Happenings at ChristLife
Well, all sorts of good things are happening at ChristLife these days. Recently its just been two of us in the office, as one of our co-laborers in the vineyard of the Lord, is hanging out in the vineyards of Tuscany, Italy. Nice!So what are we doing? First, we are worshiping everyday to draw close to Jesus and praying that we follow Him where He leads us to go (the picture is of our tiny little chapel in our office where we begin everyday).
Beyond that we are helping people know and follow Jesus through two courses: Discovering Christ and Following Christ. Right now we are hosting Discovering Christ for about 25 young adults at a local university (UMBC) and hosting a small Following Christ course - to follow-up our Discovering Christ Course at St. Agnes, for 10-15 young adults at ChristLife.
Discovering Christ takes its cue from a recent speech to the German bishops by Pope Benedict:
"We must reflect seriously on how we might carry out a true evangelization today, not just a new evangelization, but often a true first evangelization. People don't know God, they don't know Christ. A new paganism is present, and it is not enough just to maintain the community of believers, although this is very important. I believe that together we must find new ways of bringing the Gospel to today's world by preaching Christ anew and by establishing the faith."Both courses run into mid- to late November. Please pray God continues doing great things among the young adults attending.
Finally, have a wonderful day! I'll close with a random inspirational verse from the Apostle for whom I'm named:
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy we have been born anew to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and to an inheritance which is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you... Without having seen him you love him; though you do not now see him you believe in him and rejoice with unutterable and exalted joy. As the outcome of your faith you obtain the salvation of your souls!" 1 Peter 1:3-4,8-9
Labels: Discovering Christ, evangelization, prayer
posted by Pete Ascosi @ 1:04 PM
2 Comments
2 Comments:
That is an awesome quote by B16 !! Thanks for sharing it. You have some very inspiring posts on your blog. And the pods are a real blessing, too.
If you (and your fellow bloggers) ever have the time, I’d really enjoy seeing some posts on how y’all stay motivated, how you keep that fire of the Spirit stoked in your daily personal lives (because, from what I’ve seen on this blog, you must have found some ways to do that!). [Frankly, that’s my biggest challenge working with youth – helping them to stay self-motivated.] And I don’t mean just stating it generally (e.g., Mass attendance, Eucharistic Adoration, daily prayer, etc.), but delving into the nitty-gritty details: how much and what do you do to prepare for Penance, what do you say to the Lord in your post-Communion prayer time, what do you pray during EuchAd, etc. I hope this suggestion doesn’t come off as too personal or intrusive, because I don’t mean it to be.
Anyway, God bless you for the work you do for Jesus and his Church!
~Walt
(an adult in the Diocese of Scranton)
Thanks for the encouragement Walt! It is very good to hear.
I don't think the detailed questions are intrusive. I would ask the same thing. Just listing statistics of mass attendance and listing the prayers and devotions, etc. doesn't get at the heart of the matter. You are right.
While I hope to share some of what helps me in my own life of following Jesus as a Catholic - I will ask my Director to take the lead on this. So stay posted, we'll blog on this soon...and invite other blog readers to respond.
May God the Spirit fill you anew this day with his love and grace and joy!
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