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Ave Maria! What a chilly week in Chicago: but, 65 is far better than 85 when you’re training for a race! We are 66 days away from the Chicago Half Marathon!
As the physical training continues and I learn more about eating healthy, getting enough sleep and above all drinking LOTS of liquids, the spiritual training is also shaping up! Thanks to our beloved Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI the entire world has a new challenge set before us: Caritas in veritate: Charity in Truth.
I have yet to read the entire encyclical, but from commentaries by several priests and Catholic news agencies, I’ve learned that Pope Benedict is offering us a challenging look at how to confront the social challenges of the day, through the light of Christ! I look forward to reading Caritas in veritate soon!
In all that we do, we must be the face of Christ to a broken world. It is so easy to get caught up in negativity and complaining about how bad things are. True, we must be honest in recognizing the grave evils that surround us in our secular, even hedonist society. Yet, there is a step beyond recognition: we must take it to prayer, and ask the Lord to reveal the response to take. No matter what God desires us to do, the response will always be in love. For that, ultimately, is the vocation of every one of us: to love and to be loved, ultimately to be in perfect union with God in Heaven. It is just that simple!
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