To live our faith, we must do two things: love God with all our heart and love our neighbor as ourselves. We live with the eyes and heart of Christ, concerned with the poor and ensuring the dignity of work and rights of workers. This is how we extend God’s reach into the world.
Continue reading “Week 41. Attitude of Faith. God’s Reach.”Our faith teaches us that with rights come responsibility. We have a right to life and to live a decent life. As we do, we have a responsibility to ensure others have the same opportunity.
Continue reading “Week 41. Attitude of Faith. Rights and Responsibilities.”We are called to live as people of love and hope. Yes, we can and should pray, but our holy scriptures and tradition of Catholic Social Justice Teachings also call us to act.
Continue reading “Week 41. Attitude of Faith. Building Community.”
Our faith educates us in how to deal with the pressing issues of the day. There is rich history of social teaching in the Catholic Church that goes back centuries and provides a compelling challenge for living responsibly and building a just society. This modern Catholic Social Teaching, rooted in Scripture and articulated through a tradition of written documents, has evolved over time in response to the challenges of the day.
Continue reading “Week 41. Attitude of Faith. Dignity.”As a virtue, justice is the constant and permanent determination to give everyone his or her rightful due. It is a habitual inclination of the will and therefore always recognizes each one’s rights, under any and all circumstances.
Continue reading “Week 40. Giving Due. Looking for God’s Goodness and Weekly Reflection Summary.”All physical shadows are created by a mixture of darkness and light, and this is the only spectrum of human vision. We cannot see inside of total light or total darkness. Think about that. As the shadows of things gradually show themselves as understandable and real, we lose interest in idealizing or idolizing persons or events, especially ourselves.
Continue reading “Week 40. Giving Due. True Love.”Father Richard believes that true forgiveness is only possible through a larger transformation of consciousness within us: We cannot sincerely love another or forgive another’s offenses inside of dualistic consciousness. In our habitual, dualistic way of thinking, we view ourselves as separate from God and from each other.
Continue reading “Week 40. Giving Due. Change of Consciousness.”Are you moved to help those who are hurting, weary, sick or in grief? To live a just life, this is what we are called to do. We live compassionately and give everyone in our path their due. When we do, we are breathing life into others.
Continue reading “Week 40. Giving Due. Breathing Life.”This moment is an invitation to take notice. To slow down and be aware of what’s written on your heart. We become a product of what we consume. What we see and hear creates the scaffolding of our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. It’s important to take some time to check in with ourselves to see what’s on our heart.
Continue reading “Week 40. Giving Due. On My Heart.”We are promised that we will never be alone. As I live my faith, I know this is true. I may physically be alone but I always have the gift of presence.
Continue reading “Week 40. Giving Due. Always There.”
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