn 't you say something?" asked the nurse.
He replied, "I also knew he needed his son, and his son just wasn't here. When...
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"A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed." ~ Proverbs 11:25
The most contented and s uccessful businessmen of my acquaintance are those who say sincerely: "God owns my business." Each of them acknowledges a responsibility to be as good an employee as possible for God. What they have learned is an attitude of trust - the belief that God knows what's best for us, His children. Puttin g our entire lives into His hands (yes, even our bankbooks and our mortgag e payments!), will not result in some kind of catastrophe. Have you thanke d God for your home? When you go to the grocery store, are you consciously grateful that you can pay for your family's needs? Have you asked God to b less your automobile with safety of operation? Have you offered to use it a s He directs? Do you feel that tithing is giving God something of yours - o r do you see it as returning to Him a fraction of what is already His? ~ Br ock Thoene, Protecting Your Income and Your...
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"Give thanks to the LORD... His love is eternal." ~ Psal m 118:1
On this date in 1981, in Fatima, Portugal, Pope John Paul II said to the million of people attending: "On this very day last year... in Rome, the attempt on my life was made in mysterious coincidence with t he anniversary of the first apparition at Fatima on May 13, 1917. I seemed to recognize in the coincidence of the date a special call to come to this place. And so today I am here."
After Mass, the Holy Father asked Mary, the mother of Jesus, to intercede for the world as she did for the married couple at Cana. He ended by asking the Spirit for this grace: "Let there be revealed once more in the history of the world the infinite power of merciful love." ~ Mark Link, S.J.
How is the infinite power of G od's love being revealed through the works of the Knights right now?
"Divine love is a sacred flower, which in early bud is happi ness, and in its full bloom is heaven....
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"What profit would there be for one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?" ~ Matthew 16:26
In 1917 Theordore Rooseve lt expressed well the priority in each our lives to attend church in commun ity. He suggested that in this world a churchless community, a community w here men have abandoned and scoffed at or ignored their religious needs, i s a community on the rapid downgrade. He argued that while marriages could be dissolved through divorce, if done so on a wide scale, would mean the complete moral disintegration of our society.
He admonished all to a ttend Sunday church as a family. He acknowledged the argument of many who d o not go, that they can worship anywhere, that it didn't need to be done in a Church. But he went on to say, "I also know as a matter of cold fact the average man does not thus worship or thus dedicate himself."
We should listen closely to our pastor's sermons. You may not always hear a go od sermon, but it will be a sermon by a good man...
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"He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly wi th your God." ~ Micah 6:8
St. Isidore is the patron saint of farmers and rural communities. Isidore was born in Madrid; as a young b oy, he went to work for a wealthy landowner. He would labor there for the rest of his life. He was a model worker and a very devout Christian. Every day he rose early in the morning to attend Mass - sometimes, according to fellow workers, showing up late for work because he spent too much time in prayer. Isidore would pray while plowing in the fields, and it's even sai d that angels would sometimes help him with his work.
Many of us desire to build a successful career, changing jobs when better opportu nities arise and perhaps even becoming our own bosses. God's grace can be e xperienced in such a lifestyle, but this measure of success is not require d for holiness. St. Isidore had no need to bec...
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"LORD, I put my hope in you; I have trusted in you since I was young." ~ Psalm 71:5
When the Civil War broke out, Oliver Wendell Holmes volunteered for the Union and was wounded three times in thr ee different battles. After the war, he graduated from Harvard Law School , became a Supreme Court justice in 1902, and served until his death in 19 35. He said in a speech late in his life:
"As I grow older, I grow calm... I do not lose my hopes... I think it probable that civilization wil l somehow last as long as I care to look ahead... I think it not improbable that man like the grub that prepares a chamber for the winged thing it has never seen.. may have cosmic destinies he does not understand." ~ Mark Lin k, S.J.
What experience with God in the past gives you confidence n ow that He will be with you in the future? At the rate our assembly is curr ently moving, what do you foresee as our assembly's destiny?
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"She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs a t the days to come. She opens her mouth in wisdom, and on her tongue is ki ndly counsel. She watches the conduct of her household. Her children rise u p and praise her. Give her a reward for her labors, and let her works prai se her." ~ Proverbs 31
Once upon a time there was a child ready to be born. One day the child asked God: How am I going to live on earth being so small and helpless? Among the angels I chose one for you. She will care for you. But, here in Heaven, I don't do anything else but s ing and smile. Your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you every day. And you will feel your angel's love and be happy. And what am I going to do when I want to talk to You? Your angel will place your hands together and teach you to pray. I've heard that on earth there ar e bad men. Who will protect me? Your angel will defend you even if it me ans risking its life. But I will always be...
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Our Lady of the Visitation, 34201 Co Rd 33, Kiowa, CO 80117, U SA
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St. Joseph's Assembly #2618 Monthly Meeting
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St. John I, Pope & Martyr
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"But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength ; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and not be wea ry; and they shall walk and not faint." ~ Isaiah 35:4
Glenn Van Ekeren gives seminars on maximizing human potential. He is fond of telling the story about a basketball coach who had the rare art of inspiring teams with the courage to fight back when things looked impossible. During the h alftime of one difficult game, he stood before the team and yelled, "Did Michael Jordan ever quit?" The team yelled back, "No!"
The coach ye lled, "Did Cal Ripken, Jr. ever quit?" The team yelled, "No!" "What abou t the Wright brothers? Did they quit?" "No!" yelled the team. Then the coac h shouted, "And what about Elmer McAllister. Did he ever quit?" There was a awkward pause. Then the team captain said, "Coach, we never heard of hi m." "Of course you didn't!" shouted the coach. "He quit!" ~ Mark Link, S.J .
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"God purposely chose what the world considers nonsense in or der to shame the wise, and he chose... what the world looks down on... to destroy what the world thinks is important." ~ 1 Corinthians 1:27-28
Young Joseph of Cupertino labored under a learning disability and was considered dull and clumsy. When he tried to enter religious life, he was turned down by one monastery after another. Finally, in spite of his disab ility, a Franciscan group agreed to accept him.
Joseph acquired eno ugh knowledge to be ordained a priest. Eventually, many miracles were attr ibuted to him and many credible people, including Pope Urban VIII, saw hi m "levitate" while praying. His constant admonition to people was "Pray, p ray, pray!" ~ Mark Link, S.J.
What is the greatest challenge I fac e when it comes to prayer?
"If you are a stranger to prayer, you are a stranger to power." ~ Author unknown
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St. Bernardine of Siena, Priest
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St. Christopher Magallanes, Priest & Companions, Martyrs
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"My teaching and message were not delivered with skillful wo rds... but with convincing proof of the power of God's Spirit." ~ 1 Cor inthians 2:4
TV celebrity Malcolm Muggeridge interviewed Mother Tere sa of Calcutta. The verdict of the videotaped interview was that it was har dly usable. Mother Teresa's delivery was halting and her accent was thick. One BBC official, however, felt that the interview had a mysterious power and decided to air it on a Sunday night. Response to the program was amazi ng - both in terms of mail and contributions. What came through was not "sk illful words" but "the power of God's Spirit" speaking through Mother Teres a - the same power that Paul talks about in today's Bible reading. ~ Mark L ink, S.J.
Can you recall a time when the Spirit seemed to strengthe n and guide our Council in some situation?
"As the earth can prod uce nothing without the energizing power of the sun, so we can do nothing without the energizing power of the Spirit....
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St. Rita of Cascia, Religious
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St. Bede the Venerable, Priest & Doctor of the Church; St. Gregor y VII, Pope; St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, Virgin
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"As you enter a house, wish it peace. If the house is worth y, let your peace come upon it; if not, let your peace return to you. Wh oever will not receive you or listen to your words - go outside that house or town and shake the dust from your feet." ~ Matthew 10:12-14
S chool children were cutting across the lawn of an elderly couple, wearing an ugly path in it. At first this only annoyed the couple. But soon annoyan ce turned into anger. The couple knew something had to be done. The situati on was wrecking their peace of mind. The couple's solution was beautiful. T hey put crushed gravel on the path, lined it with flowers, and set a benc h next to it. Then one afternoon, as when school let out, they sat on the bench and greeted the children. The children responded wonderfully. They t hanked the couple for the path and sat and chatted with them. ~ Mark Link, S.J.
Maybe we can't preach the gospel by word, but we can preach i t by example as the elderly couple did. How do we ha...
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"Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so cl osely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us." ~ Hebrews 12:1
Catholic faith continually reminds us that we are not chess players in a dark room lit by a single light bulb, absolutely al one with God, but rather that we are being cheered on and helped by a huge heavenly stadium full of saints, virgins, martyrs and ordinary blokes wh o "fought the good fight" and "finished the race" under circumstances just like ours. Frustrated with your job? So were a million saints who soldiered through to heavenly glory. In pain, lonely, frightened, confused? They' ve been there too and they are shouting to you from the stands, "You can m ake it! We did! And we know you can too! God will save you as he saved us!" So run the race with perseverance and drop all the discouraging junk the w orld hands you. God will be with you every step of the...
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St. Philip Neri, Priest
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"But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added to you." ~ Matthew 6:33
One day a sm all opening appeared on a cocoon As the butterfly struggled to bust through the tiny hole, a man sat waiting to see the butterfly appear. As a show o f compassion, he took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly then emerged easily - but it had a swollen bo dy and small, shriveled wings. The man continued to watch the butterfly ex pecting, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand. Neither happe ned. The butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swolle n body and shriveled wings. What the man did not understand is that the res trictive cocoon and the struggle required of the butterfly are nature's way of forcing fluid from its body into its wings. That way, it would be read y for flight once it achieved freedom from the cocoon. Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our lives. If we went...
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"I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor he ight, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to sepa rate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our LORD." ~ Romans 8:38-3 9
We can withdraw into the calm of communion with God. We can rest i n that calm and peace. When the soul finds its home of rest in God, it is then that real life begins. Only when we are calm and serene can we do good work. Emotional upsets make us useless. The eternal life is calmness and w hen we enter into that, then we live as an eternal being. Calmness is base d on complete trust in God. Nothing in this world can separate us from the love of God. ~ Fr. Pat Umberger
Pray that we may wear the world like a loose garment. Pray that we may keep serene at the center of our being.< br> How could the forces in the above verses disrupt our trust in God's love?
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"... You are all brothers." ~ Matthew 23:8
Speaki ng extemporaneously at the Vatican in 1973, Pope Paul VI said: "Tell your sons, your grandsons; tell the people that the pope loves the Knights of Columbus." Earlier he remarked: "Indeed you have been brothers to the poor , to the sick, to the young, to the aged and to the underprivileged. In t he name of all those whom you have helped by your brotherly compassion, we thank you from our heart... Even more admirable have been your insistence upon the supremacy of God and your fidelity to the vicar of Christ. In trut h you can call yourselves "brothers" because you call God your Father and h ave declared yourselves ready to do His will and serve His cause. In 1978, the Holy Father called the Knights "an immense force for good... We rely o n you, on each of you, on the Order itself - to bring holiness to the wor ld, to live the Gospel values in your families, to transmit them to your children with the infectious conviction of joyful fait...
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"They said to one another, "Here comes that dreamer... Let' s kill him... Then we will see what becomes of his dreams." ~ Genesis 3 7:19-20
One night, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was just about to doze off when the phone rang. A voice on the other end said, "Listen, ni gger, we've taken all we want from you. Before next week, you'll be sorry you ever came to Montgomery".
Dr. King hung up. Suddenly, all of h is fears came crashing down on him. He got up and heated a pot of coffee. T hen he sat down at the kitchen table, bowed his head, and prayed: "People are looking to me for leadership, and if I stand before them without stre ngth and courage, they too will falter. I am at the end of my powers. I ha ve nothing left. I've come to the point where I can't face it alone." At th at moment, Dr. King felt God's presence as he had never felt it before. ~ Mark Link, S.J.
When do you feel closest to God: in time of need, joy, love or prayer?
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"Moreover, when God gives any man wealth and possessions, and enables him to enjoy them, to accept his lot and be happy in his work - this is a gift of God. He seldom reflects on the days of his life, becau se God keeps him occupied with gladness of heart." ~ Ecclesiastes 5:19- 20
I go for long walks in the woods a lot, and I ask myself if I'm handling (all this success) the way it ought to be handled. I don't know wh y it happened to me. God has a purpose for it. We are able to contribute an awful lot of money to His work, and maybe that's why. But I firmly believ e it will be over one of these days - five years from now, ten years from now. The books will stop selling for whatever reason. All of this is tempor ary... One of my best friends in college called me one day and told me that he had terminal cancer. I couldn't believe it. I asked him, "What did you do when you realize that you are about to die?" He said, "It's real simpl e. You get things right with God, and you spend...