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Everything Belongs: The Gift
of Contemplative Prayer, by Richard Rohr. Crossroad,
2003.
This popular and bestselling book of the renowned Franciscan challenges people to move beyond the comfort of a settled life toward an understanding of themselves that is rooted in their connection to God. Only when they rest in God can they find the certainty and the freedom to become all that they can be. Contemplation has its place at the heart of
Christianity, a place that allows people to experience how “everything belongs.”
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Four Conversions and
Spiritual Freedom, A four-part Webinar Series by Carla Mae Streeter, OP. - March 6, 13, 20, 27,
2018. - 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Central time - Donation requested. Conversion? What Kind do I Need at this Time in My
Life?
We know our conversion toward a deeper union with God is ongoing, but conversion from what to what? More specifically, what kind of conversion do I need at this particular time in my life journey? As you might guess, conversion is a rich and varied experience, not a once-and-for-all event, and it takes different forms. These reflections and discussions will explore
four major forms of conversion: religious, psychic, moral, and intellectual.
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St. Catherine of Genoa: March 26, 1447 - 1510.
Going to confession one day was the turning point of Catherine’s life.
When Catherine was born, many Italian nobles were
supporting Renaissance artists and writers. The needs of the poor and the sick were often overshadowed by a hunger for luxury and self-indulgence. Catherine’s parents were members of the nobility in Genoa. At 13, she attempted to become a nun but failed because of her age. At 16, she married Julian, a nobleman who turned out to be selfish and unfaithful. For a while she tried to numb her disappointment by a life of selfish pleasure.
One day in confession she had a new sense of her own sins and how much God loved her. She reformed her life and gave good example to Julian, who soon turned from his self-centered life of distraction. Julian’s spending, however, had ruined them financially. He and Catherine decided to live in the Pammatone, a large hospital in Genoa, and to dedicate themselves to works
of charity there. After Julian’s death in 1497, Catherine took over management of the hospital.
She wrote about purgatory which, she said, begins on earth for souls open to God. Life with God in heaven is a continuation and perfection of the life with God begun on earth.
Exhausted by her life of self-sacrifice, Catherine died September 15, 1510, and was canonized in 1737.
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