“If we let Christ into our lives, we lose nothing, absolutely nothing of what makes life free, beautiful, and great. No! Only in this friendship are the doors of life opened wide. Only in this friendship is the great potential of human existence truly revealed.” – Pope Benedict XVI So often we feel that in [...]
Sacrifice
A friend of mine (Yong Oh of Shepherd’s Cafe) shared this wonderful Lenten letter from Fr. Agustino, CFR and I wanted to share it here. Ash Wednesday 2010 Peace and blessings. I pray that all are well. Please forgive the timing of the email, but I can’t help but feel the Lord putting something on [...]
Pope Benedict XVI gave this great reminder to us all recently regarding fasting during Lent. And I figured it was appropriate to post since we’ve just passed the half-way point of this Lenten season!
“The relinquishment or sale of temporal goods possessed in this world is not the completion but only the beginning of the race in the stadium; it is not, so to speak, the goal, but only the starting point. In fact, the athlete does not win because he strips himself, for he undresses precisely in order [...]

