Well, we have only two weeks to go to the end of Lent, and I thought I would start to do a little blogging in addition to adding my homilies from each week. I just want to wish you all a good rest of your Lent. I hope that you have truly entered into this season. Hopefully the focus on the virtues has been helpful. If nothing else, perhaps you have learned a something, or at least endured some of your purgative penance by listening to a homily or two.
I am terribly excited about our new pope, Francis, and I ask you to join me in praying for him. He has a huge task in front of him, in the Church and in the world, and the weight of so many things rests on his shoulders. We need to surround him with our prayers.
One of the things I really like about Francis is his sense of humor. Cardinal Dolan says that at the end of the first meeting with the cardinals after he was elected pope, Francis told them, "May God forgive you for what you have done." Love it. I also was watching video of him greeting cardinals, and he was smiling and joking and having fun. Slightly different from his first appearance on the balcony, where perhaps he was still in shock. But I'm glad he has relaxed. At any rate, I truly believe that he is a great embodiment of the gospel message, combining adherence to the truth of the Faith with service to the poor and suffering, all while exuding simplicity and joy. I pray that he inspires me to a holier priesthood.
God Bless,
Fr. Scott
I am terribly excited about our new pope, Francis, and I ask you to join me in praying for him. He has a huge task in front of him, in the Church and in the world, and the weight of so many things rests on his shoulders. We need to surround him with our prayers.
One of the things I really like about Francis is his sense of humor. Cardinal Dolan says that at the end of the first meeting with the cardinals after he was elected pope, Francis told them, "May God forgive you for what you have done." Love it. I also was watching video of him greeting cardinals, and he was smiling and joking and having fun. Slightly different from his first appearance on the balcony, where perhaps he was still in shock. But I'm glad he has relaxed. At any rate, I truly believe that he is a great embodiment of the gospel message, combining adherence to the truth of the Faith with service to the poor and suffering, all while exuding simplicity and joy. I pray that he inspires me to a holier priesthood.
God Bless,
Fr. Scott
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