Look Back, Look Forward...But...
Today we look back and look forward . It'll be a hefty dose to swallow as we gear up for work. Oh, and we're taking a break from our series of posts about work, as taught by Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski. Our look-back focuses on the two previous days: All Saints Day and All Souls Day. These are now past. Did they pass unnoticed or did we pause in our busy lives to celebrate and observe? All Saints was more a celebration. It focuses our hearts and minds on that part of the Body of Christ now in Heaven. We traditionally refer to these as the Church Triumphant. They fought the good fight, and, with God's grace, prevailed over the world, the flesh and the devil. Now they live in eternal happiness with God in Heaven. Most of us likely have loved ones who are no longer with us and whom we hope have joined those in Heaven. While we do not want to be presumptuous, we do hope that they are now saints - that is, in Heaven with God. If we spent, or now spend, a bit of time thinking a...