Director's Update
Dilexit Nos! "He loved us." So begins Pope Francis' new Papal Encyclical on the Sacred Heart of Jesus. What began as an Apostolic Exhortation turned out to be an Encyclical, the highest level of document a Pope can write -- usually with some new teaching. What new does the Pope have to say about this long-standing devotion?
"The Importance of the Heart." We will never be replaced by an artificial intelligence, because we are not reducible to zeros and ones. We have memories, imagination -- and most of all -- a freewill. All of these are faculties of the soul, which cannot be duplicated by a machine, no matter how many transistors are packed in.
"In this 'liquid' world of ours, we need to start speaking once more about the heart and thinking about this place where every person... creates a synthesis, where they encounter the radical source of their strengths, convictions, passions and decisions."
-- Dilexit Nos, #9
Isn't this exactly what discernment is about? Pushing away worldly distractions and drilling down through prayer to the place where we hold our convications and make our decisions -- namely, the will, which is part of the classical definition of "the heart."
What does your heart tell you? What is your will longing for -- or flinching away from? If priesthood is part of the answer to any of these questions... give me a call 847-5540, or fill out the web contact form at the bottom of this link.
I still truly believe: there is no greater time to be a priest in Buffalo!
It's a redefining moment, as Families Of Parishes have come together. The Road To Renewal will bring many changes to the life of our diocesan priests: more fraternity with brother priests, more community in working together, new styles of collaboration with deacons and lay ministers, and importantly: less exhuastion!
Be part of the renewal and help shape the future of our diocese - as a priest!
Praised Be Jesus Christ!
Fr. Dave
• If you hear the call to "Put out into deep water..." (Luke 5:4) contact me at...
dbaker@buffalodiocese.org // 716-847-5540
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