WHAT DOES GOD DO ALL DAY?
The greatest Catholic theologian St. Thomas Aquinas’s simply answered: “He enjoys Himself!” Resting in His own perfection brings God so much joy that it bubbles over into His creation made in His holy image: Us! This joy is so central to our faith that Jesus shared it with His Disciples when He instituted the Holy Eucharist and before He was arrested, scourged and crucified. Even then, He was offering us true happiness: “I have told you these things that my joy may be in you and your joy may be complete (John 15.11).”
Catholicism emphasizes the Mass and sacraments that Jesus gave us since our faith’s main purpose is to let us live in God’s joy and share it with others. Invite the Catholics in your life to rediscover the joy of practicing our faith. Invite them back to Mass and invite them to Welcome Home Catholics. WHC’s six weekly sessions help returning Catholics rediscover their joy and answer their questions about the way forward. Dress is casual or work clothes. There’s no cost and no requirements aside from a desire to grow closer to the Lord’s. See our Schedule Page for upcoming sessions. Want to learn more about hosting or sponsoring WHC? email us at:
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Slowly sails the ship into the harbor
A safe haven, to recover at last
Battered and torn, the sails on the mast
Weathered and beaten with holes in the hull
The tired vessel makes its way to the dock
With a lopsided movement toward us all
As one with a peg leg who lilts to one side
It finds its way home with no sense of pride
The battle was won but the cost was so dear
As some lives were lost, all shed a tear
Phyllis Comeaux
12-9-23
(on retreat)
From where comes this ship? Ask the hands on the dock
Sailing the seas looking for true treasures?
Or searching the lands for worldly pleasures?
Getting distracted as they stopped to play
They found themselves lost along the way
Trying to find the way back home
They found themselves caught up in a storm
Tossed hither and yonder and turned around
‘Til they heard the call home, heeding the sound
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Thus, the wayward Christian finds a way home
After darting off without a look back
Going after distractions that got him off track
Content and enjoying himself for a while
He finds he is missing home in this trial
And turns to see no one to help find the way
So he drops to his knees to fervently pray
And in the dark and stillness of night
He hears the call that changes his plight
Come Home to me and I will hold you tight
FOREVER – was the word that set him right