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Saint Patrick’s Day & Continuing to Make Lent Great Again!
On this week’s episode of JustLove, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan will be speaking with two guests focused on St. Patrick’s Day and Lent. Kyle Clifford, Vice President of Development for The Ireland Fund will be discussing the work of his organization and how it contributes to the development of “peace, culture and charity.” The Ireland Fund is a global fundraising network for people of Irish ancestry and friends of Ireland. It is dedicated to raising funds to support programs of peace, reconciliation, arts, culture education and community development throughout Ireland. Rabbi Jon Leener co-founder of BASE-Brooklyn will be speaking with Monsignor about Lent and the practices of fasting, charity, prayer and service in the…
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Why Do We Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
Much celebrating for many today. Do ONE less “celebratory act” to remind ourselves of the sacrifice Jesus made for us on Good Friday. Click here for today’s reading. The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; by the Lord has this been done, and it is wonderful in our eyes? is a big deal in New York, Boston, Chicago and Savannah (Go figure that one out!). Did you know that the first Irish Associations in the Unites States founded in Boston and New York had among their original missions: “to help the needy?” Throughout the past century and to this day most major charitable events –…
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Listen and Trust in God
Take ten minutes take and just quietly tell God how much you are counting on him. Listen to him tell you he’ll be there for you. Click here for today’s reading. Blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose hope is the LORD. It’s not exacerbating to say we have crises with many of our major institutions. This post is not the place for a major expose, but let me just mention a few to make my point. Business: Enron and the sub-prime mortgage debacle; Media: MSNBC, FOXNews, HuffPost & Daily Caller (Yes, now all sides can be upset, but in my opinion neither of those sources can…
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Hard Work & Sacrifice
At work, school, family there’s always a pecking order. Pick somebody down the food chain from each of us. Today do something to help that person.. Click here for today’s reading. Whoever wishes to be great among you shall be your servant; whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave. Just so, the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Being great servants makes a nice holy card, but not in real life. There are the C-suites, seats in Church sanctuaries, inner circle tables at banquets, private banking floors, platinum memberships for…
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Try to Make a Change
Think of your most long-standing and hard to change behavior. Try to figure out how not to do it for one day only – today. Click here for today’s reading. Wash yourselves clean! Put away your misdeeds… cease doing evil; learn to do good. Make justice your aim. I am not sure that the adage, “the path to hell is paved with good intentions” is accurate. God’s pretty good at reading our hearts, and if they are in the right place, I think we are in good shape with God. Having said that – good intentions need to be reflected in good actions that put those intentions into practice. This requires the…