Kevin Kling - On Being - American Public Radio Interview

Kevin Kling is a poet, playwright, and wise man. Born with a disabled left arm, he lost the use of his right one after a motorcycle accident nearly killed him. He shares his special angle on life and why we turn loss into story.   He said, "If you are able bodied, remember, it's a temporary condition."   Listen here:

Dancing in the rain

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass....  It's learning how to dance in the rain.

The 10 Commandments - Mass Journal

Fr. Luke asked on Sunday if we can recite the 10 commandments, and questioned how can we live them if we don't have them in the front of our minds.

 1. I, the LORD, am your God. You shall not have other gods besides me.
 2. You shall not carve idols for yourselves in the shape of anything in the sky above or on the earth below or in the waters beneath the earth; you shall not bow down before them or worship them.
 3. You shall not take the name of the LORD, your God, in vain.
 4. Remember to keep holy the sabbath day. Six days you may labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD, your God.
No work may be done then either by you, or your son or daughter, or your male or female slave, or your beast, or by the alien who lives with you.
 5. Honor your father and your mother.
 6. You shall not kill.
 7. You shall not commit adultery.
 8. You shall not steal.
 9. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
10. You shall not covet your neighbor's house.You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his male or female slave, nor his ox or ass, nor anything else that belongs to him.
                                                                         Ex 20:1-17

Lent is an invitation to share in the giving of ourselves

In order to be true leaders, we must be willing to serve the least among us.

Mass Journal - generosity

Monsignor Kenny reflected on his parents emphasis of generosity when he was growing up and now with their grandchildren. It was an appropriate theme for the start of the 2012 Catholic Charities drive.  It made me think of my mother, who is a beacon of generosity.  She always took a personal interest in supporting those those in need (and she still does). 

St. Luke's was blessed to have a guest speaker this morning  tell us about her personal experience of receiving heating aid through Catholic Charities when she had to miss work due to her son's illness and she couldn't make ends meet. 

God speaks quietly among the noise

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