This week I'm giving over my pastor's column to Deacon Gary as he explains an exciting new initiative for men of the parish. (Ladies please read this so you can encourage your husband to give it a try. It will be a blessing to them and, indirectly, to you.)
Saint John Henry Newman selected as his motto, the phrase Cor ad cor loquitur, Heart speaks to heart. That's an awesome motto, because it encompasses the best of communication. The heart of Jesus speaks to His people, His followers, and then the hearts of HIs followers, speak to each other and those that don't know Him. It's all encompassing. It captures everybody.
I believe that's why it was selected as the motto for a new initiative in Men's Ministry. The Heart of Jesus will speak to the men gathered together to share their lives as they seek to know HIm better, to get a better picture of what Jesus is teaching his followers. And these men will share their hearts with each other in discussion of the topic selected. The topic is not set in stone. It doesn't come down to us from some place on high. We have four men, at present, who have bolunteered to moderate a group at different times during the week: Wednesday morning, Thursday morning and Thursday evening, and Friday morning. The topics are Bible Study, Church History, Eucharist, 4th Quarter, etc., etc.
Should the group gathered togeter decide they would like to delve into a specific topic, away they will go on it. Has all of this been done before? Of course. As Ecclesiates reminds us, there is nothing new under the sun. But the time in which we are living tells us that past efforts weren't enough. We must renew our efforts to tell each other and the world (our families, friends) the Good News. We have been commanded to "go forth and spread the gospel". How are we doing?
As I mentioned above, there is a new initiative in men's ministry, COR. Obviously taken from St Newman's motto. It is a call to men to get together on a regular basis to pray, study, and get to know each other at a deeper level. Each man will do all these at the level they choose, but our hope is that "group dynamics" will come into play and all will participate to the max. That's how the initiative will succeed. COR meetings are designed to help men build a more intentional relationship with Jesus Christ, through prayer, formation and fraternity.
Straight from Jesus: Hey you, yeah you, COME, FOLLOW ME and GO TELL THE GOOD NEWS.
Saint John Henry Newman selected as his motto, the phrase Cor ad cor loquitur, Heart speaks to heart. That's an awesome motto, because it encompasses the best of communication. The heart of Jesus speaks to His people, His followers, and then the hearts of HIs followers, speak to each other and those that don't know Him. It's all encompassing. It captures everybody.
I believe that's why it was selected as the motto for a new initiative in Men's Ministry. The Heart of Jesus will speak to the men gathered together to share their lives as they seek to know HIm better, to get a better picture of what Jesus is teaching his followers. And these men will share their hearts with each other in discussion of the topic selected. The topic is not set in stone. It doesn't come down to us from some place on high. We have four men, at present, who have bolunteered to moderate a group at different times during the week: Wednesday morning, Thursday morning and Thursday evening, and Friday morning. The topics are Bible Study, Church History, Eucharist, 4th Quarter, etc., etc.
Should the group gathered togeter decide they would like to delve into a specific topic, away they will go on it. Has all of this been done before? Of course. As Ecclesiates reminds us, there is nothing new under the sun. But the time in which we are living tells us that past efforts weren't enough. We must renew our efforts to tell each other and the world (our families, friends) the Good News. We have been commanded to "go forth and spread the gospel". How are we doing?
As I mentioned above, there is a new initiative in men's ministry, COR. Obviously taken from St Newman's motto. It is a call to men to get together on a regular basis to pray, study, and get to know each other at a deeper level. Each man will do all these at the level they choose, but our hope is that "group dynamics" will come into play and all will participate to the max. That's how the initiative will succeed. COR meetings are designed to help men build a more intentional relationship with Jesus Christ, through prayer, formation and fraternity.
Straight from Jesus: Hey you, yeah you, COME, FOLLOW ME and GO TELL THE GOOD NEWS.