Seeing with new hearts; the beauty of a life fully given

Ecclesia Christi Midweek

Homilies

Father Justin brings us two homilies this week. The first, from the opening Mass at a local Catholic high school, implores us to “see” with the new hearts God grants us the omnipresent illuminations of the Holy Spirit. The second considers the roles of prayer and the Lord’s mercy in clearing our un-repayable debt to our Heavenly Father. Father Brendan speaks to the compelling efficacy of a Christian life given fully to God as “the great equalizing force in history that fashions the raw material of human existence into an act of God’s self-revelation.”

Witness

For her second installment of the Witness series The Labor of Christian Education, first-year English Language Arts teacher Ann Marie O’Donnell reflects on the importance of cultivating wonder through her classroom material to inspire the minds and hearts of her students in an authentically Catholic way.

How do you see Christ alive in our Archdiocese? Ecclesia Christi wants to hear from you! Witness pieces of 2,000 words or less can be submitted for review to ecclesiachristibaltimore@gmail.com.

Catholic 301

This week, Father Brendan explores von Balthasar’s historical account of how the practice of theology and holiness in life have become separated from one another in the Church, leading to division and confusion in the life of the Church today. Catholic 301 recordings are posted each week under the “Podcast” tab. Register now for October and the full year of Catholic 301 courses!

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