The Spirituality of Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys
Marguerite Bourgeoys’ spirituality is basically Marian. Our saint wished to follow in the footsteps of the Blessed Virgin, to imitate the course of her life in all things and to go to God through her for God sent his Son through her.
This Marian spirituality centers on two particular aspects of the gospel : the Mystery of the Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth (Luke 1:39 ff) and Mary in the midst of the Apostles, after the Resurrection of Jesus (Acts 1: 11-14; 2:1-4).
The Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth
With regards to the Visitation, Marguerite writes: After the Blessed Virgin had spoken her consent to the angel she was made Mother of God by the power of the Spirit. In gratitude to the Eternal Father, she immediately offered herself to correspond with the graces of His divine majesty for the redemption of the human race. She immediately made her first visit to Elizabeth.
Appalachia - Book Recommendation
Gray Mountain is the latest suspense novel from John Grisham. It involves a young female lawyer from NYC who was laid off as a result of the 2008 economic crash who goes to work for a year as an unpaid legal intern in a small legal aid office in Appalachia. It provides detailed descriptions of the environmental and human brutality of strip coal mining. Canadian registered companies control 70% of the world's mining activity some of which have these kinds of affects on local communities.
A Global Vigil for a Climate Agreement - Sunday, December 7th
We were there in September when more than 400,000 people gathered in New York City for the People’s Climate March. And we were among over a million human beings who took to the streets in every part of our globe. We marched for those of us in Cameroon, Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala and for all who are most affected by climate change and who bear the brunt of a system that favours those who have.
This December, 2014 world leaders will meet once again - this time in Lima Peru. As part of the lead up to the next major Climate Summit in Paris in 2015, representatives from the world’s governments are meeting to develop an outline of a new international climate agreement. Canada is a key player in these climate negotiations and we must continue to work for our country leaders to play a positive role.
