๐๐’๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ต ๐จ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ – ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ. ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ช๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป @ ๐ข๐๐ . ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ & ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐. ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.
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News from Pastor in Training (P.I.T.)
I’ve known a lot of foolish people in my life; in particular, I’ve known many foolish women. I should probably rephrase that. I’ve known many women who have loved greatly. Have you ever noticed that from the outside looking in, those who love seem to act foolishly? We see an example of this in our faith, as the Apostles left everything behind because of their love for the Lord. And we also see this โfoolishnessโ in our daily lives. In my own vocation, I’ve had people ask me about choosing the celibate life of a priest, only seeing it as something that is foolish. Of course, my response is that it is not foolishness, but really a response to love, for the sake of the Lord and his people, and only possible with Godโs grace to respond to the call.
As we celebrate mother’s day, and a month dedicated to our Blessed Mother, I thought I would honor the โfoolishโ women in my life who loved radically. To my Grandmother, who allowed her husband to move to the United States to work for two years before reuniting with their 4 children. To my mother, who was engaged to another man, called off the wedding the night before, only to accept my Dad’s proposal three weeks later. To my sister, who after being firmly established in her practice and field, found a man online, picked up her life, and moved across the country to follow her heart and started a family of her own. From the outside looking in, these actions may seem foolish, but if you know their stories, you can see how greatly these women loved!
I’ve also been lucky to know friends who (view the rest of the update at the links)
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May 15, 2024 9:30 pm
๐๐’๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ต ๐จ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ – ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ. ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ช๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป @ ๐ข๐๐ . ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ & ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐. ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.
https://app.flocknote.com/note/26437497 OR https://bit.ly/HangingOutatOLM
News from Pastor in Training (P.I.T.)
I’ve known a lot of foolish people in my life; in particular, I’ve known many foolish women. I should probably rephrase that. I’ve known many women who have loved greatly. Have you ever noticed that from the outside looking in, those who love seem to act foolishly? We see an example of this in our faith, as the Apostles left everything behind because of their love for the Lord. And we also see this โfoolishnessโ in our daily lives. In my own vocation, I’ve had people ask me about choosing the celibate life of a priest, only seeing it as something that is foolish. Of course, my response is that it is not foolishness, but really a response to love, for the sake of the Lord and his people, and only possible with Godโs grace to respond to the call.
As we celebrate mother’s day, and a month dedicated to our Blessed Mother, I thought I would honor the โfoolishโ women in my life who loved radically. To my Grandmother, who allowed her husband to move to the United States to work for two years before reuniting with their 4 children. To my mother, who was engaged to another man, called off the wedding the night before, only to accept my Dad’s proposal three weeks later. To my sister, who after being firmly established in her practice and field, found a man online, picked up her life, and moved across the country to follow her heart and started a family of her own. From the outside looking in, these actions may seem foolish, but if you know their stories, you can see how greatly these women loved!
I’ve also been lucky to know friends who (view the rest of the update at the links)
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