We human beings are story-tellers, we pass on our values through the stories we tell. This is particularly true of Catholics, who get their identity through their histories, which they see as salvation history linking them to the saving actions of Christ. So, for Catholics, doing history – passing on the values by telling stories – is a pastoral imperative. We must look where we have been in order to know where we are going.
Hear ye, hear ye, the clarion call of glorified souls, echoing throughout the ages piety, fear of the Lord and the promise of salvation, much like Church bells calling our unworthy selves to gather Sundays in devout attention to the gentle and generous wisdom God shares with his chosen friends! This saintly advice column has become a felicitous part of my daily fortification against worldly assaults assuredly aiming to destroy one's spiritually-sourced peace and joy.
Hear ye, hear ye, the clarion call of glorified souls, echoing throughout the ages piety, fear of the Lord and the promise of salvation, much like Church bells calling our unworthy selves to gather Sundays in devout attention to the gentle and generous wisdom God shares with his chosen friends! This saintly advice column has become a felicitous part of my daily fortification against worldly assaults assuredly aiming to destroy one's spiritually-sourced peace and joy.
Thank you for your gracious and expressive comment. Advice column. I like that. Thanks again.