The life of Saint Alexis of Rome invites us to examine identity in a new way. What do we identify with? How do we identify others? Is it by social status? Race? Gender? Or, might we learn to see beyond those things and realize that the beggar and the prince are the same?
The “Righteous Gentiles” invite us to look again at all those situations where we say to ourselves, “I think this is wrong but maybe the authorities know best. And besides, what can I do about it?”
Accepting the notion that God made us who we are for a divine purpose–even in the times we chafe under our own insecurities about ourselves and our behaviors–and putting the focus on God, rather than us, can bring surprising results.
Mark 6: 30-34, 53-56 Picture this: It’s February 1964. Traffic in Mid-town Manhattan is an epic nightmare. Police are manning the barricades. And an army
Sometimes procrastination is a sign that I have hit the limit of my skills. I want the finished piece to be better than I can make it. However, perfect is the enemy of good. I am never going to make anything that is perfect.
Mark 5:25-34 In the first century there was a woman in Jerusalem named Berenice. She had a hemorrhage of blood, probably what we call menorrhagia. Mennorrhagia
Regular hours of prayer, work, worship and rest, moderation in all things, hospitality to all, obedience, humility and charity — these were the building blocks Benedict left for the future generations to use.
As I listened to this person, I remember thinking to myself, “Boy, this guy could really use a good psychotherapist.” And then I remember the split-second feeling of free-fall when it dawned on me that the therapist he needed was me.
How can we follow Peter’s example and pray in such a way that God can blow our minds?
Mark 6: 14-29 Why does Mark interrupt his revelation of the divinity of Jesus to relate in detail the evil doings of the Herod clan?