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Happy first day of spring! Now if only the weather would continue to cooperate...
A few reminders for these next few weeks. Be sure to check PowerSchool to see what assignments I am missing. If your grade has been reduced, check previous assignments to see what I wrote about how you can improve, or that actual assignment should have a note from me in your Google Docs.
Also, remember that AAW (Autism Awareness Week) is coming up quickly! This week you will have a few assignments to prep for the week. The bracelets that we are planning to sell have been ordered. Your AAW t-shirts have also been ordered! This is going to be a great week! Let me know if you have any questions, concerns or ideas.
Okay, I loved our class time together this past week. As I suspected, you all are really taking this unit to heart. That is why this is always my favorite unit. My LINKS always seem to find a way to identify with the families and therefore the level of empathy grows.
In the world of special education, that is a good good thing. I am not sure if I have mentioned this to you, but I see many future teachers, social workers, therapists or even occupational therapists in the room with me. And if you don't eventually end up going into one of those fields, I know that you will forever have people with disabilities in your hearts and that you will find some way to make a difference!
Back to the topic of "Siblings". There are a few more things that I want to discuss before we wrap this topic up. First, just a reminder from our article that we have been working through about what defining things within a family help to have a more positive/negative effect on the sibling of a child with autism.
- Bigger vs. smaller family
- Two-parent family vs. one-parent family
- Higher vs. lower functioning
- High income vs. low income
- Birth order
These are all important things to remember and keep in mind whenever you are working with someone with autism or if you happen to be friends with a sibling of someone with autism. Every kid is going to respond differently, but as discussed in class, these five things will have a large effect on how that sibling responds.
There are some other important things to think about when you are looking at the effects on siblings. Have any of you thought about what will happen to our peers after they graduate high school? What about 10 years after that? Or maybe 20 years after graduation. Where will they be? In the coming weeks we will have some discussions on options that are out there for our peers when it comes to schooling and careers. I want to focus your attention to living arrangements right now.
If you are anything like I was, when thinking about your own future you may be thinking that after graduation you will go to college and live on or around campus. Then if you have to, you could move back in with your parents for a few years after college but that would most likely only be temporary while you work to get a place of your own. Basically, once you graduate high school, you are pretty much done living with your parents.
What about our peers? Where do they live? Think about all that we have learned when it comes to the stress and time that it takes to have a child with autism in the house. I, personally, do not blame the parents for wanting a break after awhile. Unfortunately for the parents, there are not that many options out there and what options there are, they don't fit for everyone. (One kid with autism is one kid with autism).
One of the main options is to have someone with autism live in a group home. There are many different kinds. Some people live with just a few others with disabilities and have a mentor of sorts living or checking in with them on a regular basis. Others live in a larger group home with full-time staff. Some people with autism are high functioning enough and learn enough life skills that they can live on their own as long as someone regularly checks in with them.
But what about the parents that cannot afford this? What about the parents (and people with autism) that just want to stay in the home. This is not an uncommon thing. Making such a huge change as to live somewhere else can sometimes cause more negative effects than positive effects. So what then? What happens when the parents get old? Who takes care of the person with autism when the parents no longer can? You guessed it, the siblings are often left with that job.
It can be an unfortunate hardship. That is why we work so hard to teach our peers life skills. The more people with autism who can learn to take care of themselves, the less families need to shell out major cash to put them in a group home. The less "burden" these people with autism will be to their siblings. Imagine trying to earn enough for your own housing, raising a family, buying a car, having enough to eat... and then also the extra money that you need to help support your sibling with autism. This is a hard hard decision that many typically developing siblings need to make.
The following article gives information on the hardships of having a sibling with autism during the adult years.
I hope you all have a great weekend!
Mrs. VanLaan


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Changes inspire fear. Changes create discomfort. Changes require taking new risks. Changes also take us to the next level. Learning to rely on the Holy Spirit may be new to you. But just get to know Him. You'll be more than fine.
The disciples became alarmed when Jesus told them about an imminent transition coming after His departure from the earth. Jesus knew that His leaderless followers might decide to head for the hills after He was no longer physically with them. That's why He took special care in talking through the transition, even though He knew the disciples would only be able to absorb some of it intellectually and almost none of it emotionally. He wouldn't leave them dangling on the mountain without seasoned help.
And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Councelor to be with you forever – the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. (JOHN 14:16-18 emphasis added)

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The Christmas decorations are down, the fridge is empty and as the new year commences we all feel the pinch. January is a great time to reflect on the past…Read more
The Christmas decorations are down, the fridge is empty and as the new year commences we all feel the pinch. January is a great time to reflect on the past…Read more
You know that tradition, "in which a person makes a promise to do an act of self-improvement or something slightly nice, such as opening doors for people beginning from New Year's…Read more
Dear Friends Would you like to sponsor a book from our Stitch & Craft Library? We have lots of lovely books that could be sponsored, to provide a valuable contribution…Read more
Our Changing Roles of Women Quilt has been to Birmingham for the Festival of Quilts held annually at the NEC. While exhibited in this International Festival, it is estimated to…Read more
YINKA SHONIBARE MBE shows his new work The William Morris Family Album at the William Morris Gallery. Significant Seams interviewed the curator Carien Kremer at the exhibition. How did the…Read more
Snowflakes are one of nature's most fragile things, but look what they do when they stick together. Verna M. Kelly Poetically, winter evokes endings, finality, sadness, loneliness, and isolation. However,…Read more
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This week I had the pleasure of interviewing Mr Neil Coles. Neil kindly donated four of his Husqvarna Viking Sewing Machines to Significant Seams and has been a firm friend…Read more
This week I had the pleasure of interviewing a group of like minded young men, who all have a passion for clothing. Collectively they have merged their vibrant…Read more
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Relic Knights Week: Meet The Factions – Star Nebula Corsairs
January 19, 2017 by dignity
Its time to set sail beyond the edge of civilised space in Relic Knights as we look to join the ranks of the Star Nebula Corsairs, genuine bona fide space pirates!
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The Star Nebula Corsairs are a flexible faction as they are just as comfortable laying down firepower as they are getting up close and personal in melee combat. Also did I mention they're space pirates!
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1 x Star Prize – Two Player Starter Set Of Awesomeness – Expanded Forces of the Winners Choice + Rules AND he/she gets to work with the design team to Create A Character for Relic Knights!
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The City's Snow Zones
Why Denver neighborhoods don't all get the same amount of snow.•
Denver averages 10.7 inches of snow in March, making it the city's snowiest month. But if it seems like all parts of the Mile High City don't get dumped on equally, that's because they don't. The metro area's heaviest snowfalls are concentrated in the southwest suburbs and in northeast neighborhoods such as Park Hill and Stapleton. The latter sit within the Denver Convergence Vorticity Zone (DCVZ), a roughly 10-mile-wide swath of land on a diagonal line between the state Capitol and DIA. The DCVZ is precisely where moisture headed north from the Gulf of Mexico collides with weather patterns striking from Colorado's northeast plains, according to Jeff Weber, program manager at the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research in Boulder. Result: powder.
There's another reason for the disparate fall of fluffy stuff, too. Sudden temperature shifts—like when a cold front rolls into a pocket of warmer air—create more convection storms throughout the city in transitional months such as March. This is the same phenomenon that causes summer thunderstorms, by the way, except in winter you get thundersnow. These minisystems can sometimes drop up to six inches of snow an hour on small areas throughout the city. And don't be fooled into thinking April will bring a whole lot of relief: It's Denver's second snowiest month.


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Today I wanted to share with you my experience with washable menstruation pads that I lOVE and I don't imagine my period without it anymore… Or maybe I should say, I don't imagine my perdiod with the disposable pads and tampons anymore. In the times when Earth is drowning in garbage and brands are adding plastic and harmful chemicals wherever they can I find it important to make some small, personal modifications in my everyday life and choose eco-friendly, long lasting products.
I use menstrual pads from Eco Femme, a brand founded by European women living in Auroville, in India, and they produce them with help of Indian women. I am not gonna talk too much about them, if you're interested check out their website. This is not a sponsored post and I don't get anything from the brand if you click on the link or buy from them, but I like this product and I was happy for ordering some more lately for mysef and my sister.
I started with small size pads which I got in India and two of them were with PVC (a water resistant material). I like these ones more than the ones without PVC but also it depends on which day during my period I am wearing them. No PVC option is more eco-friendly for sure.
I would like to share my experience with you, although you will find answers to most of the questions on their website:
- How does it work? It works as a regular period pad but is reusable (oh, really! ;))) ). You put it on the bottom of your panties and change every few hours. I wear mine for 3-4 hours because my periods are not heavy but it depends on you.
- How do I clean it? After you change it you put the pad in a cold water for 30 minutes. This is supposed to clean most of the blood and make it possible to wash the rest out when you wash it properly after. I used to leave them for the night sometimes because I don't always have time to stay with the pads until they soak and wash them, but it only made it easier to clean. Most of my pads were cleaned perfectly, some got some stains which didn't come off but they are small and fading with every wash. I use eco-friendly washing liquid and put them in the washing machine with my normal washing but you can as well use a basic soap and do it with your hands 🙂
- Is it comfortable? Yes, and the fact that I am wearing cotton instead of plastic is making the experience of menstruating very beautiful. They are working best with tight panties though because they like to slip back when I walk. Also, I wouldn't wear them with tight, white pants but also I wouldn't wear pants like that when using tampons or disposable pads :D.
- Is it better than the moon cup? Hard to say, depends what you like more. I use the cup when I don't have time and space to soak the pads, usually when I am travelling, camping, spending time in a big group of people constantly. Pads are working for me when I am in the city or just at home and I have space to take care of them. Also, one more thing that I like about wearing a pads is that my blood can freely flow through the vagina and it's actually the natural way it was made to go down. I like to remember about it and let my blood flow naturally every now and then and not stopping it soon after it comes out.
- How long does it last? Depends how much you use them and wash them properly. After washing they got a bit less smooth and soft but definitely more absorbent. Nothing agressively chemical will be good I guess but also there is nothing bad you can to do them if you use them normally…. They can last for ages.
- How many do I need? That's up to you. I started with three small ones and it was pretty fine for the last days. Now I got myself more – two for the night, three bigger ones for the day and an additional small one and it seems to be more than enough.
So, to sum up, I do recommend this solution and I am encouraging you to change your habits and be more lovely to the Earth and your body. The pads are beautiful, come in different patterns and colours and it's an additional fun to play with that "fashion" and esthetics part ;). And also, period is something natural for all women and it's a big part of who we are. Let's start loving it more (with the pads of the cup it's much easier!).


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PowerPro® showed off what it describes as the 'newest generation' using Spectra® fibre at the Bassmaster Classic.
The new PowerPro Maxcuatro™ is 25% thinner than existing PowerPro lines with equivalent strength. With a 4-End construction, made with the newest Honeywell Spectra HD fibre, Maxcuatro is said to optimise casting distance while increasing reel capacity.
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In today's world of constant stimulation and endless tasks, time is the ultimate luxury.
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Annal: 1996 Young Reader's Choice Award Senior Division
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The Giver
Jonas's world is perfect. Everything is under control. There is no war or fear of pain. There are no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the community. When Jonas turns 12 he is singled out to receive special training from The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of the true pain and pleasure of life. Now, it is time for Jonas to receive the truth. There is no turning back.


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Promoting plant-based farming and gardening throughout North America
Gentle World is a vegan educational organization and intentional community with two locations: one on the Big Island of Hawaii, and one on the North Island of New Zealand.
With the Ruth Stout technique, gardens are established and maintained using a thick layer of hay mulch. This eliminates the need for digging, fertilizing and watering.
Photojournal of a new garden being established using the Ruth Stout technique of permanent hay mulching. This technique eliminates the need for digging, fertilizing and watering.
With this incredibly simple technique, you can prepare a new no-till garden with few materials, while improving the quality of your soil for future years. Or, in an existing garden, it's a simple and low-maintenance way of growing potatoes.
Animal Place (www.animalplace.org) has been providing refuge to neglected farmed animals since 1989 on their sanctuary in California. More recently, they launched a 3-acre veganic farm, a working proof of the concept that domesticated animals are not necessary to grow food. In conjunction with the resident animal ambassadors, Animal Place's veganic farm educates visitors about how their food is produced and demonstrates a healthier, more compassionate way of eating and living.
Manfred Wenz has successfully developed no-till techniques for direct seeding of commercial grain crops, all while building up the vitality and organic matter of his soil.
The systemic approach is a method of breeding plant varieties that are hearty and resistant to all forms of stress, such as disease and drought. In the systemic approach, traditional principles of plant breeding are used, though the plants are subjected to a wide range of stresses, and only the most resistant plants are selected for continued breeding. The systemic approach offers a promising alternative to GMO's, and it produces results that go beyond our expectations.
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Aristotle Roufanis (b. 1983 Athens, Greece) is a London-based visual artist whose work focuses on patterns, textures and human interactions defined by the condition of urban life and architecture. Fascinated by how humans build the environments they live in, he has travelled the world extensively to create images that combine meticulous digital editing with a personal artistic vision. His work has been exhibited internationally at museums, galleries and art fairs. He is currently enrolled in the MA Fine Art Digital course at Camberwell College, University of the Arts London.
Alone Together is an ongoing photographic project that deals with urban isolation and loneliness, as well as our human need for togetherness. The series comprise large photos of images depicting vast urban nightscapes that are creatively edited so that only a few individual apartment lights are visible. Hardly recognisable in the dark, some of the world's most famous metropoles such as London, Paris, Miami and Athens are transformed into sprawling canvases of anonymity, where countless people have decided to make their home but hardly connect to each other. For the artist, the individual lights shining in the city at night symbolise persons stranded in the dark void of a detached world.


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Dr Judith Curry describes how valid conclusions often lay hidden within research reports, masked by plausible but unjustified conclusions reached in those reports. And how the IPCC institutionalizes such masking errors in climate science.
In a detailed review of science for the Global Warming Policy Foundation, Dr Christy summarised with three main points:
"1. Theoretical climate modelling is deficient for describing past variations...They've failed hypothesis tests and that means they're highly questionable.
"2. The weather we really care about isn't changing, and Mother Nature has many ways on her own to cause her climate to experience considerable variations in cycles. "3. Carbon is the world's dominant source of energy today, because it is affordable and directly leads to poverty eradication as well as the lengthening and quality enhancement of human life.
A post that goes so far, but not far enough, but is informative nevertheless: "The results are meagre from thirty years of debate about a public policy response to climate change. There is little support in America for action, the IPCC's AR5 has disappeared from the news, much of the public no longer trust climate scientists, and debate has almost stopped. The weather will determine future policy, not our foresight."
In a break-through paper just accepted for publication by the International Journal of Atmospheric & Ocean Sciences, U.S. physicist, Dr Edwin Berry shows that natural and human CO2 do not "add" CO2 to the atmosphere. Both natural and human CO2 "flow through" the atmosphere. As CO2 flows through the atmosphere, it raises the level of atmospheric CO2 just enough so CO2 outflow equals CO2 inflow. Nature balances CO2 in the atmosphere when outflow equals inflow.
Dr Berry comments on the release of his break-through paper:
The Cornwall Alliance posts an article from the Washington Times that tells us: "In short, a great deal of what the mainstream media report, and politicians tout, as the sure results of solid climate science are anything but. The best evidence continues to be that natural causes of climate change—whether warming or cooling, wetting or drying, blowing or calming—far outweigh human contribution through CO2 and other greenhouse gases. So, don't be tricked into embracing climate-change/global-warming alarmism. There's science, and then there's sleight-of-hand masquerading as science."


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In 2020 the SportstAir line was totally renewed and will deliver even better performance. Its new shape - with a new outline developed by Werner Gnigler - has a thinner nose to allow better gliding after each stroke. The sporty, narrow outline guarantees long and effortless touring, great directional stability and fast runs.
Our Triple Layer Composite and our Double Layer constructions both include the specially developed process of pre-lamination. This high tech process consists of machine-lamination of the multiple layers into a shell that has accurate thickness as well as superior abrasion and stretch properties. Compared to normal double layer boards we have been able to remove the manual glue application from the process and with it the room for error, the excess weight of the glue and the additional health hazards for our workers.
The fiber reinforced layers create super strong and durable boards with a minimal amount of stretch.
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The 3D stringer is the most innovative solution to increase the stiffness of an inflatable board. It connects the deck, rail and bottom into one strong and solid U-beam. This has increased the stiffness of the boards up to 30%. Furthermore, the 3D Stringer increased the glued overlap surface in the high stress standing area, increasing the safety of the boards.
The Tail Rail Edge enhances the performance of the boards by allowing a quick water release. This technology is featured on the SE 3DS (except AnglAir and MonstAir) and LE 3DS models.
JP-Australia developed the Welded Seam Technology to increase the durability and air tightness of our inflatable boards. The connection between the rail and the drop stitch material is hot air welded thus creating a very strong mechanical joint that turns these two parts into one. The plasticizers in PVC migrate over time and weaken the strength of the chemical bond of the glue. By fusing two different layers together into one part, the welding process makes the board safer and more durable.
For 15 years I worked for F2 and shaped many popular boards like the Comet Slalom or the Xantos ranges. Since 2000 I am with JP and am responsible for the whole board and fin range. It is always a great feeling when one of my boards like the Freestyle Wave turns out to be a test winner and becomes a successful best seller. Especially when you see happy people on the water with this board."
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Give freely - Pope Francis
11.06.13 Holy Mass Santa Marta Mathew 10: 7-13
Gospel preaching is born from gratuitousness, from wonder at salvation which comes; and what I have received freely I must give freely.
This is evident when Jesus sends out his Apostles with instructions for their mission. "His orders are very simple, do not provide yourselves with gold, or silver, or copper in your belts...". It was a mission of salvation that consisted in healing the sick, raising the dead, cleansing lepers and chasing out demons. It was to bring people close to the kingdom of God, to give them the good news that the kingdom of God is at hand, indeed is already here.
The key sentence in Christ's instructions to his disciples is: "you received without pay, give without pay". These words contain the full gratuitousness of salvation, because: "we cannot preach or proclaim the kingdom of God, without this inner certainty that it is all freely given, it is all grace". And if we act without leaving room for grace, "the Gospel has no effectiveness".
Moreover various episodes in the life of the first Apostles testify that Gospel preaching is born from what is given freely. St Peter, had no bank account and when he had to pay taxes, the Lord sent him to fish in the sea to find in the fish the money to pay them.
When an apostle does not give freely he also loses the ability to praise the Lord, for "praising the Lord is essentially gratuitous. It is prayer freely prayed... We do not only ask, we praise"; but when disciples "want to make a rich Church, a Church without freely given praise, she "ages, she becomes an NGO, she is lifeless.
Pope Francis 09.01.14 Holy Mass Santa Marta 1 John 4: 11-18 Mark 6: 45-52
The Apostle John tells us many times that we should abide in the Lord. And he also tells us that the Lord abides in us. Essentially, St John sums up the Christian life as an abiding, as a mutual indwelling we in God and God in us. Do not abide in the spirit of the world, do not abide in superficiality, do not abide in idolatry, do not abide in vanity. No, abide in the Lord! And the Lord reciprocates this so that he remains in us. Indeed, he first remains in us even though many times we turn him away. Yet if we do, we cannot remain in him.
He who abides in love abides in God and God in him, St John writes further on. In practice, the Apostle tells us how this abiding is the same as abiding in love. And that it is beautiful to hear this said about love. Yet that the love of which John speaks is not the love of which soap operas are made! No, it is something else!.
In fact, Christian love always possesses one quality: concreteness. Christian love is concrete. Jesus himself, when he speaks of love, tells us concrete things: feed the hungry, visit the sick. They are all concrete things for indeed love is concrete.
When this concreteness is lacking we end up living a Christianity of illusions, for we do not understand the heart of Jesus message. Love that is not concrete becomes an illusory love. Mark (6:45-52), the disciples had this sort of love when they looked at Jesus and believed they were seeing a ghost and an illusory love that is not concrete does not do us good.
But when does this occur? The Gospel could not be clearer. When the disciples believed they are seeing a ghost, they were utterly astounded, for they did not understand about the loaves, but their hearts were hardened. And if your heart is hardened, you cannot love. You think that to love is to imagine things. No, love is concrete!.
There is a basic criteria for truly living in love. The criteria is to abide in the Lord and the Lord in us, and the criteria of Christian concreteness is the same, always: The Word came in the flesh. The criteria is the Incarnation of the Word, God made Man and Christianity without this foundation is not true Christianity. The key to Christian life is faith in Jesus Christ, the Word of God made Man.
Concrete love criteria. The first is that love is found more in deeds than words. Jesus himself said: it is not those who call me Lord, Lord, who talk much, who shall enter the Kingdom of heaven; but those who do the will of God. The invitation set before us, then, is to be concrete by doing the deeds of God.
There is a question we must each ask ourselves: If I abide in in Jesus, if I abide in the Lord, if I abide in love, what do I do for God not what do I think or what do I say and what do I do for others? Therefore, the first criteria is to love with deeds, not with words. The wind carries away our words: today they are here and tomorrow they are gone.
The second criteria for concreteness is that in love it is more important to give than to receive. The person who loves, gives, gives things, gives life, gives himself to God and to others. Instead, the person who does not love and who is selfish always seeks to receive. He seeks always to have things, to have the advantage. Hence the spiritual counsel to abide with an open heart, and not like the disciples whose hearts were closed and who therefore did not understand. It is a matter of abiding in God and of God abiding in us. It is a matter of abiding in love.
The sole criteria of abiding in our faith in Jesus Christ the Word of God made flesh is the very mystery that we celebrate in this season. The two practical consequences of this Christian concreteness, of this criteria, are that love is found more in deeds than words, and that in love it is more important to give than to receive.
As we gaze on the Child in these final three days of the Christmas Season, let us renew our faith in Jesus Christ, who is true God and true Man. And let us ask for the grace to be granted this concreteness of Christian love so that we might always abide in love and that he might abide in us.
Pope Francis 11.09.14 Holy Mass Santa Marta Luke 6: 27-38
Jesus gave us the law of love: to love God and to love one another as brothers. And the Lord did not fail to explain it a bit further, with the Beatitudes which nicely summarize the Christian approach.
In the day's Gospel passage, however, Jesus goes a step further, explaining in greater detail to those who surrounded Him to hear Him. Let us look first of all at the verbs Jesus uses: love; do good; bless; pray; offer; do not refuse; give. With these words, Jesus shows us the path that we must take, a path of generosity. He asks us first and foremost to love. And we ask, "whom must I love?". He answers us, "your enemies". And, with surprise, we ask for confirmation: "our actual enemies?". "Yes", the Lord tells us, "actually your enemies!"
But the Lord also asks us to do good. And if we do not ask him, to whom? He tells us straight away, "to those who hate us". And this time too, we ask the Lord for confirmation: "But must I do good to those who hate me?". And the Lord's reply is again, "yes".
Then he even asks us to bless those who curse us. And to pray not only for my mama, for my dad, my children, my family, but for those who abuse us. And not to refuse anyone who begs from you. The newness of the Gospel lies in the giving of oneself, giving the heart, to those who actually dislike us, who harm us, to our enemies. The passage from Luke reads: "And as you wish that men would do to you, do so to them. If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you?". It would merely be an exchange: you love me, I love you. But Jesus reminds us that even sinners — and by sinners he means pagans — love those who love them. This is why, there is no credit.
The passage continues: "And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same". Again, it is simply an exchange: I do good to you, you do good to me!. And yet the Gospel adds: "And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit is that to you?". No credit, because it's a bargain. St Luke then indicates, "even sinners lend to sinners, to receive as much again".
All of Jesus' reasoning leads to a firm conclusion: "Love your enemies instead. Do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return. Without interest. And your reward will be great". And thus you will be sons of the Most High.
It is therefore evident that the Gospel is a new message that is difficult to carry forward. In a word, it means "go behind Jesus". Follow him. Imitate him. Jesus does not answer his Father by saying, "I shall go and say a few words, I shall make a nice speech, I shall point the way and then come back". No, Jesus' response to the Father is: "I shall do your will". And indeed, in the Garden of Olives he says to the Father: "Thy will be done". And thus he gives his life, not for his friends but for his enemies!
The Christian way is not easy, but this is it. Therefore, to those who say, "I don't feel like doing this", the response is "if you don't feel like it, that's your problem, but this is the Christian way. This is the path that Jesus teaches us. This is the reason to take the path of Jesus, which is mercy: be merciful as your Father is merciful. Because only with a merciful heart can we do all that the Lord advises us, until the end. And thus it is obvious that the Christian life is not a self-reflexive life but it comes outside of itself to give to others: it is a gift, it is love, and love does not turn back on itself, it is not selfish: it gives itself!
The passage of St Luke concludes with the invitation not to judge and to be merciful. However, it often seems that we have been appointed judges of others: gossiping, criticizing, we judge everyone. But Jesus tells us: "Judge not and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven". And so, we say it every day in the Our Father: forgive us as we forgive. In fact if I do not first forgive, how can I ask the Father to forgive me?
There is also another really beautiful image in the Gospel reading: "Give and it will be given to you". And here "Jesus' heart can be seen to grow and he makes this promise which is perhaps an image of heaven. The Christian life as Jesus presents it truly seems to be "folly". St Paul himself speaks of the folly the cross of Christ, which is not part of the wisdom of the world. For this reason to be a Christian is to become a bit foolish, in a certain sense. And to renounce that worldly shrewdness in order to do all that Jesus tells us to do. And, if we make an accounting, if we balance things out, it seems to weigh against us. But the path of Jesus is magnanimity, generosity, the giving of oneself without measure. He came into the world to save and he gave himself, he forgave, he spoke ill of no one, he did not judge.
Of course, being Christian isn't easy and we cannot become Christian with our own strength; we need "the grace of God". Therefore, there is a prayer which should be said every day: "Lord, grant me the grace to become a good Christian, because I cannot do it alone."
A first reading of Chapter Six of Luke's Gospel is unnerving. But, if we take the Gospel and we give it a second, a third, a fourth reading, we can then ask the Lord for the grace to understand what it is to be Christian. And also for the grace that He make Christians of us. Because we cannot do it alone.
Pope Francis 11.06.15 Holy Mass Santa Marta (Domus Sanctae Marthae) Matthew 10: 7-13
A disciple of the Lord, is called to set out on a journey that is not a "stroll" but a mission to proclaim the Gospel and spread the good news of Salvation. And this is the task that Jesus gives to his disciples. One who "stands still and doesn't go out, doesn't give to others what he received in Baptism, is not a true disciple of Jesus". Indeed, "he lacks the missionary spirit", and doesn't "go out of himself to bring something good to others".
There is another pathway for the disciple of Jesus: the inner journey, the path within, the path of the disciple who seeks the Lord every day, through prayer, in meditation.
This is not secondary, a disciple must also take this journey because if the disciple does not continuously seek God in this way, the Gospel that is taken to others will be weak, watered down – a Gospel with no strength.
Thus it is a "twofold journey that Jesus wants from his disciples". One has to walk in order to serve others.
The Gospel reads: "preach as you go, saying: 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons". Here we find again the "disciple's duty: to serve".
A disciple who doesn't serve others is not a Christian.
Every disciple's point of reference should be what "Jesus preached in those two columns of Christianity: the Beatitudes and the the 'protocol' by which we will be judged", namely that indicated by Matthew in Chapter 25. This is the "framework" of "evangelical service". There are no loopholes: "If a disciple does not walk in order to serve, his walking is of no use. If his life is not in service, his life is of no use, as a Christian".
In this very aspect the "temptation of selfishness" can be seen in many people. There are indeed those who say: "Yes, I'm a Christian, I'm at peace, I confess, I go to Mass, I follow the Commandments". But where is the service to others? Where, is "the service to Jesus in the sick, in the imprisoned, in the hungry, those with no shirt on their back". Jesus wants this of us because He is to be found in them: "Service to Christ in others."
There is also great meaning in the third word inferred from this passage, which is "gratuitous". Walk, in service, without pay. The passage reads "Freely you have received, freely you must give." A detail so fundamental that the Lord stated it clearly, just in case "the disciples didn't understand". He explained to them: "Take no gold, nor silver, nor copper in your belts, no bag for your journey, nor two tunics". In other words, the journey of service is free, because we have received salvation for free. None of us "bought salvation, none of us has earned it": it is ours purely by the "grace of the Father in Jesus Christ, in the sacrifice of Jesus Christ".
It's sad when we see Christians who forget these words of Jesus: 'Freely you have received, freely give'". And it's sad when those who forget are Christian communities, parishes, religious congregations or dioceses. When this happens, it is because in the background "there is the mistake" of assuming "that salvation comes from riches, from human power".
Three words. Walk, but walk" in order "to proclaim. Service: the life of a Christian is not for himself; it is for others, as Jesus' life was. And third, "gratuitous".
This, is how we can place our hope back in Jesus, who "thus sends us a hope which never disappoints". On the other hand, "when hope is in being comfortable on the journey" or when "hope is in selfishly seeking things for oneself" and not in serving others, or when hope is in riches or in small worldly assurances, all of this caves in. The Lord himself crushes it.
Let us make this journey toward God with Jesus on the altar, in order to then walk toward others in service and in poverty, with only the riches of the Holy Spirit whom Jesus himself gave us.
Pope Francis 26.07.15 Angelus, St Peter's Square John 6: 1-15
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Good morning.
This Sunday's Gospel presents the great sign of the multiplication of the loaves, in the account of John the Evangelist (6:1-15). Jesus is on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, and is surrounded by "a multitude", who were attracted by "the signs which he did on those who were diseased" (v. 2). Acting in Him is the merciful power of God, who heals every evil of the body and spirit. But Jesus is not only healer, he is also teacher: indeed, he goes up into the hills and sits, with the typical attitude of a teacher when he teaches: he goes up to that natural "pulpit" created by his Heavenly Father. At this point Jesus, who fully understands what he is about to do, puts his disciples to the test. How can they feed all these people? Philip, one of the Twelve, quickly calculates: by taking up a collection, they might collect 200 denarii at most, which would not be enough to feed 5,000 people.
The disciples reason in "marketing" terms, but Jesus substitutes the logic of buying with another logic, the logic of giving. It is here that Andrew, one of the Apostles, the brother of Simon Peter, presents a young lad who offers everything he has: five loaves and two fish; but of course, Andrew says, they are nothing for that multitude (cf. v. 9). Jesus actually expecting this. He orders the disciples to make the people sit down, then he takes those loaves and those fish, gives thanks to the Father and distributes them (cf. v. 11). These acts prefigure the Last Supper, which gives the bread of Jesus its truest significance. The bread of God is Jesus Himself. By receiving Him in Communion, we receive his life within us and we become children of the Heavenly Father and brothers among ourselves. By receiving communion we meet Jesus truly living and risen! Taking part in the Eucharist means entering into the logic of Jesus, the logic of giving freely, of sharing. And as poor as we are, we all have something to give. "To receive Communion" means to draw from Christ the grace which enables us to share with others all we are and all we have.
The crowd is struck by the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves; but the gift Jesus offers is the fullness of life for a hungering mankind. Jesus satiates not only material hunger, but the most profound one, the hunger for the meaning of life, the hunger for God. Before the suffering, loneliness, poverty and difficulties of so many people, what can we ourselves do? Complaining doesn't resolve anything, but we can offer the little that we have, like the lad in the Gospel. We surely have a few hours of time, certain talents, some skills.... Who among us doesn't have "five loaves and two fish" of his own? We all have them! If we are willing to place them in the Lord's hands, they will be enough to bring about a little more love, peace, justice and especially joy in the world. How necessary joy is in the world! God is capable of multiplying our small acts of solidarity and allowing us to share in his gift.
May our prayer sustain the common commitment that no one may lack the heavenly Bread which gives eternal life and the basic necessities for a dignified life, and may it affirm the logic of sharing and love. May the Virgin Mary accompany us with her maternal intercession.
Pope Francis 08.11.15 Angelus, St Peter's Square 32nd Sunday of Ordinary Time Year B Mark 12: 38-44
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Good morning... on this beautiful, sunny day!
This Sunday's Gospel passage is composed of two parts: one that describes how not to be followers of Christ; the other offers an example of a Christian.
Let's start with the first: what not to do. In the first part, Jesus accuses the scribes, the teachers of the law, of having three defects in their lifestyle: pride, greed and hypocrisy. They like "to have salutations in the market places and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honour at feasts" (Mk 12:38-39). But beneath such solemn appearances they are hiding falsehood and injustice.
While flaunting themselves in public, they use their authority — as Jesus says — to devour "the houses of widows" (cf. v. 40); those who, along with orphans and foreigners, were considered to be the people most vulnerable and least protected. Lastly, Jesus says that the scribes, "for a pretence make long prayers" (v. 40). Even today we risk taking on these attitudes. For example, when prayer is separate from justice so that God cannot be worshiped, and causing harm to the poor. Or when one claims to love God, but instead offers him only grandiosity for one's own advantage.
The second part of the Gospel follows this line of thinking. The scene is set in the temple of Jerusalem, precisely in the place where people are tossing coins as offerings. There are many rich people putting in large sums, and there is a poor woman, a widow, who contributes only two bits, two small coins. Jesus observes the woman carefully and calls the disciples' attention to the sharp contrast of the scene.
The wealthy contributed with great ostentation what for them was superfluous, while the widow, Jesus says, "put in everything she had, her whole living" (v. 44). For this reason, Jesus says, she gave the most of all. Because of her extreme poverty, she could have offered a single coin to the temple and kept the other for herself. But she did not want to give just half to God; she divested herself of everything. In her poverty she understood that in having God, she had everything; she felt completely loved by him and in turn loved him completely. What a beautiful example this little old woman offers us!
Today Jesus also tells us that the benchmark is not quantity but fullness. There is a difference between quantity and fullness. You can have a lot of money and still be empty. There is no fullness in your heart. This week, think about the difference there is between quantity and fullness. It is not a matter of the wallet, but of the heart. There is a difference between the wallet and the heart.... There are diseases of the heart, which reduce the heart to the wallet.... This is not good! To love God "with all your heart" means to trust in him, in his providence, and to serve him in the poorest brothers and sisters without expecting anything in return.
Allow me to tell you a story, which happened in my previous diocese. A mother and her three children were at the table, the father was at work. They were eating Milan-style cutlets.... There was a knock at the door and one of the children — they were young, 5, 6 and the oldest was 7 — comes and says: "Mom, there is a beggar asking for something to eat". And the mom, a good Christian, asks them: "What shall we do?" — "Let's give him something, mom…" – "Ok". She takes her fork and knife and cuts the cutlets in half. "Ah no, mom, no! Not like this! Take something from the fridge" — "No! Let's make three sandwiches with this!". The children learned that true charity is given, not with what is left over, but with what we need. That afternoon I am sure that the children were a bit hungry.... But this is how it's done!
Faced with the needs of our neighbours, we are called — like these children and the halved cutlets — to deprive ourselves of essential things, not only the superfluous; we are called to give the time that is necessary, not only what is extra; we are called to give immediately and unconditionally some of our talent, not after using it for our own purposes or for our own group.
Let us ask the Lord to admit us to the school of this poor widow, whom Jesus places in the cathedra and presents as a teacher of the living Gospel even to the astonishment of the disciples. Through the intercession of Mary, the poor woman who gave her entire life to God for us, let us ask for a heart that is poor, but rich in glad and freely given generosity.
Pope Francis 28.06.16 Angelus, St Peter's Square, Rome 22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time Year C Luke 14:1, 7-14
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Good morning!
In the scene from today's Gospel passage, Jesus, in the home of one of the chief Pharisees, observes that the guests at lunch rush to choose the first place. It is a scene that we have seen so often: seeking the best place even "with our elbows". Observing this scene, Jesus shares two short parables, and with them two instructions: one concerning the place, and the other concerning the reward.
The first analogy is set at a wedding banquet. Jesus says: "When you are invited by any one to a marriage feast, do not sit down in a place of honour, lest a more eminent man than you be invited by him; and he who invited you both will come and say to you, 'Give place to this man', and then you will begin with shame to take the lowest place" (Lk 14:8-9). With this recommendation, Jesus does not intend to give rules of social behaviour, but rather a lesson on the value of humility. History teaches that pride, careerism, vanity and ostentation are the causes of many evils. And Jesus helps us to understand the necessity of choosing the last place, that is, of seeking to be small and hidden: humility. When we place ourselves before God in this dimension of humility, God exalts us, he stoops down to us so as to lift us up to himself; "For every one who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exhalted." (v. 11).
Jesus' words emphasize completely different and opposing attitudes: the attitude of those who choose their own place and the attitude of those who allow God to assign it and await a reward from Him. Let us not forget this: God pays much more than men do! He gives us a much greater place than that which men give us! The place that God gives us is close to his heart and his reward is eternal life. "You will be blessed", Jesus says, "you will be repaid at the resurrection of the just" (v. 14).
This is what is described in the second parable, in which Jesus points out the attitude of selflessness that ought to characterize hospitality, and he says: "But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you" (vv. 13-14). This means choosing gratuitousness rather than self-seeking and calculating to obtain a reward, seeking interest and trying to increase your wealth. Indeed, the poor, the simple, those who 'don't count', can never reciprocate an invitation to a meal. In this way Jesus shows his preference for the poor and the excluded, who are the privileged in the Kingdom of God, and he launches the fundamental message of the Gospel which is to serve others out of love for God. Today, Jesus gives voice to those who are voiceless, and to each one of us he addresses an urgent appeal to open our hearts and to make our own the sufferings and anxieties of the poor, the hungry, the marginalized, the refugees, those who are defeated by life, those who are rejected by society and by the arrogance of the strong. And those who are discarded make up the vast majority of the population.
At this time, I think with gratitude of the soup kitchens where many volunteers offer their services, giving food to people who are alone, in need, unemployed or homeless. These soup kitchens and other works of mercy — such as visiting the sick and the imprisoned — are a training ground for charity that spreads the culture of gratuity, as those who work in these places are motivated by God's love and enlightened by the wisdom of the Gospel. In this way serving others becomes a testimony of love, which makes the love of Christ visible and credible.
Let us ask the Virgin Mary, who was humble throughout her whole life, to lead us every day along the way of humility, and to render us capable of free gestures of welcome and solidarity with those who are marginalized, so as to become worthy of the divine reward.
Pope Francis 19.11.17 Holy Mass, Vatican Basilica, Rome World Day of the Poor 33rd Sunday - Year A Proverbs 31: 10-13, 19-20, 30-31, Matthew 25: 14-30
We have the joy of breaking the bread of God's word, and shortly, we will have the joy of breaking and receiving the Bread of the Eucharist, food for life's journey. All of us, none excluded, need this, for all of us are beggars when it comes to what is essential: God's love, which gives meaning to our lives and a life without end. So today too, we lift up our hands to him, asking to receive his gifts.
The Gospel parable speaks of gifts. It tells us that we have received talents from God, "according to ability of each" (Mt 25:15). Before all else, let us realize this: we do have talents; in God's eyes, we are "talented". Consequently, no one can think that he or she is useless, so poor as to be incapable of giving something to others. We are chosen and blessed by God, who wants to fill us with his gifts, more than any father or mother does with their own children. And God, in whose eyes no child can be neglected, entrusts to each of us a mission.
Indeed, as the loving and demanding Father that he is, he gives us responsibility. In the parable, we see that each servant is given talents to use wisely. But whereas the first two servants do what they are charged, the third does not make his talents bear fruit; he gives back only what he had received. "I was afraid – he says – and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here you have what is yours" (v. 25). As a result, he is harshly rebuked as "wicked and lazy" (v. 26). What made the Master displeased with him? To use a word that may sound a little old-fashioned but is still timely, I would say it was his omission. His evil was that of failing to do good. All too often, we have the idea that we haven't done anything wrong, and so we rest content, presuming that we are good and just. But in this way we risk acting like the unworthy servant: he did no wrong, he didn't waste the talent, in fact he kept it carefully hidden in the ground. But to do no wrong is not enough. God is not an inspector looking for unstamped tickets; he is a Father looking for children to whom he can entrust his property and his plans (cf. v. 14). It is sad when the Father of love does not receive a generous response of love from his children, who do no more than keep the rules and follow the commandments, like hired hands in the house of the Father (cf. Lk 15:17).
The unworthy servant, despite receiving a talent from the Master who loves to share and multiply his gifts, guarded it jealously; he was content to keep it safe. But someone concerned only to preserve and maintain the treasures of the past is not being faithful to God. Instead, the parable tells us, the one who adds new talents is truly "faithful" (vv. 21 and 23), because he sees things as God does; he does not stand still, but instead, out of love, takes risks. He puts his life on the line for others; he is not content to keep things as they are. One thing alone does he overlook: his own interest. That is the only right "omission".
Omission is also the great sin where the poor are concerned. Here it has a specific name: indifference. It is when we say, "That doesn't regard me; it's not my business; it's society's problem". It is when we turn away from a brother or sister in need, when we change channels as soon as a disturbing question comes up, when we grow indignant at evil but do nothing about it. God will not ask us if we felt righteous indignation, but whether we did some good.
How, in practice can we please God? When we want to please someone dear to us, for example by giving a gift, we need first to know that person's tastes, lest the gift prove more pleasing to the giver than to the recipient. When we want to offer something to the Lord, we can find his tastes in the Gospel. Immediately following the passage that we heard today, Jesus says, "Truly I tell you that, just as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me" (Mt 25:40). These least of our brethren, whom he loves dearly, are the hungry and the sick, the stranger and the prisoner, the poor and the abandoned, the suffering who receive no help, the needy who are cast aside. On their faces we can imagine seeing Jesus' own face; on their lips, even if pursed in pain, we can hear his words: "This is my body" (Mt 26:26).
In the poor, Jesus knocks on the doors of our heart, thirsting for our love. When we overcome our indifference and, in the name of Jesus, we give of ourselves for the least of his brethren, we are his good and faithful friends, with whom he loves to dwell. God greatly appreciates the attitude described in today's first reading that of the "good wife", who "opens her hand to the poor, and reaches out her hands to the needy" (Prov 31:10.20). Here we see true goodness and strength: not in closed fists and crossed arms, but in ready hands outstretched to the poor, to the wounded flesh of the Lord.
There, in the poor, we find the presence of Jesus, who, though rich, became poor (cf. 2 Cor 8:9). For this reason, in them, in their weakness, a "saving power" is present. And if in the eyes of the world they have little value, they are the ones who open to us the way to heaven; they are our "passport to paradise". For us it is an evangelical duty to care for them, as our real riches, and to do so not only by giving them bread, but also by breaking with them the bread of God's word, which is addressed first to them. To love the poor means to combat all forms of poverty, spiritual and material.
And it will also do us good. Drawing near to the poor in our midst will touch our lives. It will remind us of what really counts: to love God and our neighbour. Only this lasts forever, everything else passes away. What we invest in love remains, the rest vanishes. Today we might ask ourselves: "What counts for me in life? Where am I making my investments?" In fleeting riches, with which the world is never satisfied, or in the wealth bestowed by God, who gives eternal life? This is the choice before us: to live in order to gain things on earth, or to give things away in order to gain heaven. Where heaven is concerned, what matters is not what we have, but what we give, for "those who store up treasures for themselves, do not grow rich in the sight of God" (Lk 12:21).
So let us not seek for ourselves more than we need, but rather what is good for others, and nothing of value will be lacking to us. May the Lord, who has compassion for our poverty and needs, and bestows his talents upon us, grant us the wisdom to seek what really matters, and the courage to love, not in words but in deeds.
Pope Francis 11.06.18 Holy Mass Santa Marta Acts 11: 21B-26, 13: 1-3, Matthew 10: 7-13Evangelization has three fundamental dimensions: proclamation, service and gratuitousness.
The readings for the Memorial of St Barnabas (Acts 11:21-26; 12: 1-3 and Matthew 10:7-13) demonstrate that the Holy Spirit is the "protagonist" of the Gospel proclamation. That proclamation is unlike other types of communication. Due to the action of the Holy Spirit, it has the power to change hearts. There have been pastoral plans that seem to be perfect. They were incapable of changing hearts because they were ends in themselves. They were not instruments of evangelization.
It is not with an entrepreneurial attitude that Jesus sends us…. No, it is with the Holy Spirit. This is courage. The true courage behind evangelization is not human stubbornness. No, it is the Spirit who gives us courage and who carries you forward.
Service is the second dimension of evangelization. In fact, pursuing a career or success in the Church is a sure sign that someone doesn't know what evangelization is…for the one who commands must be the one who serves.
We can say good things but without service it is not proclamation. It may seem to be, but it is not, because the Spirit not only carries you forward to proclaim the truths of the Lord and the life of the Lord, but He also brings you to the service of the brothers and sisters, even in small things. It's awful when you find evangelizers who make others serve them and who live to be served. They are like the princes of evangelization – how awful.
Gratuitousness is the third aspect of evangelization because no one can be redeemed by his or her own merit. The Lord reminds us, "Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give" (Matthew 10:8).
All of us have been saved gratuitously by Jesus Christ. Therefore, we must give gratuitously. Those who carry out the pastoral work of evangelization must learn this. Their life must be gratuitous, given in service, proclamation, borne by the Spirit. Their personal poverty forces them to open themselves up to the Spirit.
Jesus' teaching is clear: "do not do things out of self-interest", do not choose your friendships on the basis of convenience.
Reasoning on the basis of one's own advantage is a form of selfishness, segregation and self-interest whilst Jesus' message is exactly the opposite.
Do nothing out of selfishness or out of vainglory but humbly regard others as more important than ourselves.
Gossip, stems from rivalry and is used to destroy others.
Rivalry is ugly: you can perpetrate it openly, in a direct way, or with white gloves. But it always aims to destroy the other and to 'raise oneself up' by diminishing the other. Rivalry stems from self- interest.
Equally harmful, is someone who prides himself on being superior to others.
This attitude, destroys communities and families: "Think of the rivalry between siblings for the father's inheritance for example", it is something we see every day.
Christians, must follow the example of the Son of God, cultivating "gratuitousness": doing good without expecting or wanting to be repaid, sowing unity and abandoning rivalry or vainglory.
Building peace with small gestures paves a path of harmony throughout the world.
When we read of wars, of the famine of children in Yemen caused by the conflict there, we think "that's far away, poor children… why don't they have food?"
The same war is waged at home and in our institutions, stemming from rivalry: that's where war begins! And that's where peace must be made: in the family, in the parish, in the institutions, in the workplace, always seeking unanimity and harmony and not one's own interest.
Pope Francis 26.11.18 Holy Mass Santa Marta Luke 21: 1-4
There are many places in the Gospels in which Jesus contrasts the rich and the poor. We can think of Jesus' comment to the rich young man: "It will be hard for one who is rich to enter the kingdom of heaven" (Mt 19:23).
Some would call Christ "a communist". "The Lord, when he said these things, knew that behind riches there always lurks the evil spirit: the spirit of the world." But, Jesus also said: "No one can serve two masters" (Mt 6:24)"
The rich in this episode are not evil but are good people who go to the Temple and make their offering.
Widows, orphans, migrants, and foreigners were the poorest people in Israel. The widow had offered her whole livelihood, because she trusted in the Lord. She gives everything, because the Lord is greater than all else. The message of this Gospel passage is an invitation to generosity.
The many children who die of hunger or lack medicine are an invitation to ask ourselves: "But how can I resolve this situation?" This question, comes from the desire to do good.
An appeal to generosity. Generosity belongs to everyday life; it's something we should think: 'How can I be more generous, with the poor, the needy… How can I help more?' 'But Father, you know that we can barely get through the month.' 'But surely you have at least a couple of coins left over? Think about it: you can be generous with those…' Consider the little things. For example, look through your room or your wardrobe. How many pairs of shoes do I have? One, two, three, four, fifteen, twenty… Each of us knows. Maybe too many… I knew a monsignor who had 40… But if you have many pairs of shoes, give away half. How many clothes do I not use or use only once a year? This is one way to be generous, to give what we have, and to share.
A lady that I met; when she went grocery shopping, spent 10% on buying food for the poor. She gave her "tithe" to the poor.
We can do miracles through generosity. Generosity in little things. Maybe we don't do it because we just don't think about it. The Gospel message makes us reflect: How can I be more generous? Just a little more, not much… 'It's true, Father, you're right but… I don't know why, but I'm always afraid…' But nowadays there is another disease, which works against generosity: The disease of consumerism.
Consumerism consists in always buying things. When I lived in Buenos Aires, "every weekend there was a TV show about retail-tourism". They would hop on an airplane on Friday evening, fly to a country about 10 hours away, and then spend all Saturday shopping before returning home on Sunday.
It's a terrible disease nowadays, consumerism. I'm not saying all of us do it, no. But consumerism – excessive spending to buy more than we need – is a lack of austerity in life. This is the enemy of generosity. And material generosity – thinking about the poor: 'I can give this so that they can eat or have clothes' – has an ulterior result: It enlarges the heart and helps us be magnanimous.
We need to have a magnanimous heart, where all can enter. Those wealthy people who gave money were good; that elderly lady was a saint.
I invite you to be generous and to start by inspecting your houses to discover what you don't need and could be useful for someone else. We should ask God, to free us from that dangerous disease of consumerism, which makes us slaves and creates dependence on spending money.
Let us ask the Lord for the grace of being generous, so that our hearts may be opened and we may become kinder.
Pope Francis 18.03.19 Holy Mass, Santa Marta Luke 6: 36-38
Do not judge others; do not condemn; forgive: in this way you imitate the mercy of the Father. In order not to not go astray in life, we need to imitate God; walk in the sight of the Father.
The mercy of God is such a great thing, very great. We must not forget this. How many people say: "I have done such terrible things. I have purchased my place in hell, I can't turn back". But do they think about the mercy of God? Let us remember that story about the poor widow lady who went to confess to the Curé of Ars. Her husband had committed suicide; he jumped from the bridge into the river. And she wept. She said, "But I am a sinner, a poor woman. But my poor husband! He is in hell. He committed suicide, and suicide is a mortal sin. He is in hell". And the Curé of Ars said, "But wait a moment, ma'am, because between the bridge and the river, there is the mercy of God". But to the very end, to the very end, there is the mercy of God.
Jesus gives three practical suggestions to help us get in the habit of being merciful. First: to not judge. We should refrain from judging, especially in this time of Lent.
Also, it is a habit that gets mixed up in our life even without us realizing it. Always! Even by beginning a conversation: "Did you see what he did?" Judgement of others. Let us think about how many times each day we judge. All of us. But always through beginning a conversation, a comment about someone else: "But look, that person had plastic surgery! They're uglier than before".
Learn the wisdom of generosity, the main way to overcome gossiping. When we gossip about others we are continually judging, continually condemning, and hardly forgiving.
The Lord teaches us: "Give and it will be given to you": be generous in giving. Don't be "closed pockets"; be generous in giving to the poor, to those who are in need, and also in giving many things: in giving counsel, in giving a smile to people, in smiling. "Give and it will be given to you. And it will be given to you in good measure, flowing over, pressed down, running over", because the Lord will be generous: We give one, and He gives us one hundred of all that we have given. And this is the attitude that provides armour for not judging, not condemning; for forgiving. The importance of giving alms, but not only material alms, but spiritual alms too: spending time with someone in need, visiting someone who is sick, offering a smile.
Pope Francis 11.06.19 Holy Mass Santa Marta Matthew 10: 7-13
Give freely that which you have received freely.
We are called to serve and love our brothers and sisters in the same way that God has done with us.
Christians cannot remain stationary, since our way of life impels us to hit the road, always.
Jesus has already given us our mission: "As you go, make this proclamation: 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, drive out demons."
Christian life is for service. It saddens us to find Christians who at the beginning of their conversion, or awareness of being Christian, serve and are open to serve the people of God, but who later end up making use of the people of God. This causes much harm to God's people. Our vocation is to 'serve', not to 'make use of'.
Christian life, is lived gratuitously. "Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give," was how Jesus described the core of salvation.
Salvation cannot be bought, because God saves us free of charge and requires no payment.
As God has done with us, so we are to do with others. And this gratuity of God is one of the most beautiful things.
Realize that the Lord is full of gifts for us. He asks just one thing: that our hearts be open. When we say 'Our Father' and we pray, we open our heart, allowing this gratuitousness to enter. Often when we need some spiritual grace, we say: 'Well, now I will fast, do penance, pray a novena…' Fine, but be careful: this is not done to 'pay' or 'buy' grace. We do it to open our hearts so that grace might enter. Grace is freely given.
All God's gifts, are given without cost. And sometimes the heart folds in on itself and remains closed, and it is no longer able to receive such freely given love.
We should not bargain with God.
Let us Christians, and especially pastors and bishops, give freely and not try to sell God's graces.
It pains the heart when we see pastors that make money off of God's grace: 'I can help you, but it will cost this much…'
In our spiritual life we always run the risk of slipping up on the question of payment, even when speaking with the Lord, as if we needed to bribe the Lord. No! That is not the correct path… I make a promise, in order to expand my heart to receive what is already there, waiting for us free of charge. This relationship of gratuitousness with God is what will help us to have the same rapport with others, whether it be in Christian witness, Christian service, or the pastoral work of those who guide the people of God. We do so along the way. Christian life means walking. Preach and serve, but do not make use of others. Serve and give freely that which you have received freely.
May our life of holiness be permeated by this openness of heart, so that the gratuitousness of God – the graces that He wishes to give us without cost – may enter our hearts.
Pope Francis 23.06.19 Holy Mass Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ , Church of Santa Maria Consolatrice, Roman Quarter of Casal Bertone Corpus Christie Year C Genesis 14: 8-20, Luke 9: 11B-17
Today, God's word helps us to appreciate more deeply two verbs that are simple, yet essential for daily life: to speak and to give.
To speak. In the first reading, Melchizedek says: "Blessed be Abram by God Most High… and blessed be God Most High" (Gen 14:19-20). For Melchizedek, to speak is to bless. He blesses Abraham, in whom all the families of the earth will be blessed (cf. Gen 12:3; Gal 3:8). Everything begins with blessing: words of goodness create a history of goodness. The same thing happens in the Gospel: before multiplying the loaves, Jesus blesses them: "Taking the five loaves, he looked up to heaven and blessed and broke them, and gave them to the disciples" (Lk 9:16). A blessing turns five loaves into food enough for a great crowd: the blessing releases a cascade of goodness.
Why is it good to bless? Because it turns a word into a gift. When we bless, we are not doing something for ourselves, but for others. Blessing is not about saying nice words or trite phrases. No, it is about speaking goodness, speaking with love. That is what Melchizedek did, when he spontaneously blessed Abram, who had not said or done anything for him. Jesus did the same thing, and he showed what the blessing meant by freely distributing the loaves. How many times too, have we been blessed, in church or in our homes? How many times have we received words of encouragement, or a sign of the cross on our forehead? We were blessed on the day of our baptism, and we are blessed at the end of every Mass. The Eucharist is itself a school of blessing. God blesses us, his beloved children, and thus encourages us to keep going. And we, in turn, bless God in our assemblies (cf. Ps 68:26), rediscovering the joy of praise that liberates and heals the heart. We come to Mass, certain that we will be blessed by the Lord, and we leave in order to bless others in turn, to be channels of goodness in the world.
This is also true for us: it is important for us pastors to keep blessing God's people. Dear priests, do not be afraid to give a blessing, to bless the People of God. Dear priests, continue to bless: the Lord wants to bless his people; he is happy to make us feel his affection for us. Only as those who are themselves blessed, can we in turn bless others with that same anointing of love. It is sad to think of how easily people today do the opposite: they curse, despise and insult others. In the general frenzy, we lose control and vent our rage on everything and everyone. Sadly, those who shout most and loudest, those angriest, often appeal to others and persuade them. Let us avoid being infected by that arrogance; let us not let ourselves be overcome by bitterness, for we eat the Bread that contains all sweetness within it. God's people love to praise, not complain; we were created to bless, not grumble. In the presence of the Eucharist, Jesus who becomes bread, this simple bread that contains the entire reality of the Church, let us learn to bless all that we have, to praise God, to bless and not curse all that has led us to this moment, and to speak words of encouragement to others.
The second verb is to give. "Speaking" is thus followed by "giving". This was the case with Abraham who, after being blessed by Melchizedek, "gave him a tenth of everything" (Gen 14:20). It was the case, too, with Jesus who after reciting the blessing, gave the loaves to be distributed among the crowd. This tells us something very beautiful. Bread is not only something to be consumed; it is a means of sharing. Surprisingly, the account of the multiplication of the loaves does not mention the multiplication itself. On the contrary, the words that stand out are: "break", "give" and "distribute" (cf. Lk 9:16). In effect, the emphasis is not on the multiplication but the act of sharing. This is important. Jesus does not perform a magic trick; he does not change five loaves into five thousand and then to announce: "There! Distribute them!" No. Jesus first prays, then blesses the five loaves and begins to break them, trusting in the Father. And those five loaves never run out. This is no magic trick; it is an act of trust in God and his providence.
In the world, we are always trying to increase our profits, to raise our income. But why? Is it to give, or to have? To share or to accumulate? The "economy" of the Gospel multiplies through sharing, nourishes through distributing. It does not sate the greed of a few, but gives life to the world (cf. Jn 6:33). The verb Jesus uses is not to have but to give.
He tells his disciples straight out: "You give them something to eat" (Lk 9:13). We can imagine the thoughts that went through their minds: "We don't have enough bread for ourselves, and now we are supposed to think about others? Why do we have to give them something to eat, if they came to hear our Teacher? If they didn't bring their own food, let them go back home, it's their problem; or else give us some money to buy food". This way of thinking is not wrong, but it isn't the way Jesus thinks. He will have none of it: "You give them something to eat". Whatever we have can bear fruit if we give it away – that is what Jesus wants to tell us – and it does not matter whether it is great or small. The Lord does great things with our littleness, as he did with the five loaves. He does not work spectacular miracles or wave a magic wand; he works with simple things. God's omnipotence is lowly, made up of love alone. And love can accomplish great things with little. The Eucharist teaches us this: for there we find God himself contained in a piece of bread. Simple, essential, bread broken and shared, the Eucharist we receive allows us to see things as God does. It inspires us to give ourselves to others. It is the antidote to the mindset that says: "Sorry, that is not my problem", or: "I have no time, I can't help you, it's none of my business". Or that looks the other way…
In our city that hungers for love and care, that suffers from decay and neglect, that contains so many elderly people living alone, families in difficulty, young people struggling to earn their bread and to realize their dreams, the Lord says to each one of you: "You yourself give them something to eat". You may answer: "But I have so little; I am not up to such things". That is not true; your "little" has great value in the eyes of Jesus, provided that you don't keep it to yourself, but put it in play. Put yourself in play! You are not alone, for you have the Eucharist, bread for the journey, the bread of Jesus. Tonight too, we will be nourished by his body given up for us. If we receive it into our hearts, this bread will release in us the power of love. We will feel blessed and loved, and we will want to bless and love in turn, beginning here, in our city, in the streets where we will process this evening. The Lord comes to our streets in order to speak a blessing for us and to give us courage. And he asks that we too be blessing and gift for others.


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Michael Smith is a man searching for some malleable metal.
'I average about a hundred dollars a week collecting cans,' says Michael Smith.
That allure of aluminum started when Smith couldn't find a job and found himself homeless.
'Just started collecting cans and stuff just to get by on,' says Smith.
That was three years ago when Charles Beeman had just met Smith.
'It's an amazing transformation,' says Charles Beeman.
Beeman does street ministry through Faith Church.
He helped Smith get this bike with a basket and saw him move from the streets of St. Louis to an apartment of his own.
'And the fact that he tries to fend for himself,' says Beeman. 'There's a lot of government programs that are easily abused. I think Michael is a good example of someone who's had a rough way to go but is honestly trying to make his own way in life.'
'If you traveled down the streets of Soulard today you noticed the streets were fairly clean,' says Patrick Clark. 'The city did a good job of cleaning up quickly. Which meant Mike had to get up early to get his hands on some cans?'
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That's 300 pounds of cans, using only pedal power as a means of moving all that lightweight metal.
'Made about four trips to the junkyard to turn the cans in,' says Smith.
Right now, he's trying to find steady work, but until then you'll see Smith making his way around town.
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Written by Ben Claus
Directed by Scott Jackoway
Featuring: Bethany Arrington, Shea Lee, Ryan Leonard, and Shea Petersen
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