First there is study…which leads to service
Service leads to…..charity
Beyond service and charity there is…..engagement
Engagement is self-giving love whose benefit is….. self-giving love
Category Archives: Musings
Collaboration
Collaboration is a state of mind; artful and expressive of the beauty and goodness of love and compassion; nothing less. An ideal whose edicts are those of the Church and every other shared theology which understands the principle of “love your neighbor”. Theory transitions into practice through a shift in the paradigm;
God, Family, Community, Career leads to…..global civilization
Global civilization depends on…..co-operation replacing competition
I’m not overstating my position; our world cannot spend the next 30 years preparing for war and feed 9 billion hungry people at the same time. We can apply what we are learning to the Church and its effectiveness; the real test will be to broadcast this shift in the paradigm to a waiting world, a world of great need.
Accordion
The Church is an organic, living, breathing accordion….whether the Church is expanding or contracting…… it is making beautiful music
A Simple Laborer
Many implications can be found in a simple laborer achieving sainthood: Physical labor has dignity; sainthood does not stem from status; contemplation does not depend on learning; the simple life is conducive to holiness and happiness. Perhaps the truth which emerges is this: If you have your spiritual self in order, your earthly commitments will fall into order also. “[S]eek first the kingdom [of God] and his righteousness,” said the carpenter from Nazareth, “and all these things will be given you besides” (Matthew 6:33).