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Spiritual Life: April 2012 Archives

Yearning for the riches of the Lord's glory

on April 17, 2012 5:51 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The Incredulity of Thomas is likely one of the most identifiable images for Christians to meditate on. It is for me. Few artists can trigger my Catholic imagination as Caravaggio can. As I run through my day, I keep as a constant refrain in my mind the sentence from St Mark's gospel: Lord, I believe; help my unbelief. Today, following from Divine Mercy Sunday, meditating on John 20:26-29 is a needed mercy.

The medieval abbot, theologian and mystic William of St. Thierry (1085-1148) has the following to say about the topic of mercy:

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Can God still surprise me?

Paul Zalonski

on April 13, 2012 10:52 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Earlier this evening at the School of Community we were talking about our problem recognizing Christ in daily living. In what ways am I moved by Christ? A (vigorous) prayer life keeps us focussed on the meaning of our life in Christ.

Taking some clues from Father Julián Carrón may be helpful to those who want to make sense of the spiritual life. Father Carrón encourages a few things:

1. to understand that we need an awareness of ourself;

2. to be mindful that we never fully possess Christ in this life because Christ is a Mystery; that to possess we'd be alone and that is not what the Holy Trinity has promised;

3. yes, it is easy to complain about not being "connected" to Christ in a meaningful manner but we need to consider that to really engage in the Fact and Event of the Incarnation of the Word Made Flesh is to accept that Christ is not reducible to an idea or an opinion;

4. to recall that to have real confidence that God loves me unconditionally; that is not say that God doesn't care about the sinful things we do, He does and he desires true Charity and justice, but His Mercy for our being is stronger than anything we could imagine.

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