2007 Lenten Retreat Discussion Thread

  • Thread starter Thread starter maggieodae
  • Start date Start date
Status
Not open for further replies.
We will officially open for discussion tomorrow when Father Leo has his first talk posted. As with last year, it was a worth while experience.
 
Can’t wait to go have a little quiet time at that shrine, looks beautiful 👍
 
LilyM said:
Can’t wait to go have a little quiet time at that shrine, looks beautiful 👍
Click to expand...
Last years retreat was fantastic. I can’t wait either. I know Father Leo is working hard on his material for us. 👍
 
Sorry for the delay I was waiting back to hear from the Mod of the spirituality forum when I had a knock at my door to leave for a basketball game. I am now back and have gotten word that we are set.

The mods requested that he hold our discussion in the spirituality forum so I’ve asked them to move this thread there.

Have a good retreat.
 
frleo said:
Sorry for the delay I was waiting back to hear from the Mod of the spirituality forum when I had a knock at my door to leave for a basketball game. I am now back and have gotten word that we are set.

The mods requested that he hold our discussion in the spirituality forum so I’ve asked them to move this thread there.

Have a good retreat.
Click to expand...
You too, Father. Thanks in advance for all your hard work :clapping:

How’s about a blessing for the retreat house?
 
Since we’ve moved this thread from the clubhouse to here, do we want to have a seperate thread in the clubhouse for our usual chatter, or do we want to do it all here?

We could limit this discussion to things related to the retreat and use another thread to share our various activities. 🙂
 
Just read Fr. Leo’s discussion of the Gospel.

Believe it or not, I can totally see myself as one of the hypocrites. It’s the worldly mentality of “What’s in it for me?” or wanting applause.

But it’s like I heard a member of Alcoholics Anonymous once say, “I gotta be good for nothin’.” That might not quite be what Jesus meant, but the answer is right there; let only the Father know what’s going on.

And, as Fr. Leo said, I want to get to the point where I do good, well, just because that’s what’s expected of me as a Catholic and a Christian.

Thanks, Fr. Leo, for doing this for us.
 
Thanks Fr. Leo! Just read the 1st installment. Definitely gives us something to think about and helps us to understand why we do what we do during Lent.
 
Fr. Leo:
As a matter of fact there are two days which require us to fast, Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. On these two days we are expected to eat much less than normal. I say that because there are many days when my eating habits would meet the requirements of a fast with no effort on my part, so on fasting days I take it an extra step.
Click to expand...
Very good advice Father. I too usually don’t eat but once per day anyway, so an extra step is a good thing. I will try each day to think of something spontaneous to use as a fast. Many times I just go through the day jumping from this to that task. This season of Lent, I want to try and focus on the more important things.
 
Thank you Father Leo…we will be blessed by this retreat again!:bounce:
 
It never dawned on me to keep quiet about my fasting, etc, but it makes sense! This is the first time Lent means something to me, and I want it to be as meaningful as possible. I’m hoping that finding this “retreat” will help a lot with that. Thanks for having this!
 
maggieodae said:
Very good advice Father. I too usually don’t eat but once per day anyway, so an extra step is a good thing. I will try each day to think of something spontaneous to use as a fast. Many times I just go through the day jumping from this to that task. This season of Lent, I want to try and focus on the more important things.
Click to expand...
I just read this interesting Idea. What a great idea. I think I will try it also.

Edwin is probably very familiar with this.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top