Thursday, September 12, 2013

Jesuit Talk from Fr. John Meehan, SJ :)

If you find yourself judging people check on them.  Ask them "Where is God in your life?"  That will help us have more compassion; see where they're at.

In the Our Father we pray for our daily bread.  We can focus on the present.  God only provided as much manna as His people needed in the desert.  God only gives us what we can handle.

Our vocation is who we are.  It was given to us when we were in our mother's womb.  0 = )

"Antes que no seio fosses formado, eu já te conhecia" - Jeremias 1:5
"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you" - Jeremiah 1:5 

Be patient in your discernment.

Feelings/attractions don't go away when you have a religious calling/made a vow.  What matters is what you do with those feelings.

Pray the examens at least once a day - e.g. in the middle of the day, before you sleep...  Where was God in my day (consolations - things to be thankful for)?  Where did I not feel God in this day (desolations)?  St. Ignatius said the examens is an essential prayer.

Bring everything to prayer.  That way we will stay close to God.  If we stay close to God we can't go wrong in our discernment. God doesn't play tricks on us.

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