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| My name is Fr. Dennis (friends call me Fr. DD). I am a Ugandan Student at USML, Chicago. I believe that when we recognize and appreciate each other and Our different walks in life, we at the same time realize Our common origin and yes! Our common destiny. I believe that in this regard nature in its diversity, order, and beauty, is Our first teacher."Many Walks, One Destiny" | |||
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The Christian Vocation
Dear sisters and brothers, Perhaps you have heard the saying: "Do what I say, but do not do what I do." This is exactly the contrary about Jesus, our teacher. In the Gospel according John, we hear Jesus inviting those who want to follow him with the words, "Come, and you will see;" stay with me, observe how I live, look at my life, look at what I do, dwell with me, then you will be become my disciples. Often times, we hear preachers saying, "Acknowledge Jesus as your personal Lord and savior and then you are saved." The Gospel indicates that the Christian vocation, to be a disciple of Jesus, is much more than confessing with the mouth. To become fully disciples of Jesus, we have to go where Jesus stays and stay with him. |
 
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It is there together with Mary, Joseph, Andrew, Peter, Mary Magdalene and others, in the community of Jesus, that we are familiarized into the pattern of life which the Gospel calls us to.
Psalm 40 and St. John [3:1ff esp 16] summarize for us the pattern of Gospel living. It says, "Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will." The way of Jesus is putting our entire being; our heart, our soul, and our body at the will of God. And laying down our lives for our brothers and sisters, as Christ laid down his life for us. That is the way of Jesus. That is our Christian vocation. Indeed, we begin with acknowledgment of Jesus as the Savior. But our salvation flowers in commitment to a particular way of living. That way of living is what we celebrate at the table of the Eucharist. It is life of intimacy with God and with our brothers and sisters as one family of life, faith, hope and love. This means kindness to one another, compassion, for bearing with each others faults, and mutual forgiveness. We have to follow the way of love, even as Christ has love us [Ephesians 4:32; 5:2]. St. Paul asks us a big question [1 Cor 6], "Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ?" Our bodies are what we use to glorify the Lord, to carry out our Christian vocation. As Paul admonishes us, let us avoid immorality; let us do what we say, and say what we do, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen |
 
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| As for Change, every end marks a beginning; a closing door opens up into a great hallway with numerous doors and windows. Looking into the nature of our lives its indeed Change and only Change that appears to be permanent and those that are best suited for Positive Change turn out to be best suited for life - for permanence. | ||
| For GOD, for YOU, for all Seasons!Fr.DD |