I have come to fall in love with teaching in Catholic schools. What are YOU in love with?...

"Nothing is more practical than finding God, that is, than falling in love in a quite absolute, final way. What you are in love with, what seizes your imagination, will affect everything. It will decide what will get you out of bed in the morning, what you will do with your evenings, how you will spend your weekends, what you read, who you know, what breaks your heart, and what amazes you with joy and gratitude. Fall in love, stay in love, and it will decide everything." - Pedro Arrupe

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Growing in Faith


At a new parishioner meeting last night, us newbies were asked a few questions, including

What does it mean to "belong" to this parish?
What are the privileges of membership? What are the responsibilities?
How do I fit in?
What can I give? What do I get?
How can I grow as a person and as a member of this community?

As I was thinking over these questions to discuss with the group, a realization started to hit me - I've actively chosen my parish home. This is where (in addition to my school community) I will have opportunities to grow in both my knowledge and living out of my faith. I have a chance to get involved and become an active (rather than passive) member of a faith community. Going to Church now has more of a purpose and more of a feeling of belonging - things which I took for granted growing up in my parish back home.

It's far from automatic, I know. Trust me, I'm a firm believer in "you only get out what you put in" - so I'm ready to start putting.

And, as for the questions mentioned above - we talked about them, but I still have some thinking on them to do as well.

Oh, and for my dear regular (or even somewhat regular) blog-following friends, I likely won't have access to much internet over the next couple of weeks - off to a symposium and then a NE road trip to include a wedding, sightseeing, and visits with friends. Summer's officially here!

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