(Image Source: Wikimedia Commons ) When we see a scarcity of priests, sisters, brothers, lay ministers or parishioners, the answer to the problem is not to compromise and call for less commitment. Instead, the solution is to proclaim the radical nature of the gospel and pray more intensely for workers to obey God’s call. (From One Bread, One Body , September 30, 1999)
”Enter the inner chamber of your soul, shut out everything except God and that which can help you in seeking him, and when you have shut the door, seek him.” – St. Anselm of Canterbury