Pope's No Dope

Last Friday at our CIA (Catholics in Action) meeting we were talking about Prayer and Almsgiving as two of the three pillars of Lent and we read this years Papal Lenten Decree. It. Was. AWESOME. I really loved it, and am going to work on integrating some of his wise words into my life and relationships to improve my contribution to the Catholic community.

I highly recommend reading the Decree, and I encourage you to set aside atleast 20-30 minutes to truly read and reflect on it. You can read the Decree here: http://www.zenit.org/article-34255?l=english

If you don't have time at the moment to read the entire thing, here are some of my personal favorites nuggets!

• "Look at others, first of all Jesus, be concerned for one another, and do not remain isolated and indifferent to the fate of our brothers and sisters. All to often, however, our attitude is just the opposite: an indifference and disinterest born of selfishness and masked as a respect for 'privacy'."li>
• "Concern for others entails desiring what is GOOD for them from every point of view: physical, moral, and spiritual."
• "It is important to recover this dimension of Christian charity [fraternal correction]. We must not remail SILENT before evil."
• "There will always be a nee for a gaze which loves and admonishes, which knows and understands, which discerns and forgives (cf. LK 22:61), as God has done and continues to do with each of us."

If you like what you read here...check out the rest of the document! Be not afraid...the Pope is human too, and he actually writes in a way you can understand!

Hope your Lenten journey is going well, and if it's less than satisfactory this halfway mark is a great opportunity to refocus!

Peace be with you all!