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Comment on March 2010 Book Club Selection by Joliet Cursillo Book Club » Making Sense Out of Suffering – Part 2 of 4

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:15:40 +0000

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Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:09:42 +0000

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Comment on March 2010 Book Club Selection by Joliet Cursillo Book Club » Making Sense Out of Suffering – Part 3 of 4

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:08:39 +0000

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Comment on Come Be My Light – Part 3 of 4 by Pat Kenny

Pat Kenny — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:13:42 +0000

I think that this section of the book revealed a turning point- M.T. decided that she would accept everything from God as coming directly from His hands, and therefore, very good. So even though she did not understand, she decided to embrace the darkness and be joyful about it.(pg.210-212) I am getting a taste of this concept now as I continue on my 2010 diet: One of my favorite things to do is go out to dinner with Debi and have a few Manhattens, so I can tell her how much I know about everything. Now I get more joy out of not having them and saving the calories and losing weight. I want to eat and drink like Jesus. She explained the joy of Suffering on p.228, and I know that if I can believe this in my heart, I could be a saint, so I have to keep praying and living it. I want to learn to love the cross

Comment on Come Be My Light – Part 4 of 4 by Pat Kenny

Pat Kenny — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:59:01 +0000

The other part that frightens me is the idea of the “dark night”. It seems that the deeper a soul goes in his conversion, the more likely it is to experience the utter darkness of abandonment. Why would I want to go there? I do not know if my faith would be strong enough to endure that kind of trial. I suppose that this shows a lack of faith and an inability to trust my Savior with all my heart (oh brother, this is the kind of stuff that I was trying to hide about myself!). So I will begin to pray more fervantly for a deeper conversion and a servant’s heart and trust that Jesus will take care of me. For this, I am thankful for M.T. Pg.314 reminded me of her Gospel on 1 hand: You-did-it-to-me! Think of everything that you do with your hands.Do you want to hug Jesus? Go hug someone that needs it,etc Wow

Comment on Come Be My Light – Part 4 of 4 by Pat Kenny

Pat Kenny — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:44:36 +0000

These writings of her’s were never meant to be shared with the world.These were given to her spiritual director as if she was giving them to Jesus Himself. Being pure of heart, she rooted out every blemish in her heart and put it on paper, out of perfect obedience.I don’t think that I could do that-I’ve made several bad confessions in my life-too ashamed to reveal everything that went on. I could not reveal some of the thoughts that have come into my mind concerning my faith-I don’t know where they come from and I control them and dismiss them, but I would never reveal them to a sp..director. I would rather hide them-which is foolish, Perhaps this book will help me to be more open, and thus help me to grow, although M.T.’s darkness never seemed to wain, in spite of her open admissions.

Comment on Come Be My Light – Part 4 of 4 by Pat Kenny

Pat Kenny — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:31:47 +0000

I have to admit that as I finished the book, I was glad that it was ending. It drained me. It upset my image of M.T. as a joy-filled servant of Christ. On the other hand it caused me to think. All of us have so many things in the back of our minds that are troublesome, but we don’t wear them on our sleeves. Our Ideal, to live solely for Jesus and to trust that all will work out, enables us to put a smile on our faces in spite of the difficulties. I think that M.T. always had a sunny disposition, in fact, she vowed that she would always give a hearty “yes” to God and a big smile to all (p.219)-even though her entire life seemed to be filed with crosses. It reminds me of Jesus on the cross: filled with love as he poured Himself out for us through his suffering and obedience, knowing He was saving the world, yet not able to smile and whistle as he endured His passion. Christianity is serious work…

Comment on Come Be My Light – Part 2 of 4 by pat kenny

pat kenny — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 01:55:49 +0000

I was so impressed by how hard she worked to bring the love of God to the slums and leaving all concern for herself behind. The theme I keep hearing is that she must quench the thirst of Jesus for souls, that still echoes from the cross. I wish I could hear that echo in my own soul more clearly. Even through her “darkness” she trusted Jesus, and made a resolution to smile at Jesus and become an apostle of Joy. How many of us make resolutions that we do not keep? She seemed to keep hers, in spite of her personal trial. Her life was not about her. The severe darkness that she wrote about, I’m sure was never meant to see the light of day. She only reported this to her spiritual director out of obedience. Her obedience was perfect, so she let it all out-for Jesus. i would be mortified,if some of the things I thought about were revealed. i have a filter that allows me to hide my feelings, while still having a sunny disposition. Therefore, I’m starting to think that this book is a violation of her privacy. On the other hand, everything in my life will be revealed one day, and perhaps this reading can help me to be truly converted from the inside out. What does anyone else think?????????

Comment on Come Be My Light – Part 1 of 4 by pat kenny

pat kenny — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:59:28 +0000

pg.43 shows how her mission is the same as ours, and the same for all Catholics: “the salvation and sactification…or he salvation of souls…meant for her an untiring effort to help everyone encounter God’s infinite love, and having come to know Him, to love and serve Him in return thereby reaching the blessedness of heaven.”
In our 4th Day, we are called to help all people to have an encounter with Christ, through our lives and “the weekend”so that all can live out the fundamentals of Christianity-know, love, and serve God and our neighbors as ourselves. Lord, help me and all members of our movement work to bring about an encounter with you and all those in our environments.