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Partaking of God, by Denis Edwards, reflects on the relationship between God and creation. Using the Trinitarian theology of St. Athanasius, it explores God’s suffering with creatures, the humility of God in creation, church teaching on the human soul in relation to neuroscience, and grace and original sin in
relationship to evolution. It culminates in a Christian theology of ecological conversion. - Discussion forum exchanges, webinars, work at your own pace. Free-will donation. Click here for more information and registration.
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Jesus's resurrection makes it impossible for the human story to end in chaos - it has to move inexorably towards light, towards life, towards love.
- Carlo Carretto
(How has your own journey been moving
towards light and life?)
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Acts 4:1-12; Ps. 118:1-2 and 4, 22-24, 25-27a; Jn 21:1-14
R. The stone rejected by the builders has become the cornerstone.
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good,
for his mercy endures forever.
Let the house of Israel say,
"His mercy endures forever."
Let those who fear the LORD say,
"His mercy endures forever."
The stone which the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone.
By the LORD has this been done;
it is wonderful in our eyes.
This
is the day the LORD has made;
let us be glad and rejoice in it.
O LORD, grant salvation!
O LORD, grant prosperity!
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD;
we bless you from the house of the LORD.
The LORD is God, and he has given us light.
USCCB Lectionary
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John 21: 1-14 (Appearance by the Sea of Tiberius)
This passage is reminiscent of the call of Simon, Andrew, James, and John. Before Jesus called them to be disciples, they had been fishermen. Finding them fishing in the sea, the risen Jesus tells them to cast out one more time; they net an abundance of fish. Jesus then nourishes them for their new role as fishers of
people.
- How does God’s grace nourish you in your daily work? Do you believe your work and the successes you’ve had are entirely because of your own efforts or because grace has helped you get where you are?
- Do you consider yourself a fisher of people? What does this mean to you?
- Pray for the grace to recognize God working in your life.
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The Way of Perfection, by Teresa of Avila (1515-1582) Treats of the great need which we have to beseech the Eternal Father to grant us what we ask in these words: “Et ne nos inducas in tentationem, sed libera nos a malo.” Explains certain temptations. This chapter is noteworthy. And now let us take a test case, for we can only get to the truth of this by keeping a continual watch on ourselves: then, if there is any cause for anxiety on our part, we shall at once recognize the symptoms. Here is someone who has a larger income than he needs -- I mean, needs for the necessaries of life -- and, though he could do with a single manservant, he keeps three. Yet,
when he is sued in the courts in connection with a part of his property, or some poor peasant omits to pay him his dues, he gets as upset and excited about it as if his life were at stake. He says he must look after his property or he will lose it, and considers that that justifies him. I do not suggest that he ought to neglect his property: whether or no things go well with him, he should look after it. But a person whose profession of poverty is a genuine one makes so little account of these
things that, although for various reasons he attends to his own interests, he never worries about them, because he never supposes he will lose everything he has; and, even if he should do so, he would consider it of no great moment, for the matter is one of secondary importance to him and not his principal concern. His thoughts rise high above it and he has to make an effort to occupy himself with it at all. - Chapter 36 (Keep in mind that she is writing to sisters in a cloistered contemplative order.)
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