Devastated by news from the school shooting Connecticut , my heart broken, trying to understand and not fear, I find my way to the Cross, resting my heart there. It is only there, I finally see. There God through Christ put his love into the suffering human condition. At the cross, where we find horrific sadness and death, we see God even puts his Love there. We are meant to be the ones to manifest to the world our willingness to do what God in Christ does, Love.
Love, its the only Way.
God left Eternity and came to Earth to show us how to love!
First Pope Twitter Blessing:
“Dear friends, I am pleased to get in touch with you through Twitter. Thank you for your generous response. I bless all of you from my heart.”
Follow him on Twitter: Pope Benedict’s Twitter Account
When the Angel Gabriel announces Christ’s coming birth when saying the ‘Hail Mary’ a mystery is also revealed about Mary herself – Her immaculate conception, Mary was kept clean from Original sin . Mary is considered the “Second Eve”. She reversed the disobedience of our first mother, and with the willingness to be the Mother of God, she became a mother to every human being. A beautiful day when Mary was born became a day we could all be free from sin if we are willing.
One source of Chaminade’s inspiration came from prayerful reflection on the Church community presented in the Acts of the Apostles.
How did the fearful little community of the Upper Room, through the Holy Spirit, become the vibrant missionary Church of the later chapters of Acts?
Blessed Chaminade noted three key elements in the Church of Acts: the centrality of Mary, the need for inclusiveness, and the urgency to foster faith and a deep sense of missionary activity.