Sunday, April 20, 2008

Finding the way


Some people we meet in life seem to have it all together. Life appears at least to come easy to them, and if they're truly fortunate, they realize how good they have it. Then there are others for whom life is a constant struggle. For these folk, every day can be a challenge and even trying to get just a little leg up in life can appear to be next to impossible. These are the true anawim, the lost of society, the ones on the fringes, the ones who long for someone to share a kind word, and understanding heart, a forgiving gesture of some kind, anything that will help to point them in the right direction.

For more on this subject, check out the text or the podcast of my homily for this weekend.

Speaking of finding our way, here are a few more reflections from the chief shepherd. These words of wisdom were shared today in New York while he was visiting at Ground Zero, while he was celebrating Mass in Yankee Stadium and just before he boarded Shepherd One for his flight home.
Shepherd One will arrive in Rome tomorrow morning, and the Holy Father will be safe back at home in the Vatican in time for lunch and the first of what will surely be many debriefing sessions with his staff.

Thank you Holy Father for your visit, for your words of wisdom, for your energy and most of all for your leadership. In the coming days, we too will need to digest the wisdom of your words and begin to apply them to the life of the faithful in this part of the world.

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