Saint John Paul II
"As Catholic lay people you have an important moral and cultural contribution of service to make to the life of your country. Much will be required of the person entrusted with much (Lk 12:48). These words of Christ apply not only to the sharing of material wealth or personal talents, but also to the sharing of one's faith."
(Remarks to Laity, San Francisco California, September 1987)
Anne Costa
Chiara Lubich
“If one were to set fires at
different locations throughout a city, even if they were modest fires they
would quickly consume the whale metropolis. Likewise, if in a. city, at the
most disparate points, one were to ignite the hearts of the inhabitants with
the fire that Jesus brought to the world, then the good-will of those people
would quickly over-run the city, lighting it up with love for God.
The fire Jesus has brought to the
world is Himself. It is the fire of Love. This is the love which not only
unites souls to God but unites souls to one another... In each city these souls
shall emerge from families: father and mother, son and father, mother and
mother-in-law. This phenomenon can take place in parish life, in organizations,
in schools, in offices, anywhere... Each small flame for God necessarily
kindles other flames. Divine Providence
takes care to distribute these souls on fire where they can best serve the
process. Through their action, many places in the world will be restored to
the warmth of the love of God and renewed hope.”
(From Meditations)
Anne Costa
“…we…need to be reminded to stop
lamenting over what is wrong, and proclaim what is good and hopeful in our
world today. Our strength still comes from joy, not from complaining and
focusing on what is wrong…We are so aware of what is wrong with our culture and
society that we fail to see what is right. When we perpetually point out the
worst, we lose our hope and our spiritual strength to make things better.”
(From Breaking
Into Joy – Meditations for Living in Love of Christ)
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