The Missions: San Francisco and San José

Unless the mission is oriented by charity, that is, unless it springs from a profound act of divine love, it risks being reduced to mere philanthropic and social activity...Consequently, being missionaries means loving God with all one's heart, even to the point, if necessary, of dying for him. - Pope Benedict XVI

Published by frgee on Monday, December 15, 2003 at 6:07 PM.

blog update:

last night i preached repentance and confession (of course) and then announced at the end of Mass that i would be in the church hearing confessions mon, wed, and fri at 630 am and 630 pm. all i have to say is what has been said before, "hear them, and they will come". i've never been skunked...

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