Without focused times for prayer, I wouldn’t be able to get through the day! In your plan of life, bring the details of your life to God in prayer and surrender yourself to him.
As we celebrate St John Paul II’s feast day, it’s worth asking ourselves: have we opened wide the doors to Christ? Is he welcome in every corner of our personal and communal lives?
It seems crazy that I’d be able to say it year after year, but this is the OLMC reality: we’ve come a long way, and we’re just getting started.
As we bring forth our beloved dogs and cats (and others!) to receive their blessing, it’s also a good opportunity to reflect on the Saint behind the simplicity of this day.
In the daily rhythm of ordinary life, peace is rarely forged by insisting on our own way; rather, it is found in the generous and humble love by which each makes room for the other.