Everyone Is Called, Everyone Is Sent Out…

When We Walk Without The Cross, When We Build Without The Cross And When We Proclaim Christ Without The Cross, We Are Not Disciples Of The Lord. We Are Worldly. We May Be Bishops, Priests, Cardinals, Popes, All Of This, But We Are Not Disciples Of The Lord.

Like Mary, May We Nurture The Light Born Within Us At Christmas. May We Carry It Everywhere In Our Daily Lives.

I See Clearly That The Thing The Church Needs Most Today Is The Ability To Heal Wounds And To Warm The Hearts Of The Faithful; It Needs Nearness, Proximity. I See The Church As A Field Hospital After Battle... The Church Sometimes Has Locked Itself Up In Small Things, In Small-minded Rules. The Most Important Thing Is The First Proclamation: Jesus Christ Has Saved You.

Lent Is A Fitting Time For Self-denial; We Would Do Well To Ask Ourselves What We Can Give Up In Order To Help And Enrich Others By Our Own Poverty. Let Us Not Forget That Real Poverty Hurts: No Self-denial Is Real Without This Dimension Of Penance. I Distrust A Charity That Costs Nothing And Does Not Hurt.

I Feel So Low That Instead Of Picking Myself Up I Have To Cut Others Down.