Maria

Mary is the human creature closest to Jesus, flesh of her own flesh.
Mary is the human creature closest to what God designed His human creation to be.
Mary is the human creature closest to us, humanity on a journey, as we go through the ebbs and flows of life.

Consequences

To act without accountability is not an expression of freedom. Indeed, every decision we make has a consequence, sooner or later. The consequences may affect us directly, but the consequences of these consequences will surely affect us in the long term.
It is a paradox but, in order to act free and to stay free, we have to choose to be responsible.

God's mediation

In today's Gospel passage about the "Rich young man", I cannot help but see in him the face of many young people.
Young people have such great desire to find their life's purpose. They engage in pursuits that they think will help them find that greatly desired but seemingly elusive purpose, that "polar star" that will orient their life.
It is not easy to see the Polar star when there are other equally, or even brighter stars that catch our attention.
Perhaps, we adults, are also at fault. Young people don't, or rarely, see in us people who have found the Polar star, that purpose that drives us to embrace a journey that is often characterized by solitude and the leaving aside of all our securities.

Keep right

Mary and the song in my heart

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