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Anniversaries are important moments in the passage of time. Families gather around their parents for their 25th, or their grandparents for their 50th year of marriage. Anniversaries are a statement of the importance of what has transpired over the years of living a commitment – and for many, trusting in God’s direction.
If these are the ‘golden years,’ then you can have the platinum years. Things you were once able to do with ease can now become a chore. Just try and drop something on the ground, and watch how long it takes you to pick it up.
I am excited that the Amazing Parish conference will take place here within the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. This is an opportunity to energize the parish base with the infusion of creative ideas.
The role of the guardian angel is to guard and to guide. In the Old Testament, God told Moses: “Behold, I send an angel before you to guard you on the way, and to bring you to the place which I have prepared.” (Ex. 23:20)
There are certain events, celebrations or occasions in our lives when the good feelings and rightness of actions are intermingled with the powerful interactions of those involved. This presents a situation which is so tangible that one uses the expression, “I wish I could bottle this.” The expression emphasizes that, at some time in the future when things are not so great, we could use a shot of this emotional vitamin to aid us in our sense of dismay.
Last Sunday in Luke’s Gospel, the disciples of Jesus ask Him to teach them how to pray. There was a signature to the prayer that they were seeking. It’s not that the disciples weren’t praying. Rather, it’s that they wanted to pray the way Jesus would direct them. They wanted His mark on their prayer.
Yesterday was the feast of St. Mary Magdalene. I have often said to young women who take the name of St. Mary Magdalene for their confirmation, “Do you know she really loved Jesus?”
There is a saying that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” A segment on the popular TV show, “The Twilight Zone,” depicted a young woman who was seeking plastic surgery. Interestingly, one might immediately jump to the conclusion that she is horribly disfigured. Throughout the episode, one never sees the faces of the doctors or the nurses. When the bandages are finally removed from the young woman, what is revealed is a stunning beauty, and it is then that the faces of the doctors and nurses surrounding her are uncovered – disclosing hideous individuals whose faces are pig-like and horribly disfigured. What we perceive as “beautiful” may not always be shared by others. This can explain many actions and decisions made by individuals for the pursuit of that elusive pearl of great price. There is another saying that “one man’s treasure is another man’s junk.”