http://www.elizabethfoss.com/reallearning/2011/06/gentleness-in-the-real-world-1.html#tp
This is a truly AMAZING article about being open-minded and open-hearted to others and resisting the urge to judge, especially on first impressions. Elizabeth Foss discusses the flaws in thinking that can lead to a "holier-than-thou" attitude toward others, and how to avoid these DAMAGING paths of thought.
Please read ALL the way down. It's long, but it is VERY good. Don't view the embedded video without reading the lead-up, or it doesn't make sense what her message is.
Enjoy!
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Thursday, July 14, 2011
"Why vocation programs don't work" by Father Damien J. Ference - not your typical article on vocations...
Why vocation programs don't work
This may well be the most wonderful, direct, no-holds-barred description of the issues within the church in regards to how our programs can miss the mark by misdiagnosing the actual problems that need to be addressed!
Thank you to a friend in Campus Ministry who linked this on his Facebook page - I will now be looking for further work by Father Ference!
This may well be the most wonderful, direct, no-holds-barred description of the issues within the church in regards to how our programs can miss the mark by misdiagnosing the actual problems that need to be addressed!
Thank you to a friend in Campus Ministry who linked this on his Facebook page - I will now be looking for further work by Father Ference!
Sunday, July 3, 2011
...Oft Go Awry...
As with any ministry, there are days when you want to walk into the middle of your church hall after Mass and scream "REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEALLY?!?!?!?!" and see if anyone even notices. Today is one of those days...
We have a new Pastor coming to our Parish, and he was originally supposed to start on a different weekend, but then his first Sunday got moved to July 3rd. So, C and I modified our holiday vacation plans to be there for the reception Sunday after Mass, though we had to be somewhere else for Mass due to a family commitment.
So, having prepared EVERYTHING in advance for the reception ourselves, since the community had not coordinated anything itself to the knowledge of ANYONE who works at the Parish, we attended the family Mass, then flew (insert swooshing air noise here) back to our parish for the reception. To our SHOCK, we arrived to find a fully stocked reception in progress with only the cake we had prepared on the table, but surrounded by a table FULL of items from the community, which apparently coordinated a reception without thinking to include C....What a day!
I mean, I'm thrilled that they're being welcoming and wanted to pitch in together to greet the new Pastor properly, but I wish they'd taken 30 seconds to email C about it. But c'est la vie, I guess...
WORD OF THEDAY WEEK MONTH: Communication n. a : information transmitted or conveyed b : a verbal or written message
We have a new Pastor coming to our Parish, and he was originally supposed to start on a different weekend, but then his first Sunday got moved to July 3rd. So, C and I modified our holiday vacation plans to be there for the reception Sunday after Mass, though we had to be somewhere else for Mass due to a family commitment.
So, having prepared EVERYTHING in advance for the reception ourselves, since the community had not coordinated anything itself to the knowledge of ANYONE who works at the Parish, we attended the family Mass, then flew (insert swooshing air noise here) back to our parish for the reception. To our SHOCK, we arrived to find a fully stocked reception in progress with only the cake we had prepared on the table, but surrounded by a table FULL of items from the community, which apparently coordinated a reception without thinking to include C....What a day!
I mean, I'm thrilled that they're being welcoming and wanted to pitch in together to greet the new Pastor properly, but I wish they'd taken 30 seconds to email C about it. But c'est la vie, I guess...
WORD OF THE
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