Sweet Tweets for 6/27/14 — Sacred Heart of Jesus & A Yoke I Can Handle

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Sweet Tweets for 6/27/14 — Sacred Heart of Jesus & A Yoke I Can Handle 2015-03-12T16:45:47-07:00 Lisa M. Hendey

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Sacred Heart of Jesus – St. James Church in Falls Church, Virginia – photo by John Clem

I’m feeling overwhelmed today. It’s likely the cumulative effect of the end of a busy week, the end of a busy month, a massive to do list in preparation for our upcoming epic road trip, and work being done on the outside of my house. Regardless of the reasons, I woke up today feeling both exhausted and cranky.

And then I made my way to my morning prayer time, and today’s Gospel passage from Matthew 11 wrapped its arms around me like a warm hug:

“Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened,
and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you and learn from me,
for I am meek and humble of heart;
and you will find rest for yourselves.
For my yoke is easy, and my burden light.”

Seriously, God is so good. I can whine and complain that there is never enough time or energy to do His precious will, and God will always find a way to gently and lovingly remind me that he will never expect more of me than I can handle. God has created me to do his work. His yoke will never be more burdensome than what he has uniquely and lovingly designed me to bear.

I run into problems when I begin to confuse God’s will for my own. His yoke is easy, his burden light. Mine, not so much.

He loves us, even when (or perhaps especially when) we are burdened. He will give us rest.

Thank you to John Clem for compiling all of this week’s Sweet Tweets:

Papal Tweet: “Let us pray for the Christian communities in the Middle East, that they may continue to live in the land where Christianity was born.” (Pope Francis June 23)
Vatican releases outline for October synod on the family :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) ow.ly/yvhLW
Prayers please: Fortnight for Freedom June 21st to July 4th -freedom to serve poor &vulnerable (USCCB) ow.ly/yi7B3
Video: Mass for Opening of Fortnight for Freedom 2014 – Archbishop Lori (EWTN) youtu.be/-mcoIcV3xKE
NCRegister | Preserving Religious Art – Museum of Divine Statues ow.ly/yioAe
Associated Press Apologizes for Its Coverage of the Irish Orphanage Story (Patheos – Kathy Schiffer) ow.ly/yipsC
How to Be a Saint – Aleteia – Saints and Social Justice by Brandon Vogt ow.ly/yiAQ9
‘Health scare’ confirms Pope Francis as church’s indispensable man – John Allen – The Boston Globe ow.ly/yiSZQ
Because I’ve Never Been Invited – Aleteia ow.ly/yiB6Z
1st Annual Holy Land Festival July 12th 2014 at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in Washington DC youtu.be/gulO6Ycic5U
Peace Chats Ep 2 Dr. Margie Sweeney reflects on trips to Africa and Haiti (Secular Franciscans)ow.ly/yiUWH
Catholic ‘Oscars’ announce their nominees (Rome Reports) youtu.be/D8FtV2lXOHM
94-year-old woman at general audience: I kissed and hugged the Pope, I can’t ask for better (Rome Reports) youtu.be/8QvkU-U91f8
Pope’s Angelus address: Make your life a gift for others (News.va) ow.ly/yjqcF
Faith & Peace: Berlin House of One: The first church-mosque-synagogue? (BBC) ow.ly/yjqir
10 maps that show how much time Americans spend grooming, eating, thinking and praying – The Washington Post ow.ly/yjGqC
NewApologetics.com – A New Apologetics for a New Evangelization. ow.ly/yjXRi
Non-partisan group lobbies U.S. government to press Turkey for greater religious freedom (Rome Reports) youtu.be/Tl9vzxuTwEM
New Movie: On a Mission to Find ‘Mary’s Land’ (Rome Reports) youtu.be/BW4I0yXSONE
Bishop and Pax Christi USA call for diplomacy to resolve Iraq crisis | The Catholic Leader ow.ly/yl3SB
Vatican publishes reflection on discerning essentials of faith – Sensus Fidei: in the life of the Church (CNS) ow.ly/ylGVm…
NCRegister | Good Reads for Summer ow.ly/ylVEa
Pope Francis stops car to bless young disabled woman :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) ow.ly/ylWOT
Pope says Mafia is excommunicated (CNS) youtu.be/opn3Qu1-yds
Sacred art evangelizes hearts, Catholic experts say :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) ow.ly/ymHo5
Solemnity of Nativity of John the Baptist: Pope Francis calls John a model for Christians today (Vatican Radio) ow.ly/yo1Mw
Pope reportedly receives letter criticizing treatment of LCWR | CathNewsUSA ow.ly/yo6hI
25 Years a Priest. And a Wondrous Answer to a Question Both Ancient and Modern. « Archdiocese of Washington ow.ly/yo70N
How the Shroud of Turin Relates to the Ancient Image of Edessa | Taylor Marshall ow.ly/yoWZr
Texas diocese responds to immigrants’ need in surge of children (CNS) ow.ly/ypadM
Faith on the Move: Fr. Randy Dollins (Catholic Tourist) ow.ly/ypR7T
Prayers for those on the fringes: Documentary about Thomas Bennett (Nathan Honnold) vimeo.com/79156963
Iraq’s beleaguered Christians make final stand on the Mosul frontline – Telegraph ow.ly/ypUCx
Vatican embassy official talks about Syrian and Iraqi situation (Vatican Radio) ow.ly/yqRwU
Review of the movie – Saint Peter | iPadre Catholic Podcasting ow.ly/ypWpl
Pope Francis talks on membership to the Church during General Audience (Rome Reports) ow.ly/yqLCM
“Meditations on Vatican Art” Offers Lavish Retreat for Armchair Pilgrims (Catholic Tourist) ow.ly/yrZvW
Bishop’s letter on ‘language of love’ finds global audience :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) ow.ly/ysi4G
Congrats to the 2014 Catholic Press Award & Book Award Winners – Catholic Press Association ow.ly/ysEXu
Catholics on the Front Lines at the Southern Border – Aleteia ow.ly/ysHwS
Synod document cites cultural and economic threats to family (CNS) ow.ly/ytAzT
Young Astronomers, Promoters of Peace and Justice (News.va) ow.ly/ytAPk
Supreme Court unanimously rejects abortion clinic buffer zones :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) ow.ly/yujBK
Instrumentum Laboris: What We Need to Know (Patheos – Lisa Hendey) ow.ly/yuskA
The Top 10 Movies about the Saints – (Fr. James Martin – Loyola Press) ow.ly/yuBTH
‘Fastest Nun In The West’ Blandina Segale On Path For Sainthood (Huff Post – Religion) ow.ly/ysJc8

Sweet Tweets for the Feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus:

Friday is the Octave of Corpus Christi and the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Saints.SQPN.com) ow.ly/yunSZ
From Simply Sentimental to Strong & Sure: A Consideration of Devotion to the Sacred Heart « Archdiocese of Washington ow.ly/yvdPR
Hymns in honour of the Sacred Heart (Vatican Radio) ow.ly/yunnX
Video: The Many Faces and Titles of Christ (Monsignor Charles Pope) youtu.be/FBpoQ95Lx-g

John Clem

John Clem is the Director and Media Minister at Catholic Web Services (http://catholicws.com/). John is currently in formation to join the Secular Franciscan Order, and loves to share his talents in faith, technology, and journalism in service to the church. John also writes a blog entitled Call To Holiness (http://www.calltoholiness.us/). Follow John on Twitter at @Catholicwebs, on Facebook and at Google+.

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