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<\/a>In this issue:<\/h2>\n- \n
- Priests with Current Dues … 2<\/li>\n
- Everywhere is Our Monastery \u2013 Days of Rest and Renewal in Detroit … 4<\/li>\n
- A Change of Culture\/A New Book\/Universal Brother Award … 6<\/li>\n
- National Fraternity … 7<\/li>\n
- Upcoming Dates … 8<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
From the Responsible<\/h2>\n
Dear Brothers,<\/p>\n
I write this letter to you on the Feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola. Before I knew Blessed Charles, I knew St. Ignatius. Blessed Charles helped me to see the importance of being committed to prayer with a monthly desert day and a daily holy hour, but it was St. Ignatius who gave me the spiritual resources to fill those times.<\/p>\n
Long before it came into vogue, Ignatius taught anyone who would listen how to have a personal relationship with Jesus. His concept of conversing directly with Jesus through the use of the imagination is now a time-proven method of deepening one\u2019s faith. His insights into the spiritual life in his Spiritual Exercises are unparalleled in helping to bring people into closer relationship with God.<\/p>\n
As Diocesan priests we are more or less left to find our own path to a solid spiritual life. Led by God\u2019s grace and guided by wonderful mentors like Mike Smith (for Charles) and Chuck Gallagher (for Ignatius) I found a spirituality that works; that intimately connects me to Jesus and the Father\u2019s will for my life. I know the life of an eccentric French priest living among Moslems in the Sahara is not an easy \u201csell\u201d for many Diocesan priests, but I think trying to understand how and why Blessed Charles lived out his deep love for Jesus can give spiritual strength to our priestly ministry.<\/p>\n
Read the complete document<\/h2>\n
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