Dear children! I call you, for this time to be for all of you, a time of witnessing. You, who live in the love of God and have experienced his gifts, witness them with your words and life that they may be for the joy and encouragement to others in faith. I am with you and incessantly intercede before God for all of you that your faith may always be alive and joyful, and in the love of God. Thank you for having responded to my call. September 25, 2011
A man had two sons. He went and said to the first, “My boy, you go and work in the vineyard today.” He answered, “I will not go”, but afterwards thought better of it and went. The man went and said the same thing to the second who answered, “Certainly, sir”, but did not go. Which of the two did the father’s will? Matthew 21
• YESTERDAY, Pope Benedict XVI said...
“We must honestly admit that we have more than enough by way of structure but not enough by way of Spirit... I would add: the real crisis facing the Church in the western world is a crisis of faith. If we do not find a way of genuinely renewing our faith, all structural reform will remain ineffective... We are called to seek new paths of evangelisation. Small communities could be one such path, where friendships are lived and deepened in regular communal adoration before God... There we find people who speak of these small faith experiences at their workplace and within their circle of family and friends, and in so doing bear witness to a new closeness between Church and society.”
Pope Benedict XVI, September 24, 2011
