In the gospel of John, as we have been reading lately, we continually hear Jesus saying, “Live on in Me that my joy may be yours and your joy may be complete.”  In a world that compulsively seeks thrills and pleasure, how wonderful to be able to enter into and receive that most sublime gift of joy.  Oh joy!  Did you ever wonder what it is that gives you joy?  Of all the places I go and of all the things I do, nowhere do I experience more corporate joy than when we have a baptism at liturgy, a first Holy Communion or a Confirmation.  Why?  Because these are the sacraments of initiation.  Whether we are conscious of it or not, all of us who are long time Catholics have a very special gift and realization deep within our hearts.  It is this:  We are God’s.  For all of its warts and its woes, Catholicism at its very best has been able to inculcate, inoculate, and infuse into the very core of our being our truest identity and that is being God’s child.  Know this at the very depth of your being, that your truest self is God’s, and you are one safe and secure human being.  And that gives you joy. read more

Friday night May 30 from 7-9:30 and
Saturday May 31 from 9:30 am - 4 pm.
Equipping Catholics to be lay apostles
for their mission to the world.
This workshop, presented by the
Catherine of Siena Institute,
is a two-day live presentation
where you will begin to explore
how your charims (gifts) suit you perfectly
for God's purpose in your life.
There is no registration fee.
A free will donation will be accepted,
but no one will be excluded for financial reasons
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