We may all be familiar with the question Jesus poses to Peter when he asks him "Who do you say I am?". In the first catechesis session on Wednesday, we were challenged to think about who we say we are. Often times, we identify ourselves by our names, our jobs, our heritage or lineage, but rarely do we ever first and foremost identify ourselves as beloved sons and daughters of Christ.
The bishop from New Brunswick, Canada, made that the heart of his message to us. It almost had a bit of a retreat feel, which made sense later in the talk when he challenged us to make this a long retreat experience, to try even amidst the chaos to enter into Christ and dwell with Him in our hearts, to get to know and love him, and let him love us. Our path to holiness, he said, was not in acheiving perfection, but it was in protecting and perfecting the love in our hearts for Christ and each other as beloved sons and daughters of Christ.
As we enter into our second day, that is the message that remains with me. We began yesterday with the question, "Who do you say you are?" and I left with a clear message from our Lord: "Come and keep watch with me."
Later in the day, we went into Sydney to attend some of the festival events. A group of us went to an event by the Sisters for Life out of New York. I'm a big music fan, and so was thrilled to be able to catch part of a small concert by Matt Maher! They had all kinds of workshops and testimonies as well, and the Sisters joy in the Lord was very inspiring.
But...alas, as always, we are on the go, and I must eat breakfast and get on the road! God bless, and G'day from Sydney!
Rakhi
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Glad to see all of you are having a blessed time. Back home it is not as exciting as having the Pope pull up in Sydney harbor. However the All-Star Game did go 15 innings with the American League winning it. Placido Polanco took the oath to become an American citizen last Wednesday prior to the game. Today it was 90+ but it looks like rain in the evening. We also had a great turnout at Rosary night. Softball game Thursday night versus St. Mary's.
Thanks for putting up the link to this blog.. great to hear all your adventures. May you continue to be blessed and have a wonderful time in Sydney. By the way, the market I told you about is Paddy's Market - get there if you can!
What a great thought...something we can all think about if we are in Sydney or here in Detroit.
We miss you!
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