… Acts of the Apostles makes us reflect that, before being “apostles”, before being priests, Bishops, Cardinals, we are “Parthians, Medes, Elamites”, et cetera, et cetera.
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Parents – Comforters? Nudges? Both?
Parents are both comforters and nudges!
Should it be any different with God’s Spirit?
I Thought I Knew the Apostles!
I thought I knew the Apostles! The become of hundreds of millions who viewed “The Chosen.”
It enriched my appreciation for the scriptures and led me to a more prayerful understanding.
Unfinished Work of the Prolife Movement
Unfinished Work of the Prolife Movement – Only when we show through our actions the goods of unconditional love and radical hospitality at the core of the culture of life movement will we change hearts and minds.
Did Listening To the Spirit Change People 2000 Years Ago?
This third Mindwalk along the path of “synodality” looks at how two acknowledged leaders from vastly different backgrounds drastically changed their way of thinking and behaving. It is about their complimentary conversions through listening to the spirit and each other.
Bird’s-eye View – Word of God and Synodality
Yesterday’s image was an “up close and personal” experience of the Word of God via the amazing two seasons of The Chosen”. Today I would like to step back for a bigger picture of the Word of God.
Ever Wonder About Jesus’ Kindergarten?
There is so much we don’t know about what Jesus learned in his earliest years in Nazareth. We know Mary and Joseph were his first teachers. Almost everything else is conjecture. Yet there is much we can learn from Our Lady of Nazareth.
The “Broccoli Approach” to Synodality
Mothers often say “try it, you’ll like it”! I wonder of some today have rejected synodality without trying it or even understanding it.
What Do These Slogans Have in Common?
I have long been aware of how effectively Pope Francis uses stories to challenge, enlighten or motivate his listeners.
Jesus did the same in the story of the so-called Good Samaritan. He asks us to reflect on the three people who passed by the badly injured traveler.
What is the Prequel of Today’s “Synodal Process”?
A reflection on a “prequel” to the very first council, the Council of Jerusalem (Acts 15) Then fast-forward to the two-year long “sequel” is taking place right now.
Do You Ignore “Nudges”?
In one sense God was the first “nudge”. Over the centuries God has used many to nudge us.
In the two year synodal process just begun Pope Francis asks us to listen. Can we hear God’s nudging us?
I Predict the Synod will…
The Church has just begun a three-year process focused on not only truly listening to each other. We are called to listen to the Holy Spirit whose view spans all of time and eternity. Most visitors to Vincentian Mindwalk are aware that Pope Francis is playing the “long game”on reading the signs of the times today just as Vatican II did in the mid 20th century. I predict … at least 3 simultaneous “synods”!
Do we need a reset?
Over the next three years of the “synodal process”, Jesus is asking us to gather in the upper rooms of our homes, dioceses, countries, and finally in Rome. To respectfully wait for and listen to the Spirit speaking not only to our hearts but in the hearts of our sisters and brothers. He is asking us to walk together.