North Little Rock Times

Welcome to St. Joseph Mission Committee Monthly Devotion. 

The intent of this devotion is to offer a monthly refection and call to action for the members of our wonderful parish. The committee is overwhelmingly thankful for the generosity of our parish whose gifts reflect the heart of the people and most importantly the generosity of our Lord’s grace. Karol Wojtyla (1920-2005) noted personalist philosopher, who was blessed to become our Pope Saint John Paul II from 1978 -2005, committed himself to the affirmation of the dignity and worth of human beings. 

Human beings created in the image of God who are called to full fellowship in the life of our generous God. Wojtyla identifies the moral actions of a person cultivate experiences of growth in him or herself. The human experience is a combination of an individual acting and acting upon another. The person discovers the core of who he or she is by freely acting in accordance with truth and the reality of our world. This year as you attend Mass, participate in prayer, or attend your schooling, reflect on the dignity you possess as a human being created in the image of God. 

The capacity you possess to act in manners which correspond to truth can have significant ramifications on the growth of your religious life and equally shape how you view men and women who are experiencing the most difficult of circumstances. Our beloved Pope Saint John Paul II reminds our parish of a significant truth regarding our existence as human beings and prayerfully, I hope this truth would stir each of member to act in ways which demonstrate growth in the Catholic faith and the promotion of generosity to those less fortunate in our parish and city. 

Scriptural Foundation: “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.” Genesis 1:27 Phillip D. Fletcher, PhD St. Joseph Mission Committee 

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