The Joy of the Gospel in Motherhood....
On Memorial Day weekend Francis, myself and our family will be hosting a Family Retreat at Circle Lake Family Retreat Center. The retreat will be centered around Pope Francis' Apostolic Exhortation, The Joy of the Gospel. Prior to the retreat I am sending out e-mail reflections to the families. I'll be posting them here as well. Dear Family Retreatants, Mother's Day is a great day to begin the reflection journey towards our family retreat! Everyone who reads this is either a mother or has a mother! As you read the words of Pope Francis in his Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium please reflect on your relation to mother and how that role is a bringer of the joy of the Gospel to others: 1.The joy of the Gospel fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus. Those who accept his offer of salvation are set free from sin, sorrow, inner emptiness and loneliness. With Christ joy is constantly born anew. In this Exhortation I wish to encourage the Christian faithful