A Letter From Our Pastor
A Religious Formula Dear Parishioners,
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esus teaches us to pray always, to serve God with our whole heart and soul, and to love our neighbor as ourselves. How do we keep the Lord in everything we do? How do we keep Him in our home, our work, our friendships and our school? It is more than speaking about Him or praying to Him each day. It is easy to compartmentalize our day into time for God and time for everything else. So how can He be present at every moment of every day? When I talk about making our school Catholic, I say that it is more than tacking religion on to the subject. It is easy to talk about our country and the role Catholics had in building cities, schools, and our health care system. We find it easy to do this in a similar way in other subjects. Some say it is difficult to do this with mathematics. If you think about math, it is about formulas, reason and logic. The answer to the question “how we
make each moment religious” really comes down to a simple formula. The formula includes identity, relationship and action. To use the formula requires understanding, acknowledgment and expression of who we are at every moment of every day. We are God’s children and we are in relationship with Him from Baptism to our dying day. He entered our soul on that sacramental day and we need to acknowledge His presence and express it in the way we live our life. He directs us and strengthens us with His love in our soul. Acknowledging His presence always enables us to be patient and joyful. He helps us to be diligent in our work and disciplined in our actions. He helps us to have self-control and be selfless each day. He helps us to persevere when we fail, and to hope and strive for perfection. Most importantly, He helps us to love as He loves. The formula is rather simple. He is present, we are His and together, we make Him present to the world. This is a simple formula for everyone to use. We teach the formula to our students in our school. Our school forms children in relationship with God and provides them with a life vision, helping them to understand, acknowledge and express His presence every moment of every day! Sincerely yours in Christ,
Msgr. Robert Tucker Pastor 3
