Updates + News
Laura DeMaria
Greetings, readers. A few things to point out:
Pope Francis has declared the coming liturgical year the Year of St. Joseph. I am very pleased about this, as I love St. Joseph. Some say that after Mary, he is the most important human in the Church (there is a more elegant way to put that, but you know what I mean). He has names like Guardian of the Word Incarnate (that’s Jesus), and Terror of Demons. Amen!
Also, I recently watched a movie about Polish priest Fr. Jan Zieja, called Truth Makes Free. Watch it if you have the opportunity! His story has a very JPII feeling, though I think he was a bit older. In the film description, he is described as being a “rebel” priest, but one thing is clear - he took his calling and vocation seriously, he loved God with all his heart, and he desired for others to know God. He was famous for condemning all forms of killing (while having to fight himself in the various Eastern European conflicts in the early 20th century), chose poverty, and dedicated the latter years of his active life to fighting communism. All worth knowing about.
My church is doing a nice thing now, during Lent: every Tuesday after noon Mass is adoration. So I go, and pray for people I know, and all the strangeness going on in our world. That’s really all there is to that story; it’s just a nice thing.
May your Advent continue to be bright and reflective.