EWTN.com - Fr. Robert Barron To Launch National Catholic Television Show On WGN America
This will be very interesting. Fr. Barron has a very successful video blog called Word on Fire that has been very helpful to many people to gain a bit of clarity on certain issues. I will be tuning in to this one.
15 September 2010
13 September 2010
Music Monday: 13 September 2010
Show Me What I'm Looking For by Carolina Liar
Wait, I'm wrong
Should've done better than this
Please, I'll be strong
I'm finding it hard to resist
So show me what I'm looking for
Save me, I'm lost
Oh Lord I've been waiting for you
I'll pay any cost
Save me from being confused
Show me what I'm looking for
Show me what I'm looking for
Oh Lord
Don't let go
I've wanted this far too long
Mistakes become regrets
I've learned to love abuse
Please show me what I'm looking for
Save me, I'm lost
Oh Lord I've been waiting for you
I'll pay any cost
Save me from being confused
Show me what I'm looking for
Show me what I'm looking for
Oh Lord
Show me what I'm looking for
Show me what I'm looking for
Show me what I'm looking for
Save me, I'm lost
Oh Lord I've been waiting for you
I'll pay any cost
To save me from being confused
Wait, I'm wrong
I can't do better than this
I'll pay any cost
Save me from being confused
Show me what I'm looking for
Show me what I'm looking for
Show me what I'm looking for
Show me what I'm looking for
Oh Lord
This is another secular song that has some rather incredible lyrics. I acknowledge that the "Oh Lord" may just be an expression, but this is an even more incredible song if those lines are more than just an exclamation.
What impresses me the most about this song, though, is the recognition that he can't find his fulfillment by simply "looking deep in your heart" or "look inside you" but rather, the singer acknowledges that he must look outside to find what he is looking for. He sees that there is more than himself which is so important for us!
Our fulfillment is not found in our hearts, or by some modern version of narcissism that masks itself as a "meaningful" statement at some high school graduation, such as "believe in yourself." Ugh. Rather, at the Second Vatican Council, they wrote something to the contrary. Gaudium et Spes 22, "Christ...fully reveals man to man himself and makes his supreme calling clear." What a statement. It is Jesus Christ who reveals to the human person what the human person really is AND it is Jesus Christ who makes our supreme calling visible and real for each of us.
In the music video (which can be found HERE) we see the temptations and allurements of the world, and he walks through them but continually seems unsatisfied by them, which is very true. The world can bring us moments of delight...but they really don't last. It is only in Jesus Christ that we will find lasting happiness.
That is so important for us to recognize that it is only in Jesus Christ that we are going to understand who we really are as made in the image and likeness of God.
The song continues as well with a very powerful line, "I'll pay any cost." It is sometimes difficult to follow Jesus Christ and to look for him. But also, sometimes, Jesus Christ calls us to find our fulfillment in self-sacrifice. That can be hard and it does have a cost. The question be fore us is, "Are we willing to pay the cost for true happiness?" The author of this song expresses that he is willing to do so! That is something very encouraging.
Finally there is the rather shocking line, "I've learned to love abuse." I think that is the case as well in our world. We have lost sight of who we are and the dignity that we have as sons and daughters of God. As a result, we have become content with the faulty "love" that the world offers which is, in fact, an abuse of love and our dignity. It becomes important for us to "remember" our dignity and the goodness for which we have been made and the delight we can find when we let Jesus Christ be the lord of our lives.
So there you have it. Show me what I'm looking for!
Wait, I'm wrong
Should've done better than this
Please, I'll be strong
I'm finding it hard to resist
So show me what I'm looking for
Save me, I'm lost
Oh Lord I've been waiting for you
I'll pay any cost
Save me from being confused
Show me what I'm looking for
Show me what I'm looking for
Oh Lord
Don't let go
I've wanted this far too long
Mistakes become regrets
I've learned to love abuse
Please show me what I'm looking for
Save me, I'm lost
Oh Lord I've been waiting for you
I'll pay any cost
Save me from being confused
Show me what I'm looking for
Show me what I'm looking for
Oh Lord
Show me what I'm looking for
Show me what I'm looking for
Show me what I'm looking for
Save me, I'm lost
Oh Lord I've been waiting for you
I'll pay any cost
To save me from being confused
Wait, I'm wrong
I can't do better than this
I'll pay any cost
Save me from being confused
Show me what I'm looking for
Show me what I'm looking for
Show me what I'm looking for
Show me what I'm looking for
Oh Lord
This is another secular song that has some rather incredible lyrics. I acknowledge that the "Oh Lord" may just be an expression, but this is an even more incredible song if those lines are more than just an exclamation.
What impresses me the most about this song, though, is the recognition that he can't find his fulfillment by simply "looking deep in your heart" or "look inside you" but rather, the singer acknowledges that he must look outside to find what he is looking for. He sees that there is more than himself which is so important for us!
Our fulfillment is not found in our hearts, or by some modern version of narcissism that masks itself as a "meaningful" statement at some high school graduation, such as "believe in yourself." Ugh. Rather, at the Second Vatican Council, they wrote something to the contrary. Gaudium et Spes 22, "Christ...fully reveals man to man himself and makes his supreme calling clear." What a statement. It is Jesus Christ who reveals to the human person what the human person really is AND it is Jesus Christ who makes our supreme calling visible and real for each of us.
In the music video (which can be found HERE) we see the temptations and allurements of the world, and he walks through them but continually seems unsatisfied by them, which is very true. The world can bring us moments of delight...but they really don't last. It is only in Jesus Christ that we will find lasting happiness.
That is so important for us to recognize that it is only in Jesus Christ that we are going to understand who we really are as made in the image and likeness of God.
The song continues as well with a very powerful line, "I'll pay any cost." It is sometimes difficult to follow Jesus Christ and to look for him. But also, sometimes, Jesus Christ calls us to find our fulfillment in self-sacrifice. That can be hard and it does have a cost. The question be fore us is, "Are we willing to pay the cost for true happiness?" The author of this song expresses that he is willing to do so! That is something very encouraging.
Finally there is the rather shocking line, "I've learned to love abuse." I think that is the case as well in our world. We have lost sight of who we are and the dignity that we have as sons and daughters of God. As a result, we have become content with the faulty "love" that the world offers which is, in fact, an abuse of love and our dignity. It becomes important for us to "remember" our dignity and the goodness for which we have been made and the delight we can find when we let Jesus Christ be the lord of our lives.
So there you have it. Show me what I'm looking for!
31 August 2010
Mention of God is not appropriate in a "sacred" place?!?
Here is an interesting video from a recent CNN interview that I think speaks to the society in which we find ourselves today.
What is troubling here is the fact that by saying this, Bill Press would be saying that Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech would be inappropriate on the exact same steps where Glenn Beck held his rally. King's drive, King's dream was filled with his faith. King was driven by his faith and inspired many people who recognized that all people are created in God's image and God's likeness.
However, this is the world in which we find ourselves where it is said that it is "inappropriate" to mention God in the public square. Well, if that is what society thinks, then I am going to be labeled "inappropriate" by many. God IS relevant to the public square as well as the private sphere. God has a beautiful message that is important for us to preach in public, because what Jesus Christ teaches is love of God and love of neighbor.
Jesus is relevant in the public sphere.
Fr. G
What is troubling here is the fact that by saying this, Bill Press would be saying that Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech would be inappropriate on the exact same steps where Glenn Beck held his rally. King's drive, King's dream was filled with his faith. King was driven by his faith and inspired many people who recognized that all people are created in God's image and God's likeness.
However, this is the world in which we find ourselves where it is said that it is "inappropriate" to mention God in the public square. Well, if that is what society thinks, then I am going to be labeled "inappropriate" by many. God IS relevant to the public square as well as the private sphere. God has a beautiful message that is important for us to preach in public, because what Jesus Christ teaches is love of God and love of neighbor.
Jesus is relevant in the public sphere.
Fr. G
30 August 2010
First day impressions
Well, the first day is behind me. My first impressions. It was rather interesting to note that while Saint Thomas Academy is a private, Catholic, all-male, military, college prep high school...it is still high school. The students are different, but the same in so many ways.
They are different in that there is a certain level of respect and discipline that was not present when I was going through my public high school. However, they are still high school students on the first day with all the high energy level radiating through the tiredness of having to wake up early in the morning.
It was a good day, but I realize that there is still a great deal that I have to learn about teaching and about how to communicate the ideas of Jesus Christ to these students.
It was a good day and I look forward to all the future 174 days...but who's counting?
Fr. G
29 August 2010
Back to school
Yes, you are reading that right. I'm going back to school. This school year I will actually be teaching at Saint Thomas Academy as well as serving as parochial vicar of St. John Neumann Catholic Church. I will be teaching one section of the course entitle Sacraments and Morality to 22 sophomores.
So, the old phrase, "walk a mile in someone else's shoes" seems to apply here. I have a much deeper respect for all of my teachers. I never knew what it meant to teach a formal course, especially at the high school level. I realize now that I absolutely must depend upon God to make this happen.
As I stay up late and finish my "lesson plan" for the first day, I humbly request your prayers and the prayers of all the Saints in heaven, especially the teachers, as I prepare for yet another first in my life. Thank you and God bless.
Fr. G
27 August 2010
26 August 2010
Matt Maher concert cont.
He just sang Hold Us Together and it was great! Look it up on YouTube. I'll post it later.
Maher quoted JP2 "we are no the sum of our failures. We are the sum of the Father's love for us."
Location:Mill St,Excelsior,United States
Matt Maher concert continued
He is now telling us about how he got to know Jesus Christ. He's Canadian, so I'm sure he loves hockey...as he should.
Location:Mill St,Excelsior,United States
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