Wise Words on Wednesday: Having Enemies
“You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.”
– Winston Churchill
Tag: Mission
Wise Words on Wednesday: Twelve more Teresas
Can you imagine what twelve more Mother Teresas would do for this world? If twelve more people gave Christ 100% of their hearts 100% of the time and held nothing back, absolutely nothing?
– Peter Kreeft
San Diego Mission
If you ever get a chance to visit San Diego, I’d strongly recommend you go and visit the Mission:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm25d2519OM
Sunday Lectionary: Travelling Light
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: July 15th, 2012
In our Lectionary this week we learn about the calling of the Prophet Amos, a regular blue-collar worker who was called by God to be a prophet to the Northern Kingdom of Israel, away from his home in the Kingdom of Judah.
The notion of a “calling” is also found in our Second Reading. St. Paul says “In [Christ] we were also chosen, destined in accord with the purpose of the One who accomplishes all things”. In our baptism we too have been chosen and sent out as prophets into the world, to preach a life-giving message which is so often received with nothing but hostility.
Finally, in our Gospel Reading, Jesus sends out His Twelve Apostles to preach and to heal, to advance the Kingdom of Heaven.
A man of prayer is capable of everything. Hence it is very important that missioners dedicate themselves to this practice with great affection, because without it they will accomplish little or nothing, whereas through it, more than by letters or persuasive speech, they will be capable of touching hearts and winning souls to their Creator. -St. Vincent de Paul
Our Lord instructs the Apostles to “travel light”, taking only the simplest of supplies and to trust in the providence of God. Good advice for us all…
