Monday, June 6, 2022

Mother of the Church

Just a few thoughts

·        "There was a time, even in our churches, when people spoke of a holy war or a just war. Today we cannot speak in this manner. A Christian awareness of the importance of peace has developed. Wars are always unjust, since it is the people of God who pay. Our hearts cannot but weep before the children and women killed, along with all the victims of war. War is never the way."
"The real answer is not more weapons, more sanctions, or more political-military alliances, but rather a different approach, a different way of governing the world." – Pope Francis
What is the way about? Francis points to the school of Jesus, of Gandhi and particularly of "women who have cultivated and cherished life."

·        The first duty of love is to listen. -- Paul Tillich

·        For Christian believers and communities around the world, may the Holy Spirit set their hearts on fire with all-embracing love.

Reflection

ü Mary was always unobtrusively present at the crucial moments of the Church

ü Pentecost Sunday: Forming community

ü Mary Our Mother

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Transformed by the Dark Night

Ø Why is the church failing in the West?

Musical Reflection

¯ Songs to Mary, Holy Mother of God

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