"You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit"
John 15:16
Deus meus et omnia
To Jesus through Mary and St. Joseph!
Beauty remains a privileged mode of disclosing reality and may provide a pathway for overcoming the contemporary crisis of meaning.
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Bishop Varden would always remind us: "Start by clearing some space in your life. It’s not a myth that modern life can be less hectic than we think. We don’t always have to be trapped in busyness.”
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The Ascension invites us to see life differently, not to ignore suffering, but to behold it through the lens of hope. The struggles of the poor and the fear of tomorrow are not signs of abandonment, but places where grace can quietly dwell.
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The heart of all Christian ministry is the ability to see people's faces, to see their fears and hopes, because when you really see another person, you can't hate them. You have to love them.
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The effective model and principles of ancient Alexandria recovers the vision of Christian Paideia, the Church that can move beyond merely handing on dry doctrines to fostering a comprehensive Christian culture and civilization.
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The joy of Christmas is not only about finding God, but about discovering that we have always been sought, always been found, and always been loved.
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Stillness has taught me to stop focusing on how much I love God, and to start marveling at how much He loves me. It’s all about God’s love for me, not my love for Him. Everything begins and ends there.
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Our restlessness is a gift because it reminds us that we are made for more. Happiness is not about escaping restlessness but about letting it lead us home, to the One whose kiss began our journey and whose embrace will complete it.
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Following Christ, in essence, is sitting at the feet of the Master. Discipleship begins not with action, but with listening. A disciple does not presume mastery but humbly enters into the posture of a student, one who is willing to be taught.
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"Life is not a simple product of laws and the randomness of matter, but within everything and at the same time above everything, there is a personal will, there is a Spirit who in Jesus has revealed himself as Love"
- Benedict XVI, Spe Salvi #5
Office of Readings
"Christ made love the stairway that would enable all Christians to climb to heaven. Hold fast to it, therefore, in all sincerity, give one another practical proof of it, and by your progress in it, make your ascent together."
St Fulgentius of Ruspe
SPES NON CONFUNDIT
Through our witness, may hope spread to all those who anxiously seek it. May the way we live our lives say to them in so many words: “Hope in the Lord! Hold firm, take heart and hope in the Lord!” (Ps 27:14).
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