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CMCS Manhood Monday
Your weekly dose of "Living the Goodness of a Catholic Man".
March 1, 2021

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The Revelation of the Spirit
From Today's Readings:

Monday of the Second Week in Lent

Verse before the Gospel

Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life;
you have the words of everlasting life.

 

 

* [6:63Spirit,flesh: probably not a reference to the eucharistic body of Jesus but to the supernatural and the natural, as in Jn 3:6Spirit and life: all Jesus said about the bread of life is the revelation of the Spirit.

 

"The Church realizes its role of pointing out the truth and necessity of Jesus our Light in a world darkened by sin.  So, so many live lamentable conditions of life that fuel the outcry of the poor. The scarcity of jobs and resources push people to the sidelines to live lives of misery. And as we have seen there are consequences of this misery to disturb sinner and saint alike among us, namely, the inequality that spawns violence, urban violence that gives rise to quick and unreasoned judgments about people who live on the fringes.
 
Consider the deplorable conditions of life and political turmoil and crime that result in the massive trek of people from their homelands looking for relief and safety and a future for their children. We think of the children in cities across the country when they explode in racially charged violence. We think of Christian communities in Syria and Iraq who are remembered for their founding back in the days of St.  Paul, but are today destroyed by unconscionable acts of fanaticism. We think of Bethlehem where the Christ savior was born mandated as a ghetto populated by a people who trace their lineage to Christ’s ancestors but who are pushed to the margins of society.   All of this begs for prayer and a Christian voice.
 
Thank you, brothers and sisters, for your faith and hope, your sober words of calm in the midst of conflict and mistaken reference. Thank you for your generosity so eloquently evident with various causes and programs that lift people to see more clearly the light of Christ in their lives."
 
~ Bishop Joseph N Perry
 
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How we respond to others has a huge impact on the world.
 
How we treat others makes a huge impact on how they see the world around them.
 
The messages in our lives shared through experiences and examples, though subtle, speak and teach louder than words ever can.

 

Thanks for Reading.

 Make it a great week. See you back here again next Monday.

Frank J Casella, CMCS-Director

 

 

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