Why I Love my Papa Francisco

Because he loves how I pray to love:
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2013/07/29/what-pope-francis-really-said-about-gays-and-no-it-not-new/

http://www.ncregister.com/blog/jimmy-akin/7-things-you-need-to-know-about-what-pope-francis-said-about-gays

and because I love her: http://thismamaneedscoffee.blogspot.com/2013/07/a-church-for-gay-people.html

He's teaching us, his people, his Church how to love as Christ loves, without limits.

I don't believe something is truth just because the Church teaches it, the church teaches it because it's true. A moral conscience that is not erroneous will follow a natural order...because it's natural. It's what the soul wants for it's own sake.

There was one line in the gospel reading today that really struck me: Aaron replied, “Let not my lord be angry.You know well enough how prone the people are to evil.

You know well enough how prone the people are to evil.

It's true, we sin everyday. The sins that another commits are no different from the sins I commit. they arise from a conscience that has gone astray and needs the Shepherd to bring back.

I love Papa Francisco because he's bringing us back. Back to the one who loves us, and forgave our sins before we even committed them.

Celebrating Joy

Feeling many blessings in my life right about now.

I got to witness the beautiful sacrament of marriage between two people who strive daily for Christ. It was such a wonderful experience to be there as they gave their lives to one another in Christ.

I met this girl when I was only a freshman in college and really just struggling with how I was supposed to love Christ and His church. I met this girl at a bible study, and she had a heart of gold. Some people, you meet them and your life is better for knowing them. Well after she graduated she moved away, and we weren't close enough for me to keep in contact with.

As luck would have it I had the blessing of being her roommate for a whole year and a half before I got moved. She had moved back basically to pursue this relationship and see what Christ had planned. It was great to be in the house and witness the great love her and this man shared and how it grew.

They married this past weekend, and I wish them all the spiritual blessings granted through the sacrament. What made it so beautiful was watching the fruition of each person saying yes to the other in Christ.

A priest friend of mine blogged about it as well: http://frbaker.blogspot.com/2013/07/my-life-is-passing-in-front-of-me.html. He says it perfectly when he reflects that they know the Lord Jesus and they live Him-their goodness and faithfulness attracts others.

The whole process was so beautiful because it was two people living out the love and life of the Church in one another. Two people so deserving of a lifetime of happiness. It was so great to see them and everyone else from my Nashville life. It's a love that is far greater than us and our community. For us to be together to celebrate the joy of these two people was just many blessings beyond our understanding.

-Striving to live the faith fully!