This past weekend, I came down with a sinus infection and had a hard time sleeping. While laying awake in my bed, unable to sleep, I felt overcome with anxiety over the spiritual
troubles that my parish and local area face. I prayed for clarity, patience, fortitude, and understanding.
As I contemplated the situation and possible
solutions a thought came to mind – reach out to some religious communities/orders and see if they want to create a mission, apostolate, or retreat here in Alaksa. I mean what
better place? Of course the first place that came to mind was
The Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter. I know there are several families that are so desirous of a place to worship and grow in God that is absent of liturgical abuse and modernist innovation. I know that location, support, and possibly even money would be easy to come by. But alas, this is unlikely to happen. However it was comforting to sense that there is always a solution regardless how far fetched or impossible it may
seem. God will always
provide that which we need, although it isn't always what we want.
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It is difficult to face the realities of
the desert during lent. The bleakness, the emptiness, the solitude. This
dream of orthodoxy gave me hope though. It might be the closest it ever gets to realization – a dream in my head, but for me and for that night it was enough. God is very kind and generous, and I am sure he aches at our frustrations and yearnings to be closer to him. Often the solution is as simple as a hope in a dream, or the recognition that He will always care for us and give us our daily needs.
Please pray for my parish and archdiocese. We face
grave situations and are truly on the frontier of Catholicism. That being said, I am encouraged by a mighty and miraculous God. One that can do all things and desires joy and ecstasy for all his beloved. Also pray that if there is an order, society, or some other group that is in search of a location for growth, that God puts our little piece of earth on their hearts.
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