Honoring Fr Enzo Delbrocco, 25 years as a Passionist Priest

Honoring Fr Enzo Delbrocco, 25 years as a Passionist Priest

The memories are so vivid and going through the pictures of that day, I realize even more how merciful God is. I think of the dreams and hopes I had. Very few of them came true, but many others unexpected, underserved and bigger happened! They’ve truly been 25 years of surprises, joys and sorrows, miracles and defeats, pleasant and unpleasant moments. I am grateful for each one and would not exclude any of them, particularly the bitter ones and those that have exposed my weaknesses, because they have actually been for me source of grace and mercy, of understanding and reorientation, conversion and realignment.


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Second Week of Lent, Fr Rick shares some thoughts on the Sunday Mass Readings

A fine line is crossed when a noble virtue morphs into its deadly excess, and we need a regular inward vigilance to avoid it. Walking in balanced virtue given us the Christ-given power to produce with our lives fruit that will last, as Jesus willed- life, life fully, life eternally. Last weeks deadly sin was anger, this week it is pride. We need to cultivate and balance the values that these sins pervert: the healthy anger that protects goodness in a strong but tender way, and the steel-like strength of will that stays humble and serves truth.

Here is the video:

https://youtu.be/HBIMOdav4nU