Sunday, June 16, 2024

Earthly models of God's paternal love (Mary Gordon / Bishop Robert Barron)


A fatherless child thinks 
all things possible
and nothing is safe.

--Mary Gordon,
qtd. by Anderson Cooper

    Today, we celebrate Father’s Day and honor all those who have been an earthly model of God’s paternal love for each one of us. 

    We offer our prayers of gratitude for the vocation of fatherhood in its various forms and uphold its mission: bringing souls closer to our heavenly Father, who teaches us the true meaning of love. 
 
    Please join me in praying for all these men, that they continue living out their profound vocation with wisdom and joy. 

--Bishop Robert Barron 

Happy Father’s Day to all
who fill the role of fathers in our lives,
including our pastor Fr. Pat
and priest in residence Fr. Bill!


Image source 1: https://churchlifejournal.nd.edu/articles/the-mystery-of-fatherhood/
Image source 2: https://matthew.wordpress.com/2012/06/13/fatherhood-among-the-highest-of-callings/
Quotation source 1 (Anderson Cooper speaks with Stephen Colbert about the loss of their dads at a very young age, and how this loss influenced them.)
Quotation source 2

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