Making A Difference

Everyone, at some level, seems to want to "make a difference". Our Central Catholic Vision Statement states that we "encourage our students to make the world a better place." Yesterday I had an exhilerating conversation of a graduate of 2008 who spent five months in India teaching men and women older than he about entrepreneurship, bringing to his class his natural gifts and ability to relate and inspire. Having done so much as Junior at Northeastern, and having a head full of ideas, he is destined to make a huge difference in our world.
Last night at the basketball game I sat next to another almnus...of 2007...readying to graduate in May (already!!!) and looking forward teaching and coaching, and thus continuing the impact he received at Central on others. As I page through the yearbooks of just the past few years and see the photos of the seniors and match them up with what they are doing now...some on their way to doctorates, some as inventors, some already in politics, I see that potential for change is beyond measure (already)!
When Bohemian born John Neumann came to the United States and was ordained by Bishop Dubois, little did he then know that we would later become bishop of Philadelphia, making in just 8 years in that leadership role, a major impact on education and the organization of parishes in that diocese, and that he would be canonized a saint in 1977. His memorial today prompts us to look at our lives to see how God is using us, yes even us, to make a difference, which might seem small and negligible now, but in the long run, something that has made a difference.
Bro. Rene