As announced this weekend, my ministry will be split between two parishes. Many decisions will be made over the coming weeks so please pray for the gift of wisdom for myself and for the parish leadership. While completing my undergraduate degree in Agribusiness Economics I decided to minor in management; in the process of my studies, I learned about the Peter Principle. The Peter Principle states, “in hierarchies every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence." I look forward to the opportunities this assignment brings but I also recognize my limitations. Hopefully, this additional assignment will not entail me rising beyond my level of competence. There will be a learning curve for both myself and St. Boniface Parish. Some might foresee problems associated with this transition but I see this as an opportunity for our parish. There is a saying; “united we can do so much more” and I believe this is true. On another note, I will be leaving for my annual retreat after masses next weekend (June 26). This year I am attending a preached retreat at the National Shrine of St. Therese in Darien, IL and the theme is: “Memories: Remembering and Being Re-membered.” Please know that you will be remembered while I am on retreat.
The Western Church has often focused on the person of Jesus Christ by emphasizing the justification and salvation won for us by his life, death, and resurrection. While these are important truths that must continually be proclaimed, there is yet another truth which the Eastern Church stresses and we often neglect. The Eastern Church reminds us that the Holy Spirit has been poured forth into our hearts and divinizes us. We are no longer mere humans because the Spirit of God dwells in us. This life-giving Spirit transforms us and allows us to be partakers in the divine nature (cf. 2 Peter 1:4). The Eastern fathers continually remind us that God became human so that humans might become God. Let us remind ourselves of Christ’s gift of the Spirit as Pentecost approaches. May the Spirit elevate us to the image of the Son and may this Spirit restore to creation the unity which Adam lost.
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