Single and Religious, Vocation and Witness, Christ at the Center, Gospel Reflection 1.8.20

Father Matthew reflects on protestant discussions regarding the single life and serving the Lord; roots of single, consecrated, celibate life in Catholic religious. Blessings and challenges in all vocations.
How can your vocation bear witness to Christ, in every stage of life? Being alone doesn’t require loneliness.
Struck by a reading from last week, Father Matthew shares what moved him from among the powerful verses of the Gospel of Saint John. It’s true, we are broken – but Christ saves us!
Today’s Gospel reading reminds Father Matthew of a story of a New Jersey high school’s solution to the problem of absenteeism which stemmed from bullying.

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