Neither greatness nor smallness
AMDG I, a disciple far from home, gazing upon white skies and strong trees shedding their golden mantles, to you, my brothers and sisters across the country. Peace to you and your kin. The Jesuits aim to desire neither riches nor poverty, health nor sickness, but only that which glorifies God and accomplishes God’s will. I think I could suitably add: Jesus, help me to desire neither greatness nor smallness . And in fact, thinking of St. Ignatius laboring over paperwork while his best friend sailed for the foreign missions, I wonder if he didn’t pray the same thing. Smallness This October, I was captivated with what was happening in Rome: a synodal gathering of Bishops, strengthened by the inclusion of women, lay people, and some other clerics. It was a global convention of the church to discuss how to go about being church. This is part 2 of 3 in a multi-year process and one cannot escape the understanding that it is an historic moment in church history. One senses the Spirit a...