Old and New

"Then every scribe who has been instructed in the Kingdom of heaven is like the head of a household who brings from his storeroom both the new and the old." (Mt 13: 51). Have you ever tried to clean out the attic, basement, garage, or a closet and found yourself making decisions as to what to keep and what to "pitch"?  For some, it's easy: " Everything must go."  For others, nostalgia and that ever- haunting, "I might need or use this someday" make us hesitate, and yes, keep, perhaps, more than we should...At least we put a little more "order" into our possessions, and down the line "the old" might be just what we are looking for.
On the spiritual level, it's more of a case of keeping what traditionally has worked for centuries, and adapting to something new, "outside the box" which has also proved amazingly helpful:  Religious Orders of Sisters outside of the cloister, the Jesuits and their 4th vow of obedience to the Pope. St. Marcellin and the mission of education to the "least favored." have added new and vibrant dimensions to the Kingdom of God.  In our own lives, morning, midday and evening prayer. weekly (or daily) Mass should be sturdy pillars.  The return of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is countering the "noise" of cell phones and i-phones and giving people, even the young a sense of peace and Presence that has been buried by technology.  May we exercise prudence as well as daring as we seek the best means to allow Jesus to build his Kingdom within us and around us.
Bro. Rene