Closed doors
I’m quite familiar with the iconic Alexander Graham Bell quote that “when one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.” That’s not completely true. For every situation, there are an equal number of […]
Empathy
The apostle Peter counseled Christians to show ‘fellow feeling, brotherly affection and compassion.’ The apostle Paul recommended similar sentiments when he exhorted fellow Christians to “rejoice with people who rejoice; weep with people who weep.” What they are talking about is being empathetic to one another. The Greek word rendered “fellow feeling” literally means “to […]
New beginnings
Sunday begins my journey towards the formation as a Third Order of the Carmelites, the order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin of Mount Carmel. The Lecto Divina for today emphasizes that what He asks of us is to have much love! That alone, will be immensely challenging. May we all be ministers of […]
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