Nothing is so strong as gentleness,
nothing so gentle as real strength.
It is wonderful how attractive
a gentle, pleasant manner is,
and how much it wins hearts.
nothing so gentle as real strength.
It is wonderful how attractive
a gentle, pleasant manner is,
and how much it wins hearts.
--St. François de Sales
Today is the anniversary of the ordination
of OLMC Priest in Residence Fr. Bill Brown,
whose kindness and deep compassion
have touched our hearts.
of OLMC Priest in Residence Fr. Bill Brown,
whose kindness and deep compassion
have touched our hearts.
We are so grateful for your vocation, Fr. Brown.
Thank you for all you bring to our community!
Thank you for all you bring to our community!
Irish poet, author, priest and philosopher John O’Donohue offered the following reflection on what it means to be a blessing:
A blessing is a circle of light drawn around a person to protect, heal, and strengthen. Life is a constant flow of emergence. The beauty of blessing is its belief that it can affect what unfolds.
…Regardless of how we configure the eternal, the human heart continues to dream of a state of wholeness, a place where everything comes together, where loss will be made good, where blindness will transform into vision, where damage will be made whole… To invoke a blessing is to call some of that wholeness upon a person now.
…Perhaps we bless one another all the time, without even realizing it. When we show compassion or kindness to another, we are setting blessing in train.
A blessing is a circle of light drawn around a person to protect, heal, and strengthen. Life is a constant flow of emergence. The beauty of blessing is its belief that it can affect what unfolds.
…Regardless of how we configure the eternal, the human heart continues to dream of a state of wholeness, a place where everything comes together, where loss will be made good, where blindness will transform into vision, where damage will be made whole… To invoke a blessing is to call some of that wholeness upon a person now.
…Perhaps we bless one another all the time, without even realizing it. When we show compassion or kindness to another, we are setting blessing in train.
--Fr. John O'Donohue
Congratulations on the anniversary
of your ordination, Fr. Brown!
You are such a blessing to us all!
of your ordination, Fr. Brown!
You are such a blessing to us all!
Image source: Fr. Bill Brown celebrates Mass at Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Mill Valley, January 1, 2025.
Image source 2: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=843797624452320&set=pb.100064662700877.-2207520000&type=3
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