It has been a wonderful gift to have John able to use his love and talent in speech now with the next generation and this year with his special niece, Mary, who is in her last year at HRS.
Catholic Schools week! How we love and celebrate our wonderful Catholic School where we go back 4 generations! Pat's mother, then the 10 of her children including our Pat, then our 5 kids, and now Ruth's 6 and in the future John's.
Father's homily spoke of our walk with Jesus - "His disciples were walking so closely with Jesus, that they would be covered with his dust from walking that close!" They were at times mistaken for Jesus, and wouldn't that we wonderful to be mistaken for Jesus, because we were that closely following Him? Yet, they would see the dust and know that we were not Jesus, but his followers!" LOVE!
As Father said the Catholic School focuses on the entire person and that the our faith is foremost. It must begin in the home, and how wonderful to have it reinforced at their school. We have always been most pleased by supporting our Catholic Faith in this way. Now to share it with our grandkids is as if we never had a break... just continuous involvement.
John and Bobbi shared the speech experience in high school and now they are both united in encouraging and working with Mary and her friend from HRS! Wonderful the way things come full circle in such a sweet and special way!
The Gospel makes a lot of good sense now after pondering the powerful insight of Father's homily! The fact that these great people including Paul himself were held up to the standards of Christ speak of how they were following Jesus so closely covered by his dust and mistaken for Christ! A good thing, not bad as long as they point to Christ which we know that St John the Baptist did and also amazing St Paul, whose conversion we celebrated yesterday!
Was Paul crucified for you?
Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?
For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel,
and not with the wisdom of human eloquence,
so that the cross of Christ might not be emptied of its meaning.
St Paul today to the 1 Corinthians 1
His amazing speech included so much! From my notes...
Each parish must be an island of mercy in a sea of indifference - they are starting in each diocese a "walking with moms in need initiative" So that mothers and their child may not only survive, but thrive!
He also shared about a meeting with Pope Francis a week ago and how he is agreeing that protecting LIFE is the main concern of our church!
"If anyone thirst, let him come to me and drink." John 7:37
He spoke a lot about the encyclical of St JPII, the encyclical for LIFE. "Abortion attacks human life when it cannot defend itself."
Jesus, we are so blessed to have our Church standing up for LIFE and providing our family with a wonderful school that helps us to raise LIGHTS for the world of sin and darkness. A world that has taken the lies of Satan as the truth. the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light,
on those dwelling in a land overshadowed by death
light has arisen. Isaiah 8 and Matthew 4 from the Gospel today is truth indeed!
Jesus, we trust in you. Amen and Hallelujah
Nancy and George yesterday! Today is Catholic Schools day for them too!
Hi, I’m Nancy and this is George.
He’s baby number 5 in our family and just the sweetest little guy. I stare at him all day. Seriously.
I have no profound pro-life thoughts, only this. This baby gives me more joy than I thought possible.
Life is a beautiful thing.
LOVE to share the LOVE of ALL LIFE with my family - we are soon to reach 30 with the arrival of grandchild #19! Our love grows more and more with each new member! Bless-bless, Barb
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