"the most fundamental message: know God’s love for you is...

"the most fundamental message: know God’s love for you is absolute and unconditional, and share this love with every person in your life, especially the poor and outcast.

this needs to be our unrelenting focus. even our thinking and doctrine about such things as sexuality and marriage cannot trump the fundamental message of love and outreach to the poor and outcast.

so, i feel it necessary to ask myself, what are the things I pay great attention to, which are simply not that important? how am i going to get back to the most fundamental message?”

~ david mcnulty

(“,) may God grant me the grace of mercy that i may always bear witness to the suffering of those who have been relegated to the margins or fallen through the cracks… and act accordingly with greater love than fear. amen.

#quote #ignatian #reflection #examen #ilaw #mercy #focus #love (at the aerie)

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"hold my hand. tightly. like you’ll never ever let me go....

"hold my hand. tightly. like you’ll never ever let me go. like you trust me with all of your heart. i’m not saying i know exactly where we’re going, or that we’ll even get there… but i do know, for certain, that i want to travel that road with you, to explore with you the possibilities that the world had to offer, and at journey’s end, to hold you in my arms, kiss you, and love you until tomorrow fades into forever."

~ song of azrael 131:016

#quote #songofazrael #friendship #trust (at the aerie)

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after the torrential rains brought about by the inter-tropical...

after the torrential rains brought about by the inter-tropical convergence zone… come torrent downloads brought by #ThePirateBay #mytvseriesfix #himym #tbbt #twd (at the aerie)

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a blessed eid’l adha to the people of the book (muslims,...

a blessed eid’l adha to the people of the book (muslims, christians, and jews). (“,) on this greater eid, may the greater jihad start. confused? google is your friend. #quote #qotd #GreaterJihad (at the aerie)

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"we are utterly dependent on God, who works through everyday...

"we are utterly dependent on God, who works through everyday channels of grace to provide us everything we need. this realization contains a challenge.

God’s gifts come to us everyday in large and small ways; we are rightly grateful for them, but do they strengthen our faith? and when we give God thanks, do we give glory as well? do we see in God’s gifts a reminder of our dependence and his care for us?

more importantly, as we spread our own gifts and talents into the world, do we do so for God’s glory or our own? God has given us all abilities that save and uphold our brothers and sisters. when people thank us for our work, do we remember to give God the glory? do we encourage them to do the same?”

~ fr. michael simone, s.j.

(“,) may God grant me the graces of appreciation and generosity that i may see God’s gifts to me as God’s gift for others through me. amen.

#quote #ignatian #reflection #examen #ilaw #appreciation

(at the aerie)

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#learning to #unlearn (“,) #quote #qotd (at Ateneo Peace...

#learning to #unlearn (“,) #quote #qotd (at Ateneo Peace and Culture Institute)

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i agree with everything, rose. except for the last sentence....

i agree with everything, rose. except for the last sentence. (“,) rereading #gaiman’s #sandman in preparation for “sandman: overture”. finally, after twenty-five years, dream is back. #comics (at the aerie)

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