As I study Dilexi Te I’m grateful for the living example of the text provided by Sisters of the Little Way of Beauty…. It is breathtakingly beautiful to see the call to love the oppressed and do it from a place of knowing their smallness “You have but little power,” yet “I have loved you” ( Rev 3:9)
Another episode that is so well done. Two quotes really stand out, among others: "one of the most powerful ways God shows His love is by descending into the darkest, most difficult places with us... He enters the pain. He sits with us in the confusion, the betrayal, the heartbreak. And then slowly, quietly, he begins to lift us. He sees the unique person that each of us is. He sees the specificity of our pain... Healing doesn't come instantaneously, perfectly... It's messy. It's slow. It's personal. It's holy." (10:31-10:54) and "when you create or enter into spaces, where you are able to talk with other people who are wrestling with the same things, it's jsut so much less scary because you're not alone in that. And you can see that it's something that we can work through and deal with together in community... there is always light and also God is with us in the darkness... the reality I've experienced most deeply is trying not to be afraid of the dark because we know that God enters into that space with us. And that's been just a huge consolation to me to recognize that there are other folks here in the darkness alongside one another..." (28:00-28:55). Beautifully put. I hope that more people have the courage to enter into those dark spaces, find God there, and allow Him to heal the wounds, bringing His light and love.
I’ve said repeatedly that the “institutional reforms “ only further restrict those in the Church who are doing good. Those who don’t follow rules still don’t follow rules even if the Church makes more rules. Fr. Zollner at least sees past the smoke and mirrors.
I’m part of a national Catholic women’s group that has a chapter in my parish. When I mentioned the ongoing abuse crisis in a meeting not long ago, the response was, “That’s still happening? I thought we fixed that.”
As I study Dilexi Te I’m grateful for the living example of the text provided by Sisters of the Little Way of Beauty…. It is breathtakingly beautiful to see the call to love the oppressed and do it from a place of knowing their smallness “You have but little power,” yet “I have loved you” ( Rev 3:9)
Another episode that is so well done. Two quotes really stand out, among others: "one of the most powerful ways God shows His love is by descending into the darkest, most difficult places with us... He enters the pain. He sits with us in the confusion, the betrayal, the heartbreak. And then slowly, quietly, he begins to lift us. He sees the unique person that each of us is. He sees the specificity of our pain... Healing doesn't come instantaneously, perfectly... It's messy. It's slow. It's personal. It's holy." (10:31-10:54) and "when you create or enter into spaces, where you are able to talk with other people who are wrestling with the same things, it's jsut so much less scary because you're not alone in that. And you can see that it's something that we can work through and deal with together in community... there is always light and also God is with us in the darkness... the reality I've experienced most deeply is trying not to be afraid of the dark because we know that God enters into that space with us. And that's been just a huge consolation to me to recognize that there are other folks here in the darkness alongside one another..." (28:00-28:55). Beautifully put. I hope that more people have the courage to enter into those dark spaces, find God there, and allow Him to heal the wounds, bringing His light and love.
I’ve said repeatedly that the “institutional reforms “ only further restrict those in the Church who are doing good. Those who don’t follow rules still don’t follow rules even if the Church makes more rules. Fr. Zollner at least sees past the smoke and mirrors.
I’m part of a national Catholic women’s group that has a chapter in my parish. When I mentioned the ongoing abuse crisis in a meeting not long ago, the response was, “That’s still happening? I thought we fixed that.”
Thank you so much for this episode 🙏🙏