tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63459803286996976252024-02-18T21:44:17.306-08:00Imagine a WorldMoglidala Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07737153931059691678noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6345980328699697625.post-47459561725444009232023-05-11T11:15:00.002-07:002023-05-11T11:21:33.020-07:00<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><b>The Hardest Job You’ll Ever Love<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;">These words were how she described her role as a parent. Suzanna’s young daughter had hit a rough patch and tears welled up in her eyes as she spoke about it. Another young mom described her initiation into motherhood. She had competed at the highest level of her sport in college, survived a 72-hour simulation of World War III while working on her advanced degree, was employed in at the White House and none of that, she confessed, was anywhere near as hard as breastfeeding and being a mother. Yet another woman said, I’ve worked in the ER, the OR, seen all kinds of traumatic situations but motherhood is by far the most traumatic thing.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;">Moms everywhere overcome extreme hardships, challenges, sleepless nights, financial insecurities, physical trials and much more for their children. They sacrifice their very bodies for their offspring and could water the earth with the tears they’ve shed in the depth of the night when one was not well. “We are only as happy as our most miserable kid,” is how my friend, Maureen put it. Isn’t that the truth!<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;">Motherhood is indeed tough and I think it is safe to say that all of us mothers, at one point or another, or many, feel incompetent, under prepared and downright inadequate to handle the demands of such a lofty position. Mothers who have mothered for many years often reflect back with the newfound wisdom that comes with age asking; did I do ok? How badly did I mess things up? We easily blame ourselves for things that didn’t turn out exactly as we had expected or intended. They rarely do. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;">It’s hard being a Mom. So much responsibility, so much riding on our shoulders, so much joy and suffering. Things do go right and things do go wrong. Even the finest mothers will at some point make mistakes some, perhaps, even catastrophic. But who wants to give it up? No one! We live in the future that we cannot see and the past which we cannot change. Both meet in the present moment which is enough to endure on its own. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;">No matter where we are on the timeline of motherhood, I think we can appreciate the words of this poem by David Ray. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><b>Thanks, Robert Frost</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI8zOHtn-_ZWd7zRUSmcbRtgqpeDb_lZQw2OWj5P5Eu3KczM8wGBadTOkyeSfbvgciEx_iiQE7S79QBY3cC3g243TE_-9uzdV56EsgEbs0-Z_5PtP2o3Ly4gkXPJXAD3RQkEsEG_XJsir-EjzV6XGbkYRvLIi1DgKjUwxd79JumcE0hm0jwJHe0OSj/s4032/IMG_0146.HEIC" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI8zOHtn-_ZWd7zRUSmcbRtgqpeDb_lZQw2OWj5P5Eu3KczM8wGBadTOkyeSfbvgciEx_iiQE7S79QBY3cC3g243TE_-9uzdV56EsgEbs0-Z_5PtP2o3Ly4gkXPJXAD3RQkEsEG_XJsir-EjzV6XGbkYRvLIi1DgKjUwxd79JumcE0hm0jwJHe0OSj/s320/IMG_0146.HEIC" width="240" /></a></b></div><b><o:p></o:p></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in;">Do you have hope for the future?<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in;">Someone asked Robert Frost, toward the end.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in;">Yes, and even for the past, he replied,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in;">that it will turn out to have been all right<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in;">for what it was, something we can accept,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in;">mistakes made by the selves we had to be, <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in;">not able to be perhaps, what we wished, <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in;">or what looking back half the time it seems<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in;">we could have so easily been, or ought…<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in;">The future, yes, and even for the past,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in;">that it will become something we can bear.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in;">And I too, and my children, so I hope,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in;">will recall as not too heavy the tug of <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in;">those albatrosses I sadly placed <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in;">upon their tender necks. Hope for the past, <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in;">yes, old Frost, your words provide that courage,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in;">and it brings a strange peace that itself passes,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in;">into past, easier to bear because <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in;">you said it, rather casually, as snow<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in;">went on falling in Vermont years ago. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;">May God bless all Mothers past, present and future. We trust the future to God’s grace and offer the past to that great repository of insights and experience that become treasured wisdom. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;">Happy Mother's Day!</p>Moglidala Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07737153931059691678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6345980328699697625.post-19973064463906047602022-12-14T06:42:00.003-08:002022-12-14T06:47:37.048-08:00<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3SSsmX3woAlG4FDh04-kHjHCY-PI_U4pWzSPd0DXhz3scrDJQSTVLR9zzwpGrYt1bZSQdjloCIaxGULPDEtTgHM2-hNyoY99qrvSR6AIH4X9beFhoS_Gdn8sZ8C4T2eVT7PM_zTEIojyijxEs_Sr14szPwumxhAdHBeZQSqTeb7Mi7TQXUy-gwKWB/s1920/mom%20n%20dad%20wedding.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1525" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3SSsmX3woAlG4FDh04-kHjHCY-PI_U4pWzSPd0DXhz3scrDJQSTVLR9zzwpGrYt1bZSQdjloCIaxGULPDEtTgHM2-hNyoY99qrvSR6AIH4X9beFhoS_Gdn8sZ8C4T2eVT7PM_zTEIojyijxEs_Sr14szPwumxhAdHBeZQSqTeb7Mi7TQXUy-gwKWB/s320/mom%20n%20dad%20wedding.jpg" width="254" /></a></div><br /> Shock Absorber<o:p></o:p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">My decades old impulse to call him when something big happens surfaced a couple weeks ago. I was leaving the parking lot of Kroger when a police situation developed. It was dramatic, terrifying and left me completely trapped. Feeling the shock, I grabbed the phone to call Dad. Taking a deep breath, I paused. He is no longer there at the other end of the phone. Just two months ago, he left for heaven. He would have been 90 today as I write this reflection. I miss him. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">From the time I was young, Dad was there to catch me. When I was 19 and totaled my car, I called Dad. When I lost my credit card and panicked because I couldn’t buy my books at college, I called Dad. Even well into my adult years I’d call him. When my furnace broke, when my husband lost his job, when the kids were sick, when I was sick, when the house flooded, when my daughter had a bad car accident, I called Dad. In addition, there are those moments too personal to mention here that I called Dad. He functioned as my earliest shock absorber. Always there to buffer the blows, soften the impact, ease the tension and provide support in oh so many ways. In my most vulnerable states he kept me safe, helped me pick up the pieces, pull myself together and continue on. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Dad’s early life was fashioned by shocking details. His mother, destitute and abandoned by her husband, had little choice but to put her four year old son in foster care and ultimately release him for adoption. It was during the Great Depression, she had many children but no means to care for them all. She was in a desperate and shocking situation. Two years later Dad was adopted by two loving people, my Grandma and Grandpa, who adored him and became the shock absorbers in his young life. I am so grateful for all of them, even the one who abandoned his family. It humbles me to know that my existence, as well as that of my six siblings, four children, four (almost five) grandchildren and several nieces and nephews came forth from such a sad and tragic situation. But isn’t that true in some way for all of us? Somewhere in the history of our families we find (or would find) shocking details followed by the discovery of the shock absorbers. The ones who lay down their very lives so others can live. Out of death comes life. I believe I come from a long line of shock absorbers and have assumed the role myself. This is one of the basic job requirements for parents, grandparents, extended family, friends and communities of faith. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Christmas is the celebration of the incarnation of the greatest of shock absorbers. Everything about the story of the birth of Jesus is dreadful. Our imaginations can’t help but be transfixed by the thought of a long journey on a donkey while nine months pregnant, having to give birth in a cold stable in an occupied country, away from family and friends, using a dirty manger for a crib, and having to flee from an angry King who wanted to kill the baby. In this story, God came into a cold, heartless world. Shocking, shocking, shocking. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">If it weren’t for the fact that we know how the story goes would we even find the Nativity scene heartwarming at all? Probably not. We’d find it disturbing and unappealing. But I think it’s meant to disturb us. It’s meant to force us to contemplate suffering around us and maybe consider how we can function as shock absorbers. We are called to go beyond our comfort zones, to the most vulnerable “babies in the manger”, to seek them out and bring them gifts. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">The one who heals, born in such tragic circumstances is eventually brutally crucified. In the face of such violence, he counters with nonviolence, with mercy and love. All of this story should shake us up. Jesus willingly took upon himself the sin of the world and liberated humanity from the bonds of sin and death. We must ask ourselves, as the ones who follow His Way, how can we live like this?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">My Dad’s death was like a sonic blast. Although I saw it coming, it still catapulted me into a free fall. Dad was my first major shock absorber but he wasn’t the last. I feel so fortunate to have my faith, my husband, my children, my siblings and friends who all help to absorb the shock of losing him. In that parking lot at Kroger, I pivoted my impulse and called my baby sister. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">As we gaze upon our Nativity scenes this Christmas Season may the Spirit of Holiness captivate us and illuminate those in our path, in our families, neighborhoods, schools, and places of work who are most vulnerable. May our hearts be cracked wide open and may we discover the gift of serving as their shock absorbers. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Merry Christmas.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Mary Garlow<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Director of Faith Formation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">mgarlow@olqm-parish.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>Moglidala Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07737153931059691678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6345980328699697625.post-26932251649812190512019-01-27T12:01:00.000-08:002019-01-27T12:01:13.098-08:00Things Aren’t Always How They Appear <div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0in 0in 18.75pt;">
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<span style="color: #363636; font-size: 14pt;">Things aren’t always how they appear. Have </span><span style="color: #363636; font-size: 14pt;"> you noticed this to be true in your own life? I certainly have. My Dad would remind us seven children to speak softly and not be so quick to pass judgment because we don’t know the whole story. My Dad is a smart guy. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #363636; font-size: 14pt;">Dad’s instruction is not easy to follow. It doesn’t come naturally but must be learned. When we hear some unexpected news, or encounter a difficult situation our minds automatically want to divide, subdivide, take sides and make a judgment call. But how many times have we continued the walk only to find out that we really didn’t have all the facts and indeed misjudged a person or situation. Quite humbling for sure.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #363636; font-size: 14pt;">Today’s Gospel reveals to us some important lessons. The Wedding Feast at Cana begins Jesus’ public ministry. Jesus was 30 years old. Although he is God, it took Mary that long to prepare Him for His mission. He too it seems had to learn to see with His heart. When he was ready, she told Him it was time. At first, He didn’t seem to get it. But then He moved. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #363636; font-size: 14pt;">How embarrassing for the host family. Running out of wine? Unheard of and a disgrace. But things aren’t always as they appear when Jesus is around. He transformed this tragic situation into one of joy. Not only were those jars now filled with wine, they were filled with the <b>best </b>wine. Unheard of that the best would be saved for last! For the next three years, He would continue this revolution.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #363636; font-size: 14pt;">Mary is our universal Mother who teaches us to see with our hearts. Jesus continues to flip things around all the time. He makes what seems to be the worst into the best. Thank you, Mary and Jesus. You are invited to all our parties!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Moglidala Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07737153931059691678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6345980328699697625.post-42698189142355105442017-04-10T16:05:00.000-07:002017-04-10T16:35:34.596-07:00The Fuller Brush Man and the Lenten Journey<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When I was young the summers seemed longer and we spent most
of our time outside visiting with the neighbors and doing a whole lot of
nothing. Occasionally something really exciting would happen; the Fuller Brush
man would come. His visits were not scheduled but nobody seemed to mind. My
mother was the most friendly and generous person.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She and I (and my siblings and neighbors)
would sit down and enthusiastically look at all the cool gadgets and gizmos he
had in his attaché case. I particularly liked the hairbrushes. He was a
masterful salesperson displaying the items with pride and explaining how they
would make our lives better. My mother would occasionally make a purchase but
not always. Regardless, neither party considered the visit a waste of time. It
was always mutually enjoyable and we’d look forward to the next. <o:p></o:p></div>
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My mother’s openness to others influenced me greatly. In
reflecting, I see now that she was the living example of the scripture passage
from Philippians where St. Paul teaches; <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Do
nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility regard others as more
important than yourself. </i>(Phil 2: 3)<o:p></o:p></div>
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I miss my Mom. I miss those days. Life was less hectic. In
my memory, people were calmer and friendlier. Whether this is true or not is
hard to tell but the desire to recapture the feeling is real. The world today
feels different. The market place has changed drastically; in some ways for the
better but not in all ways. Unlike days gone by, buying and selling in our
modern economy is often mediated by a device of some sort. We live in a
constructed world of “convenience”. But it’s not nearly as much fun. In many
ways, relationships have been replaced with computers. <o:p></o:p></div>
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My mother’s example taught me to honor the energy of God
found in creation and in each person who is a little eternity and a mystery to
be discovered. She showed me that relationship is truly the central theme of
our Christian faith. We profess belief in the Holy Trinity; that God is
essentially a quality of relationship itself, an event of communion. Our
journey as disciples is a journey to a fuller realization of life in the
Trinity and what it means to be a part of that boundless movement that continuously
calls us forth and draws us back in an infinite exchange of mutual love. It is
a life of giving and receiving between participants equal in all aspects, a
reciprocity of needs and gifts.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Journeys are filled with the unknown and require faith. Journeys
are exciting and mysterious but often risky, demanding and uncomfortable. If we
are open, our journey can take us to what Pope Francis refers to as the
“existential peripheries”; to people and places that are out of our normal
routines or control but stretch us beyond our comfort zones.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each new encounter with another person is
certainly inherent with risk. But inherent also is the potential for blessing.
We don’t know until we try.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I decided to make Lent 2017 a season to honor “the other”;
to make a thoughtful effort to be more like my Mom. One way to do this was to
form new habits in my relationship to the market place and its modern
conveniences which make it possible to do business without any face to face
communication with a person. Today’s market economy encourages us to pay at the
pump, self-check at the grocery store, use mobile deposits, drive up to the ATM
machine, take advantage of post office kiosks, order online, etc. We are told
that these conveniences will save us time and energy but I can’t help but
wonder if they don’t unintentionally contribute to loneliness and isolation.
What once were natural and comfortable exchanges between individuals now seem
awkward and almost abnormal. Our collective psyche is being molded to consider
the other not so much as gift but more as a problem to be avoided. If the
Fuller Brush man appeared today, I’m sorry to say that my reception would probably
not be as it was years ago. I’ve been swept into the “too busy” way of thinking.
I don’t believe this is the person my mother raised me to be.<o:p></o:p></div>
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These past six weeks I have been “fasting” from these
conveniences and since embarking on this Lenten fast, I’ve called more people
by name, offered gratitude more frequently, smiled more often and reassured
others on a job well done; all forms of blessing. I have deliberately chosen to
take extra time and go out of my way, but I must admit, I’ve experienced a
profound sense of happiness. Yes, I’ve had short tempered attendants and fought
my own impatience, but my decision to see the other with new eyes has allowed
me to be disturbed less easily and to pay attention to the preferences and
demands I make as a consumer. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The Law of Karma states that what we put out into the
universe comes back to us. What we do to another, we do to ourselves. Simple
really. I’m learning it is possible to recapture that feeling of a calmer and
friendlier world. I just need to seek community over immunity and breath out
what I desire to breathe in. <o:p></o:p></div>
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</v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">On the
way into Mass last Sunday, this is the question asked of me by my five year old
granddaughter. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">I had never even thought of that. But she did. After a moment I
replied “well, we can’t run out of Jesus. It is impossible. When God raised him
up he became superabundant!” She smiled and repeated the word, Superabundant.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">What a great question. What a great word. What a great
concept; something so good and so plentiful that we never run out. How
fortunate for us. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">In her five years of life on this planet Fiona has learned what it means
to run out of something she loves. She worries about her special little pal, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bunny</i>, which she has carried with her
everywhere since she was a year and a half old. Bunny is pretty tattered now. It
has been sown and glued and everything we can think of to protect its fragile
fur. But Bunny is running out. Death is real and Fiona, already at her tender
age, knows this. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">During the Triduum, we recall how the world did run out of
Jesus for a day. We commemorate that day and call it Holy Saturday. The
tabernacles are all empty. Jesus disappeared from sight on that day in history.
It appeared that violence had won. Good had attracted evil and evil consumed
the good. The world was dark and bleak as if all the color had been drained out.
Both religious and civil leaders set out to destroy Jesus and it appeared as if
they succeeded. At this time, the playing field had been leveled. No one was
better than anyone else. All stood in need of redemption.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">But out of death came life, out of rejection came rebirth. He
rose. Death had not won. Alive again, he was hardly recognizable. He looked
like everyone else. Mary Magdalene didn’t recognize him, the disciples didn’t
recognize him, and the travelers on the road to Emmaus didn’t recognize Him. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Resurrected, He became superabundant. He
became universal.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">To ensure we would never again be without him, Jesus gave us
the Holy Spirit and instituted the sacraments by which we have access to transformative,
sanctifying grace. But Jesus also taught us that he is to be found in the poor,
the marginalized, the sick and suffering. He promised to be among us when we
gather in his name. He is in the assembly of His faithful. He is in families.
He is in the joys and sorrows of everyday life. He instructed us to love one
another and to treat each other with dignity and respect. What we do to the
least, we do to Him. He is with us till the end of time in so many ways so as
to ensure, we will never run out.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Fiona, Jesus is everywhere. Most importantly, his abundant
life, he gives to you!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Mary Garlow<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Moglidala Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07737153931059691678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6345980328699697625.post-83610091689715338462016-03-10T17:49:00.001-08:002016-03-16T04:20:37.779-07:00<br />
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A Church Ignited<o:p></o:p></h2>
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<a href="https://virtualhomeblog.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/dna.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="129" src="https://virtualhomeblog.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/dna.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: "calibri";">When my 6<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup> grade teacher, Mr. Henzie, offered
extra credit for pronouncing and accurately spelling the word behind the
acronym DNA, I rose to the occasion. Deoxyribonucleic acid was indeed a
challenging word for a 12 year old, but I was a good speller and enjoyed the
benefits of a good memory. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Understanding DNA is a bigger challenge than spelling it.
Those gifted with a scientific mind can describe its components detailing
genomes, nucleotides and chromosomes and how they all fit together. I simply
know that this chemical substance contains genetic coding that is passed on
from one generation to the next. <span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
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<a href="http://christsunofrighteousness.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/holy-spirit-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://christsunofrighteousness.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/holy-spirit-11.jpg" height="141" width="200" /></a><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">When Archbishop
Vigneron stated that he is seeking a “change in the very DNA of the Church in
Detroit”, I began thinking, what does that mean? Does Church have DNA? How can
we decode it? If a DNA test was performed on the Church, what would it reveal?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">In 1974 Pope Paul
VI called for a Synod of Bishops to focus on evangelization. The Bishops
performed a pseudo DNA test on the Church which revealed that the gene for evangelization
had weakened and the Church was not reproducing the faith in others as she once
had. They began decoding the Church’s DNA from which Pope Paul VI wrote the
Magna Carta document; <em>Evangelization in the Modern World</em>. This document
reignited the whole Church towards her primary mission and
sparked a resurgence of the gene for evangelization. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">In keeping with this momentum,
Archbishop Vigneron has launched Synod 16 to resurge
Detroit in the area of evangelization. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He hopes that this synod will </span>help us better understand how we
can be an evangelizing diocese, established in our time and sustained through
future generations. Through this synod process, the Archbishop seeks <span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">to reawaken the hearts of the faithful to
have a renewed encounter with Jesus, to grow in relationship with Him and to
share Him with others. He wants us to be a Church on mission.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Working in the
office of evangelization has offered me a chance to run some diagnostic work in
parishes and Catholic organizations. I have discovered some common cultural
norms that actually work against evangelization and mission and must be
corrected if transformation is to occur. They are as follows:</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">De evangelizing parish cultural
norms<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Evangelizing parish cultural
norms<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Belief that faith is a
private matter<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Correction: While faith in
Jesus is personal, it is not meant to be private. Being a disciple means we
have been chosen by God to take Jesus into the world. We can say no to God’s
choice if we wish, but then our faith will fizzle and God will have to find
someone else.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Belief that evangelization
is for the ordained<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Correction: evangelization
is for the Baptized and Confirmed. Through these sacraments we receive gifts
and charisms and are sent on mission. Ordained ministers are at the service
of the lay faithful, that they may grow in holiness and be sent into the world.</span></span></div>
</td>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Belief that formal
education is a pre requisite to evangelization<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Correction: It’s not about
us and what we know, it’s about the Holy Spirit who moves in and through the
Body of Christ, sends us on mission and gives us the words or actions needed
for evangelization.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Belief that Catholics don’t
evangelize<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Correction: evangelization
is at the very heart of our identity. The Catholic Church exists in order to
evangelize. Catholics are the original evangelizers.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Archbishop Vigneron intends that through Synod 16 “we will
inform ourselves of the nature and practice of evangelization as our first and
most important pastoral activity. As a diocese, we will seek to establish
practices encouraging and nurturing evangelization as a normal activity in our
Catholic institutions.”<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Synod 16 promises
to be an exciting time in Detroit as we decode and recode our Church DNA and
radically change how we do things. Passing on the faith is everyone’s business
and our number one concern. We are saved in order to be sent. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
Moglidala Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07737153931059691678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6345980328699697625.post-32688650513849037142015-10-22T10:18:00.000-07:002015-10-22T16:08:02.858-07:00Field Day<br />
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My high school
didn't do traditional homecoming festivities. Instead we had Field
Day. I loved Field Day! Once a year, the entire class would join
together. We'd all dress alike, we'd learn a masterfully
choreographed march to a catchy beat and on that fall day we'd line
up along the road next to the high school. Each class had their
designated area. In my class, there were nearly 600 of us.
Impressive! Powerful!</div>
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The beat would
commence, and we'd begin to march, all in sync, along the road and
into the gym. It was great fun. What made it even more special was
that everyone mattered. No longer were we the rich, the poor, the
jocks, the greasers, the nerds, the burnouts, or whatever in between.
On that day, we blended into one class with one common goal, to
defeat the other classes. Field Day was the great equalizer of my
high school days. If anyone was missing we were less effective, we'd
show less of a united force and we were less likely to WIN!</div>
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As I was growing
up, I also loved my parish. I found sanctuary there and a true sense
of belonging. I was aware that I was part of something big and I
mattered. Today, I understand why. In the Body of Christ
everyone matters, <u>all the time</u>. No one is insignificant. It
is in this communion that we are formed as leaders and discover our
giftedness, our effectiveness and the mission to which we are sent.</div>
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Leadership
development in the parish is important. It is different than in the
secular world where leaders are often associated with authority,
power and a spirit of competition. In the parish, leadership is
developed with a sense of the sacred. We learn how we can lead others to the
Word of Life in a spirit of complementarity and we constantly seek to
develop more leaders. One way in which we lead is through our
charisms. God has empowered his faithful with charisms so He can
reach “the many” for whom Christ died. When we gather for the
Liturgy, hear the message to be taken out, are fed with the energy
from the Resurrected Body, we become a powerful force to be reckoned
with. At the Liturgy, we get in sync, we pay attention and we get our
marching orders. But are we even aware of this?
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Pope Francis
referred to the Church as a Field Hospital. He said “ the thing the
Church needs most today is the ability to heal wounds and to warm the
hearts of the faithful.” He said we are to be “ministers of
mercy” and announced a Jubilee Year of Mercy to begin on the feast
of the Immaculate Conception on December 8, 2015.
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It occurs to me
that every day in the Church must be like a Field Day. Everyday the
leaders (AKA disciples or apostles) must show up for the mission to
be accomplished. Every day we must be ready to make our contribution,
to say “yes” and to lead through our charisms which are destined
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to accomplish great
things.
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Field Day needs
everyone. No charism is insignificant as each works in harmony with
the others. Let us get in the line up, let us be lost in the crowd.
Let's let mercy lead! We can do this, together!</div>
Moglidala Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07737153931059691678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6345980328699697625.post-27795220072502280362015-09-28T14:18:00.001-07:002015-10-06T14:52:39.045-07:00Make Believe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #414141; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;">It has been said that the greatest nation is our imagination. I'm not sure who first coined this phrase, but I like it. In a world that often seems bleak, it is our imagination that can transcend the bleakness and take us to a better place. At least for a little while.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #414141; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;">I am lucky to have a grand daughter. She has reintroduced me to the land of make believe. We go there all the time. It is populated with mermaids, unicorns, butterflies, owls, the royal family and of course, the bad guy named Hans. Hans causes a lot of trouble and is constantly in need of forgiveness and of another chance to get it right. In this land of make believe, living the virtues still doesn't come naturally. Fallen human nature is still a problem.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #414141; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;">Pope Francis just paid a visit to the United States. I, like so many, were glued to the live stream of his addresses to the White House, Congress, USCCB, The United Nations and finally to the World Meeting of Families. His words helped me to imagine a better world for my grand daughter. If we, like Hans, can overcome our fallen human nature, we have a chance at putting an end to fighting, caring for the land, welcoming the stranger, feeding the hungry, ending poverty, upholding all life as sacred and learning to forgive and to start over. For those of us chosen to be Catholic Christians, our hope in a better world comes from our faith in Jesus. It is Jesus who summons us to leave behind our old ways, who teaches us the ways of heaven and with great confidence entrusts us to pass on to our families the beauty of the Christian life. In Jesus we find revealed all we need for our imaginations to take off.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #414141; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;">Pope Francis said that our families will be strong edifices of love if they are built on beauty, goodness and truth. He said beauty is the path that leads to God. Where there is beauty, goodness and truth are close behind. These three transcendent qualities of God are always present together. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #414141; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;">The imagination is the receptor of beauty. So maybe that's why the imagination is the greatest nation.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #414141; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;">Not too long ago I heard an interview with John O'Donohue, the Irish poet. He spoke of the imagination and the landscape of beauty. He said that often times people comment that they have no imagination. Not true, O'Donohue replied, we are all ex babies. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #414141; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;">Let's activate our imaginations and go to the land of make believe often. Let's fill it with acts of love and paint the landscape with the living words spoken by our Holy Father. Maybe, just maybe, we shall experience a bit of heaven on earth and more importantly, we will find a way to contribute to the creation of a better world for our grandchildren.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #414141; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;">Mary Garlow</span><br />
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