10-16-12

PORTA FIDEI

I believe the key to living out the year of faith will involve the following:

*Experience the word of God by immersing ourselves in scripture.

*Learn our faith by studying the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

*Trust in the fact that the understanding of our faith, the living out of our faith, the sharing of our faith is a lifelong journey.

PONDER: "During this time we will need to keep our gaze fixed on Jesus Christ" (13)

10-15-12

PORTA FIDEI

6.
To the extent that he freely cooperates, man's thoughts and affections, mentality and conduct are slowly purified and transformed on a journey that is never completely finished in this life."

PONDER: slowly!

10-14-12

From the Sunday Readings:

"Indeed the word of God is living and effective, sharper than any two edged sword penetrating between even soul and spirit, joint and marrow and able to discern reflections and thoughts of the heart"
Hebrews 4:12

"You are lacking in one thing"
"For human beings it is impossible but not for God All things are possible"
Mark 10

PONDER: What is the "one thing" in my life? (Great homily by Deacon Tom)

10-13-12

PORTA FIDEI

2. During the Pope's inaugural Mass in his homily he stated "The Church as a whole and all her pastors, like Christ, must set out to lead people out of the desert, towards the place of life, towards friendship with the Son of God, toward the One who gives us life, and life in abundance." (1)

PONDER: What am I doing, what is our parish doing to help lead people out of the desert?

My precious 13 year old!

Last night Thomas and I went to our friends the Phillips for a lovely evening with some great friends. John had wanted to go to the football game so Gary stayed home and worked on the van so John could go to the game.  As we were driving home I asked Thomas to tell me a story. When Thomas was little I used to lie in bed with him at night and tell him stories about he and his friend Thomas Jack and the adventures they would take. The adventures usually involved motorcycles that would sprout wings, battles that he and Thomas Jack would always win and of course at some point they would get hungry and have macaroni and cheese. So last night on the way home Thomas started telling  me a story about me and my friend Beth and the adventures we would take in our mini vans that sprouted wings (I suggested we could go to Europe) and of course we would get hungry and he asked hey mom what is your favorite food? so steak it was for my friend Beth and I. I don't remember what else he said but I laughed so hard my jaw hurt. The memory is/was very sweet!

10-12-12~Year of Faith Day 2

Porta Fidei
The apostolic letter from Pope Benedict begins by reminding us that "The "door of faith" is always open for us".  He goes on to say "it is possible to cross that threshhold when the word of God is proclaimed and the heart allows itself to be shaped by transforming grace." " To enter through that door is to set out on a journey that lasts a lifetime."
Today... one more step on this amazing journey.....destination Heaven!

PONDER:How do I allow my heart to be shaped by transforming grace?

10-11-12

Seeing this date makes me smile!

Today the Year of Faith begins. I am hopeful that the Holy Spirit will move through our country...our world.
Let us together pray:
Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created. And You shall renew the face of the earth.

My goal is to daily:
 read documents from Vatican II,
meditate on Scripture,
study the Catechism,
and blog here as often as possible.