tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15860677.post4443994696448526071..comments2024-03-17T17:39:39.292-05:00Comments on Heart, Mind, Soul, and Strength: John the Baptist, the tax collectors, and the soldiers: on a mission from GodWeekend Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10425001168670801073noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15860677.post-15090708664994417912008-01-15T07:15:00.000-06:002008-01-15T07:15:00.000-06:00Definitely. Though in my congregation there's an ...Definitely. Though in my congregation there's an over-emphasis on "calling" as "called to be a full-time religious worker", which is not true to our heritage on a couple of fronts, either of the priesthood of all believers or the sacredness of all honest work. I wonder if it's because of the pastor shortage, but the net effect of the pastor shortage has been a little bit of distortion in theology ... <BR/><BR/>Take care & God bless<BR/>Anne / WFWeekend Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10425001168670801073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15860677.post-70524278214742247902008-01-13T17:26:00.000-06:002008-01-13T17:26:00.000-06:00The homily this morning from Fr. Aidan dealt with ...The homily this morning from Fr. Aidan dealt with the same theme, since this is also Vocation Awareness Week. The anointing of Jesus is for all of us, too: whether we are called as prophets in the womb (as Jeremiah) or later in life (as Amos), God has a path for our lives, a vocation for each of us.Jeffrey Pinyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08758581112217835988noreply@blogger.com