Ten pounds of personality in a five-pound bag
I just watched this Instagram post and it made me realize: I think I had an advantage growing up in that every Sunday I had a demonstration of “let’s read three stories and then analyze them” in the form of the liturgy/homily.
Father Jerry Fogarty and his “Three Points” was really just prepping me to write a five paragraph essay. 😂
Anyway, enjoy this thought provoking video about the Prodigal Son.
Saw this on Facebook.
I worried at first that this was AI; but then I recognized the center of the triptych as being one I had seen before (and actually own a sticker of).
I like the idea of saints as relatable people – in a way, they are the celebrities of the Catholic church. (Someone make a “youth minister voice” joke about that.)
And I think it’s lovely to sanctify regular people: to say “This is someone whose life I believe is worth emulating.” Which, in the end, is the purpose of sainthood under Catholicism: to see another ordinary human’s life, and to say “Emulating this will bring me closer to the Divine.”
So be kind. Be generous. Be loving. Be that which you admire in others. If you have such trauma from your upbringing (or if you have no relation to the cultural context) that “what would Jesus do” is a hurtful or meaningless phrase, then you should instead ask yourself: “What would Dolly do?” Then go and do that.
