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Today is the feast of St. Bonaventure, a Franciscan Doctor of the Church. Today during Mass, the Franciscan priest at St. Peter’s (in the Loop) reflected on the gifts St. Bonaventure brought to the Franciscan community, particularly a more unified way of preaching–not that the Friars preached bad doctrine at all, but rather, because St. Bonaventure was an academic, he was able to illuminate the important role of study in preparing to bring God’s word to the people.
I know it is a funny connection, but as I’ve been training for this race, along the way I’ve had to ’study’ how to train well. Early in my training I experienced a severe bout of heat exhaustion, precisely because I was not aware of the danger or the factors that would lead to this condition (which is essentially severe dehydration). It is funny how in life, you may think you are doing something the right way, and you have to make a huge mistake to learn otherwise.
The same thing applies to the Spiritual Life. I can think I am doing the right thing, doing God’s will. But, what if I have not properly discerned (prayerfully considered) a certain action or choice? What if I do not give proper attention to prayer, and do not allow for silent prayer? Then, I run the risk of doing something that I should not do. That is why we need to prepare, and prayer truly is the foundation to all that we do.
Thank you so much for your continued prayers for the success of the NunRun. If you haven’t done so, please visit Donate Today to find out how you can make a gift toward fund NunRun. Every penny is a tremendous blessing. Joyous feast of St. Bonaventure!
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