"We are all called to holiness: it is the very measure of Christian living...Let us not be afraid to aim high, for God's heights; let us not be afraid that God will ask too much of us, but let ourselves be guided by His Word in every daily action, even when we feel poor, inadequate sinners. It will be He who transforms us in accordance with His love."
We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature - trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls. ~Mother Teresa
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Universal Vocation
While we all have our own unique vocation, we are all called as the Body of Christ to a universal vocation of holiness. Pope Benedict XVI wrote:
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Are you reading my mind or something? Something tells me we're going to have a lot to visit about this weekend...
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