Comments for Lenten Blessing at http://www.thecatholicthing.org , comment 1 to 7 out of 7 comments http://www.thecatholicthing.org Sat, 18 May 2013 12:18:21 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2012/lenten-blessing.html#comment-12047 I want to thank you for writing this. I was actually in Bronxville last night to catch a movie. I never really go there. Once I got out of my car and started walking towards the theatre, I noticed "Tommy." He was trying to cross the street to get to the side I was on. I waited to make sure he got across okay and was able to get the walker up the side of the curb. All during the movie I kept thinking about him & wondered who he was and if he needed anything. Thankfully when I came out of the movie he was outside still wandering the streets. I asked if there was anything I could do for him, give him a ride somewhere, something to eat or drink. He just told me I was very kind and that he was okay and to have a good evening. I came home still thinking about him, and I actually searched online & came across this. What a truly wonderful story about the walker. It is very inspirational & encourages me to do even more. :] - Christina Wed, 20 Jun 2012 02:49:03 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2012/lenten-blessing.html#comment-10361 for those of you still reading this post- sorry i am behind - please pray for two women i know of through two different sources who are scheduled to abort their babies this week. one's name is Jackie. her and her husband have discovered that the baby is missing her brain. this is their first child. the other is a woman who lives in PA who has a 2 year old and has found out she is having twins. she says she can't "handle" twins, so she is asking the doctor to choose which to "selectively abort". i found out about this last Friday and have been asking for Dorothy Day to please intercede. "Oh Father, forgive us. we have NO IDEA what we are doing.....we have sinned against Heaven. Depart - but don't leave us! - we are sinful." thank God His response is, "do not be afraid. Believe...." your prayers could give these children a chance to learn to walk someday..... thank you, brad, for this vulnerable post. you are such a brother to us all, and what a good example to your sons. p.s. i have Fr. Barron's CD of this Lenten presentation. after listening to it 3 times, i still can't bear to offer it to a neighbor. maybe next year! i just finished his whole DVD Catholicism set this past Sunday. i just love him. so down to earth yet articulate and inviting. thank you for encouraging others to listen and learn from him. - debby Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:47:04 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2012/lenten-blessing.html#comment-10354 For those, like me, who were inspired by this article and pondered their own opportunity for alms giving in a very personal, one-on-one way, here is a thought. We are repeatedly instructed in scripture that we must defend and protect the widows and orphans. With regard to an orphan: consider the unborn child about to be killed by his/her mother. With regard to the widow: consider the pregnant woman who has been abandoned by her so-called "partner". You can make the kind of personal connections that Mr. Miner so beautifully described at your local pro-life crisis pregnancy center. The gift of your time is wonderful. The gift of your money is less emotionally rewarding, but just as vital. ...but whether or not you choose protecting widows and orphans as your cause - don't lose the inspiration provided in this article. There are so many ways to help the truly needy. "But Lord, When did we find you naked and clothe you?" - Kerv Tue, 13 Mar 2012 06:36:12 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2012/lenten-blessing.html#comment-10349 This article is the most encouraging thing I have read in quite a while. Thanks so much, Mr. Miner. - Dave Mon, 12 Mar 2012 08:08:21 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2012/lenten-blessing.html#comment-10348 Great story well told. Three aspects caught my eye. First, the danger of pride and self-importance when doing good works. Brad, thanks for the honesty. Through honesty we learn true humility. Second, the even greater gift was probably the time you spent in conversation with Tommy. In the end, it's all about loving relationships. Third, the need to thank God for presenting us with opportunities to do good works. These chances, sometimes fleeting, are great gifts to us, maybe even greater to us than the recipient of our works. There is an incredible return we receive when we imitate our Lord -- tenfold, a hundredfold. Think of the ripple effect of this simple deed on, for example, the young mother watching you. One of the tough things to disentangle ourselves from are our ingoing expectations. For example, if Tommy had furiously rejected your offer, that would not have diminished the fundamental goodness of your gesture on iota. Our responsibility is to do the next right thing. The outcomes we need to leave up to God. That can be difficult. - Nick Palmer Mon, 12 Mar 2012 07:40:55 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2012/lenten-blessing.html#comment-10347 Thanks for sharing this Mr. Miner. Whenever I have donated time or money to a cause that serves those who are less fortunate, I have had similar experiences. I have found that the "poor" person that I am helping has actually given me much more in return to alleviate my own spiritual poverty: he/she has shown me the face of Christ. - DS Mon, 12 Mar 2012 04:26:21 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2012/lenten-blessing.html#comment-10346 It's a long story for another time. Suffice it to say that Father Barron, the WOF Ministry and our gracious Lord worked together and gave me the loving shove to become a new Catholic. Cardinal George of Chicago challenged Father Barron to convert Chicago. Father Barron and WOF are converting more than Chicago! I'm sure that Cardinal George is more than pleased! - Frank Mon, 12 Mar 2012 01:50:54 +0100