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Monday, July 1, 2013

Busyness is God's business

WOW!  One never expects life to be so busy,  it just sort of sneaks up on you.  Of course, we all have responsibilities, but sometimes they seem quite overwhelming.  Thankfully, as so many Saints have noted, "God will not give us more than we can handle."

For this reason, however, I have not had a chance to get to this blog with so much frequency... ok... at all, really.  But, thankfully, this has happened because of many things that have been happening here at the Parish. As well, my wife has recently been notified by God (and a doctor) that we are having twins!  Nevertheless, I was particularly inspired by this short video that came out today:

So... I am back.

What has been happening at the parish, you ask?  Well, for one, we have just completed a number of classes for Notre Dame's Summer of The Year of Faith.  We looked at 8 amazing Saints that had come from various and wildly sinful backgrounds.  We saw the Mercy of God works even in the darkest places that man puts himself.  We saw dispelled 7 Myths about the Catholic Church and Science, and saw that science necessitates our understanding that there is more to life than our material world.  We saw various movies that helped us to consider lives of some great Saints  who have gone before us and Monks who take their faith most seriously.  We are also preparing for the arrival of the Denver Catholic Biblical School here at Notre Dame.  As well, in just less than two weeks the Totus Tuus Summer Catechetical Program is about to arrive here at Notre Dame.  All of these things take time, and organizational work.  However, the time has come, as I watched the video above about our present Holy Father (and noting that he is about to publish his First Encyclical letter to the Catholic Church), it seems I should challenge myself to be more active on this blog. 

If you happen to read this, please comment!  We all need a little encouragement, and I am no exception.  Having studied the "Catholic Thing" for a while, I think it would be good for me to keep on posting thoughts on things Catholic in our 21st century.  It just takes finding the time to do it....

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2 comments:

  1. UnknownJuly 27, 2013 at 9:58 AM

    Hey Tomas I wanted to let you know that I have read your various blogs for years and years now dating back to some of your very first entries at St. Jude. Even when you have periods of not blogging, I cyber stalk the heck out of you to find out if you are writing any of your musings anywhere else on the internet (hence the finding/following you on twitter thing). Please keep writing to whatever degree you are able to with your busy busy schedule. I don't comment much but there are few minds I respect more than yours and few people who are better at telling it like it is when it comes to these things. I love the conversational style of writing, the meaningful and informed theological and cultural insights and the periodic goofy levity you inject into your writing which balances it nicely. God uses you in this capacity (among the many that he uses you in) and when you feel like you have no audience, know with confidence that you do have one faithful reader.

    Miss you buddy,

    Dani

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  2. UnknownJuly 27, 2013 at 10:04 AM

    Oh and congrats on the twins!! SO EXCITING!!

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