A Kennedy Catholic Lancer Publication
COMMUNI-K January 2018
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LEARNING, FAITH, LEADERSHIP
Welcome to 2018. I look forward to the new year ahead and for opportunities to engage with all of you as part of this amazing Lancer Family. I listened to an inspiring homily given on New Year’s Day and wanted to share a few points with you. The priest challenged us to take time thanking God for the grace He’s given us; His mercy, despite our shortcomings, the amazing people He’s put into our lives and even for the crosses and trials, as they’ve caused us to grow in union with Him. I am thankful for our community and the gifts you share with Kennedy Catholic.
Mike Prato - President
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To live is to change, to be perfect is to have changed often.
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He quoted Blessed John Henry Newman regarding resolutions, “To live is to change, to be perfect is to have changed often.” So, it’s ok to make New Year resolutions, but treat it like you do when you ask the priest for absolution in confession. “I firmly resolve, with the help of thy grace. . .” Pray before making your resolution. Will it draw you closer to Christ? I have learned in my own prayer experiences and inconsistencies that I fall short. Maybe putting those New Year resolutions before God is a good idea? His last point came from Father Thomas Dubay and his commentary on resolutions regarding our prayer lives. One temptation we battle is the time it takes to pray. How can we make it a priority? “When our prayer life is properly ordered, there is not the least clash between prayer, work, and our relationships with others. The lives of the saints show us this. The time we give to prayer is the best thing we can do for those dearest to us,” He insisted. Giving thanks for the graces of 2017, setting my resolutions before God and properly ordering prayer in my day gives me great hope for 2018 and the grace we will all encounter.
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