Comments for St Catherine of Bologna Catholic Parish http://scobp.org "A Family of Families" Wed, 18 Jan 2012 03:06:43 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 Comment on CONFIRMATION by Mrs. Ransom http://scobp.org/religious-education/confirmation/comment-page-1/#comment-15354 Mrs. Ransom Wed, 18 Jan 2012 03:06:43 +0000 http://scobp.org/?page_id=950#comment-15354 I will forward this to Mrs. Agresta. You have responded to the parish website. I will forward this to Mrs. Agresta. You have responded to the parish website.

]]> Comment on CCD CLASSES by Mrs. Ransom http://scobp.org/religious-education/ccd-classes/comment-page-1/#comment-13370 Mrs. Ransom Fri, 09 Dec 2011 11:39:42 +0000 http://scobp.org/?page_id=958#comment-13370 please call janis agresta at 973-962-6081 please call janis agresta at 973-962-6081

]]> Comment on CCD CLASSES by Mrs. Ransom http://scobp.org/religious-education/ccd-classes/comment-page-1/#comment-11438 Mrs. Ransom Mon, 24 Oct 2011 03:44:06 +0000 http://scobp.org/?page_id=958#comment-11438 click on religious education tab to get to registration link <a href="http://scobp.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/FROGs-Spring-FamilyRegistrationForm.html" rel="nofollow">http://scobp.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/FROGs-Spring-FamilyRegistrationForm.html</a> click on religious education tab to get to registration link

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]]> Comment on FIRST PENANCE & COMMUNION by Mrs. Ransom http://scobp.org/religious-education/first-penance-communion/comment-page-1/#comment-10633 Mrs. Ransom Sat, 01 Oct 2011 02:35:57 +0000 http://scobp.org/?page_id=953#comment-10633 Tuesday, Oct 4th at 7:30pm in the gym Tuesday, Oct 4th at 7:30pm in the gym

]]> Comment on etc. by sarah: quirks and all by Jerry Reiner http://scobp.org/2010/07/24/etc-by-sarah-quirks-and-all/comment-page-1/#comment-2926 Jerry Reiner Sun, 22 Aug 2010 23:00:04 +0000 http://scobp.org/?p=1104#comment-2926 It's been a very hectic three months for me but my life is beginning to settle down enough to take some time to read and write comments on St. Catherine's WEB site again. I have great difficulty accepting Mr. Lucado's premise of being "prepacked" for a mission. It simply sounds like a re-presentation of the Calvinist theory of predestination. It also seems like wishful thinking when facing lifes challenges and creates an illusion that we're somehow in charge.. Over the past several weeks i've been reading a wonderful book by Fr. James Martin, SJ titled "The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything". I find it a very readable presentation of Jesuit Spirituality. One of the many concepts offered in this book for engaging the world are the following three principles: appreciating the dignity of work, the acceptance of failure, and reliance on God. If we wish to be co-creators of the Kingdom, we need to work...on ourselves and our surroundings. Jesus was a craftsman and understood the notion of work not only in His profession but in His ministry. Scripture oftens describes Him as being tired. In our daily lives, we ought to imagine ourselves working alongside the Master. If we recognize the dignity of working for the Kingdom, we must also accept that we will fail. Maybe Jesus as He was learning His craft made a table with one leg too short. In His ministry, He time and time again saw how the apostles just didn't get it. Jesuits would call that the acceptance of the reality of the situation or as the late Christopher Reeve put it...playing the cards your dealt. This teaches us humility and the acceptance of our poverty of spirit. The book relates for example that St. Francis Xavier died 300 miles short of his destination of China. In our efforts, we must also come to rely on God. A great quote was from Fr. Martin's spiritual director. "There is a Messiah and its not you". Rather than being "prepacked' perhaps we can look at our lives as a garden or flower bed. With some work and some weeding, we can help bring forth the wonder of God's creation. It’s been a very hectic three months for me but my life is beginning to settle down enough to take some time to read and write comments on St. Catherine’s WEB site again. I have great difficulty accepting Mr. Lucado’s premise of being “prepacked” for a mission. It simply sounds like a re-presentation of the Calvinist theory of predestination. It also seems like wishful thinking when facing lifes challenges and creates an illusion that we’re somehow in charge..

Over the past several weeks i’ve been reading a wonderful book by Fr. James Martin, SJ titled “The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything”. I find it a very readable presentation of Jesuit Spirituality.

One of the many concepts offered in this book for engaging the world are the following three principles: appreciating the dignity of work, the acceptance of failure, and reliance on God.

If we wish to be co-creators of the Kingdom, we need to work…on ourselves and our surroundings. Jesus was a craftsman and understood the notion of work not only in His profession but in His ministry. Scripture oftens describes Him as being tired. In our daily lives, we ought to imagine ourselves working alongside the Master.

If we recognize the dignity of working for the Kingdom, we must also accept that we will fail. Maybe Jesus as He was learning His craft made a table with one leg too short. In His ministry, He time and time again saw how the apostles just didn’t get it. Jesuits would call that the acceptance of the reality of the situation or as the late Christopher Reeve put it…playing the cards your dealt. This teaches us humility and the acceptance of our poverty of spirit. The book relates for example that St. Francis Xavier died 300 miles short of his destination of China.

In our efforts, we must also come to rely on God. A great quote was from Fr. Martin’s spiritual director. “There is a Messiah and its not you”.

Rather than being “prepacked’ perhaps we can look at our lives as a garden or flower bed. With some work and some weeding, we can help bring forth the wonder of God’s creation.

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