Reflections

This year’s observance of a “Jubilee of Hope,” our recent celebration of Pentecost, and last week’s memorial for St. Barnabas all tend in the same direction for me. 

I never liked preaching on the Trinity. Few priests would place it at the top of their list of topics they like to preach about. All that changed as I realized I was asking the wrong question about the Trinity.

Blessed Frédéric emphasized humility, simplicity, and religious motivation as essential to the Society’s mission, warning against pride, bureaucracy, and a focus on efficiency over spirit. He urged that all credit be given to God, encouraging service modeled on Christ and respect for other charitable efforts without comparison or competition.