Although the words quoted below were uttered by the fictional Pope Kiril I in The Shoes of the Fisherman, they are well worth pondering. I thank Armand Scenna for sharing them with me.
“We have received baptism, entrance into the Church, and the honor of being called Christians. Yet what good will this do us if we are Christians in name only and not in fact?”-St. Andrew Kim Taegon
This was a particularly trying weekend for me. I responded poorly to several unwelcome intrusions with anger, anxiety, impatience and doubt....