A Carpe Diem Snapshot:
Liturgical: Sixth Sunday of Easter
It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you. This I command you: love one another."
Fr. Plant's Homily This episode is highly recommended. I listened to it four times (thank goodness for dishes and laundry!).
Bishop Barron's Homily "Receive the Holy Spirit and then give it away in love."
Extra: Preparing for Confession, a guide for all ages
Sanctoral: Nuntius Sulprizio, Naples, Italy +1836. Inspired his friends and neighbors with his tranquil demeanor, despite his unjust circumstances and sufferings. Died at the age of 19.
Human: 2024- Celebration of Easter by Orthodox Christians around the world following the Julian calendar. Learn how Easter’s dates are calculated; Cinco de Mayo in Mexico; Birthdays of Søren Kierkegaard (1813) and Karl Marx (1818)
Natural: Recently, I discovered Reform Wellness, a Catholic embodiment of the Greek ideal of "kalokagathia".
Quote: “A single day among the learned lasts longer than the longest life of the ignorant.” --Posidonius
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