Praying, Living, & Loving the Franciscan Way
The St. Clare Center of Cardinal Stritch University welcomed Bishop Donald Hying of the Gary Indiana diocese, back to Milwaukee to address us on The Call to Holiness. We gathered at the Italian Community Center early Friday, Sept. 18 for breakfast and Bishop Hying’s address. Sisters Coletta , Justine, Lourdette and Adele attended the event. Former student and now professional photographer: Troy Freund took the pictures. Thank you, Troy! Bishop Hying’s words were a delight to listen to. He spoke of holiness as something that made people different and very attractive, as someone said of Mother Theresa. He went on to say that that difference flowed from “falling head over heels in love” with God. That explained the erratic behavior of the lover: champagne at midnight; unable to think of anyone but the beloved; wanting only the good of the beloved. Saints seemed to explode with that kind of love, of energy. Religion then becomes more than a law. It becomes a romance, it becomes discipleship. He posed the question: What was it that made Jesus so compelling that the apostles threw down their nets, their career, and followed him?? His conclusion was the wish for us all that we become over flowing fountains of God’s love and goodness, like Jesus. - Talk paraphrased by Sister Adele Thibaudeau, OSF
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