In preparation for this Sunday’s Liturgy, spend some time today and during this week preparing with this lectio divina meditation. This week’s Gospel reading is Luke 9:51-62, which is about the “Would-be Followers of Jesus.” Follow this four step lectio divina process, taken from Pope Benedict’s Verbum Domini, in your meditation on the Gospel. Read June 30th’s…
Lectio Divina Meditation: Conditions of Discipleship
In preparation for this Sunday’s Liturgy, spend some time today and during this week preparing with this lectio divina meditation on the Identity of Christ and the Conditions of Discipleship. This week’s Gospel reading is Luke 9:18-24 including Peter’s Confession about Jesus, the First Prediction of the Passion, and the Conditions of Discipleship. Follow this four…
The Purpose of Setting Goals
Every now and then you hear something that makes you think, “Wow, why didn’t I see that before?” As if it was right in front of you the whole time but you just never realized it. I had one of those moments a few months ago while listening to Jaime Tardy’s interview with Seth Godin…
A Water Cooler Epiphany: Envisioning a Future for Others
When setting goals or creating a dream, plan, and vision for your life, I can think of two possible ways to approach it: 1) You can think about what you want out of life and what will make you happy. Or, 2) You can think about how you can help others get what they want…
Evangelism Needs Living Saints
My friend Marc Cardaronella just posted a tweet that really got me thinking. He said: The problem with our evangelization is that we don’t have enough living Saints. — Marc Cardaronella (@MCardaronella) April 24, 2013 First, let me say that he is absolutely right. We need more saints who are living saints–people who live saintly…
