Justice

In the absence of justice what is sovereignty but organized robbery.  

~~Saint Augustine~~

I would ask you to reflect on these words in light of the world we live in today.  Then consider what it is you have to do insure that there is justice for all where you live.  This is an awesome task, but if we are to live as followers of Christ in the world today we cannot sit on our sofas and do nothing.  We must and can be disciples of the one who was sent by the Father.

Be as Christ to the world.  Ask yourself, "Do I promote justice where I live?"  Or am I one who chooses to ignore those in need saying, "This is not my problem.  I have problems of my own."  

I would hope you would see yourself in those who suffer and even with those problems you face you will offer justice and peace to those who are also in need!

Thank you!

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Thanks be to God!

Lesson from Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

"We are certainly more agreeable to the Divine Majesty when, in obedience, we are forming and teaching those poor little orphans than if, of our own will, we are praying all the day long on our knees."

~~Saint Mother Theodore Guerin~~

And so we have been called to continue to care for the poor and the orphans even as our Holy Father teaches us the way.  

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Thanks be to God!

A Birthday Celebration

". . . but the protecting hand of the Lord,

which guarded us on the deep,

preserved us from accident and harm on the land."

(Written while crossing the Alleghenies on the way to  Indiana.)

~~Saint Mother Theodore Guerin~~

Today we celebrate Labor Day and my son, Wes', birthday.  I try not to take anything for granted, though I know at times I do.  I have 5 wonderful children and each one is special in his or her own way, thanks be to God! 

And so today I celebrate the life God gave Wes and his wife and two beautiful daughters.  I can never be grateful to God enough for them.

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Thanks be to God!!

Cathy

Serving the Poor

When we serve the poor and the sick, we serve Jesus.  We must not fail to help our neighbors, because in them we serve Jesus.

~~Saint Rose of Lima~~

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Thanks be to God!

Cathy

A Solid Foundation

"...in order to attain the perfection to which you are

called, a solid foundation is required.

One cannot belong to God in an imperfect manner

and be happy here."

~~Saint Mother Theodore Guerin~~

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Thanks be to God!!!

Cathy

Of Course You Are Unworthy...

Saint Catherine of Siena

(Photo by Fr. Lawrence Lew, O.P.)

"Of course you are unworthy.  But when do you hope to be worthy?. . . All the good works that we could ever do would never make us worthy, in this sense, of Holy Communion.  God  alone is worthy of himself, he alone can make us worthy of him, and he alone can make us worthy with his own worthiness. "

~~Saint Catherine of Siena~~

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Thanks be to God!

Cathy 

One With the Father

What Jesus did when he

became man was totally surrender

to his Father.  He belong so much

to the Father that there is no

separation, no division.

~~Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta~~

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Thanks be to God!!

Cathy