Rather than focusing our energies on 🌎worldly🌏 wants, we have a greater power💥 that transcends our own lives!
At Mass💒 (in memory of my friends’ family’s loved 👼🏽one on his one-year anniverary) last weekend, the priest who delivered the homily🎤 pointed out two types of hunger:
So do Dynamic Catholics, who also engage in the other three signs that include:
Study
According to Matthew Kelly (2012), reading👓 Catholic books📚 regularly draws us closer to our 🌞faith.
All it takes is just five pages📖 per day …
You’ll be amazed at how much you learn about our religion and answer such questions as:
Why do we practice certain rituals in Catholicism?
One Catholic💒 worth studying is 😇 Saint Pope John Paul II (who passed away exactly a decade ago as of this month and has his 95th birthday next month) ~ who my parents visited in 🇮🇹Italy⛲️ during my dad’s USAF✈️ tour of Europe (where I was born in 🇩🇪Germany)!
As we reach our final moments on 🌍Earth🌏, we still won’t know EVERYTHING, but we can die⛪️ trying to absorb as much information as we can to bring us closer to His☝️ 👼Kingdom!
My St. Pope JP2 †cross† from 🌺Brownsville🌴 & the 🌹Rosary🌷 that he blessed⛲️ in Italy🇮🇹 from my CHRIST Bro Joe for my 🎈birthday🎁
#LifelongLearners✌️
My little kiddos👼 learn and teach a great deal in 💒R.E.
Source
Kelly, M. (2012). The four signs of a Dynamic Catholic: How engaging 1% of Catholics could change the world. Cincinnati, OH: Beacon.
What better role model on Heaven and on Earth do we have out there than †JESUS CHRIST† Himself?
My R.E. studentswent through the Stations of the †Cross† to have an idea of Jesus Christ’s sacrifice
The man died for our sins and sits at the right hand of GOD. So much for American Idol and wherever else ~ we have our Ultimate Universe Idol!
Ms. Easygoing Evie made the perfectpalm †cross† at our Passion ☼Sunday☼ Vigil
During Lent, I read Killing Jesus by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard.
Killing †Jesus†: History (O’Reilly & Dugard, 2013) — NY: Holt.
It made more sense out of scripture, as well as provided vivid descriptions based on the authors’ own first-hand observations of the Holy Land sites and their extensive research
It humbled me to the point that I contemplated and appreciated the crucifixion even more (I actually teared up when I sang ♪Were You There♫ as cantor at Palm ☼Sunday☼ Mass)
Examples to Follow
Jesus Christ ~ for being a nonconformist against status quo for the sake of promising ♥love♥, ☼hope☼ and †faith†
Like the Child †JESUS†, we can have childlike faith.
Santo Niño: I received this beautiful †Sto. Niño† from my ♥beloved♥ Nanay Betty for my 11th Birthday
That is what Father Joey pointed out during his homily at our Santo Niño Mass this past Sunday.
Father Joey blessed our †Santo Niños† at our ♥Sacred Heart♥ Mass on ☼Sunday☼, 1/18/2015
If we reflect on Presentation and Finding of †Jesus† at the Temple (the fourth and fifth Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary), then we can somehow imitate this kind of faith in †GOD†before anyone else.
Series of Santo Niños ¡juntos¡
Let us make ourselves more in the likeness of our Prince of ✌Peace✌.
This is what my good friend, the Bishop, accredited to his five decades of priesthood, at his 50th Anniversary celebration*
“We all have a †cross† to bear.” ~ Dr. Díaz … My Airman cousin’s Rosary to guide in travel
Although not all of us our clergy or are in the religious life, we laypeople also can practice this philosophy, through ♥loving♥ and serving the †LORD† ♥whole-heartedly♥, along with His people, leading by ☼faith☼ and listening to His will.
Therefore, the way we treat people is extremely important in how we can reach Heaven. If we’re humble to others rather than condemning/condescending/critical/judgmental, then we’re more likely to have a special spot reserved for eternal paradise. Plus, believing in miracles ~ which we went over in last night’s R.E. class ~ brings us closer to ☼The Truth☼.
With †GOD†, anything is possible.
Sources
* Jimmy Patterson, Editor. “Diocese celebrates 50-year anniversaries.” West Texas Angelus, Vol. 35, No. 1: January 2015 (2015).
R.I.P., Deacon Paul Klein, Sweet Pea, & my R.E. student Elise’s grandmother + other family friends who’ve recently passed on
I feel blessed that my †Holy† Hour at the ♥Adoration♥ Chapel takes place every Thursday, especially this season, when our †HOLYdays† fall: THANKSgiving always, as well as today on †JESUS†’ birthday and New Year’s Day one week from today.
Our Garden complete with this Statue, the Grotto & the Stations of the †Cross† (in progress)
What can be a better way to ring in the day of †CHRIST†’s birth than to spend some time in ✌peace✌ and harmony with the †Blessed Sacrament†?
I had the best spot at our House of †GOD†: smack dab in front of our Nativity Scene! #PTL ✌Peace✌ * ☼Truth☼ * ♥LOVE♥
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