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Monday, July 14, 2014

The Road to Peace


The road to peace is based on the principle that every human being is a person endowed with intelligence and free will and therefore has rights and obligations.

Friday, July 11, 2014

A Model of Peace


The Rule of Benedict offers a model of peace that depends on being gentle with ourselves, being gentle with others, and being gentle with the earth.

Thursday, July 10, 2014

Minding about God


Peace comes into our lives when we mind more about God than we do about ourselves.

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Walking through Life


Walking through life lightly without bitterness, greed, jealousy or selfishness leads to peace.

 

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Life


We cannot expect our life to be perfect, but we are still expected to deal with this life reverently.

Monday, July 7, 2014

Benedictine Spirituality


Benedictine spirituality with its emphasis on prayer, work and listening is an invitation to personal peace.

Friday, July 4, 2014

Fruits


The fruit of silence is prayer.  The fruit of prayer is faith.  The fruit of faith is service.  The fruit of service is PEACE.

Thursday, July 3, 2014

An Attitude of Peace

Peace comes from the attitude we bring to situations, not from the power we bring to them.

Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Gentleness


Be gentle with others and you will have peace in your heart.

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

PEACE


We commit ourselves to seek peace within ourselves, with the other and with our environment.

If you have a dispute with someone, make peace...before the sun goes down.” Rule of Benedict 4
 

Tuesday, July 1  Feast of Blessed Junipero Serra, priest

            “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you.” PEACE is Jesus’ gift to us.