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Church Needs Courageous Apostles to Fight Religious Indifference

Sister Therese Ann — Wed, 04 May 2011 13:16:18 +0000

Pope Benedict said at his Wednesday March 23^rd general audience that the modern world needs “zealous” disciples of Christ, who will fight religious indifference with the “light and beauty” of the Gospel.

Are you living as a zealous disciple of Christ? Is your witness of life bringing a light to the darkness of indifference in our world

WOAM 2010

Sister Therese Ann — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 18:45:48 +0000

While we can’t tell you everything that happened on our October week-end , we can tell you this:

The women heard fellow parishioners share how their faith helped them with their daily living. Five women shared their stories of faith.

The participants were wined and dined with great food and snacks.

There was a moving Reconciliation service.

The women enjoyed a renewed sisterhood at St. Edward Parish.

They reflected upon their own relationship with Jesus Christ and found a renewed love for and from him.

Living Well the Word of God

Sister Therese Ann — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:23:01 +0000

We were privileged to have Fr James Walker as our second speaker in our Lenten series on Tuesday, March 9, 2010 . Fr Walker’s presentation focused on Living Well the Word. Father offered us the invitation to be transformed by Living God’s Word daily. Some people study the Bible. They can tell you chapter and verse, the literary structure, the historical background. But they cannot seem to understand that God deeply desires to be in relationship with us. These people read the Word with their mind but not with their heart.

We are called to hear the Scriptures with both mind and heart, to be transformed by God’s Word. One way to be transformed by God’s Word is to allow the community of faith to guide us. A reputable Bible study group, the Sunday homily, sharing the Word with a friend are but a few of the ways to hear God’s Word with our hearts and be transformed.

The true test to hearing God’s Word is how we are living. Living well in response to God’s Word means that what we allow what we hear in Scripture to guide every dimension of our lives.

Fr Walker invited us to hear God in the messy diapers, in our jobs, in our households, in our finances, in our friendships. God’s Word is present in all of life.

So the question I ask today: How do I live well through hearing God’s Word? How do I read the Scriptures with my heart?

How Many Facebook Friends Do You Have? or What Is a True Friend?

saintedwardparish — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:59:19 +0000

Are you on Facebook? If so, what do you love about it? Do you personally know all your Facebook Friends? What percentage of them do you think are “true” friends?

A study was re-released by Robin Dunbar of Oxford University, wherein he retested his theory that the size of the human brain’s neocortex can only comprehend social circles of 150 before cohesion gives out. In the 1990s, this number of ’150′ was known as ‘Dunbar’s number,’ and he arrived at it by studying everything from primitive tribes to modern office environments. So, Dunbar revived the study, curious about how the ‘Facebook effect’, or the widening of social parameters due to networking, has affected our ability to maintain relationships. Primarily, he attests, it doesn’t. Still, 150 is his magic number.

I know a young woman with 500 “friends” on Facebook. Are they “true friends”? What defines a “true friend”?

The question for the week: “What is a true friend?” Here is one answer:

Jesus wanted to make sure His disciples understood His deep love for them, so He put it into WORDS. “No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing. But I now call you FRIENDS because I have passed on to you everything the Father has made known to Me.” (John 15:15)