ICSC December Stewardship Prayer
Prayer is the first principle to embracing stewardship as a way of life. Through prayer, we confront our own spiritual disorganization and chaos and create a sacred inner space within ourselves where we can meet and have a conversation with God. Exercising good stewardship over our life of prayer is the first essential step to our ultimate goal in the spiritual life: to live unceasingly with a deep joy in the presence of God. The ICSC family is preparing for its 58th annual stewardship conference and would like to share with you the following conference prayer so you may get a glimpse into the community’s own conversation with the Lord.
Stewardship Saint for December: Saint John, Apostle, Evangelist and Protector of the Blessed Mother
Saint John, Apostle, Evangelist and Protector of the Blessed Mother At the foot of his cross, when Jesus looked down “and saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved, he said to his mother, ‘Woman, behold your son.’ Then he said to the disciple, ‘Behold your mother.’ And from that hour, the disciple took …
Stewardship Saint for November: Saint Catherine of Alexandria
Saint Catherine of Alexandria For six centuries, Saint Catherine was one of the most venerated of women saints in Christendom alongside saints Agnes, Barbara and Lucy. Saint Catherine’s was one of the voices Saint Joan of Arc said she heard. She is famous for her extraordinary gifts to evangelize and exercise stewardship of her faith. …
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ICSC November Stewardship Prayer
Prayer is the first principle to embracing stewardship as a way of life. Through prayer, we confront our own spiritual disorganization and chaos and create a sacred inner space within ourselves where we can meet and have a conversation with God. Exercising good stewardship over our life of prayer is the first essential step to our ultimate goal in the spiritual life: to live unceasingly with a deep joy in the presence of God. The ICSC family is preparing for its 58th annual stewardship conference and would like to share with you the following conference prayer so you may get a glimpse into the community’s own conversation with the Lord.
Christian Stewardship: Making Choices that Glorify God
This year’s cycle of Gospel readings at our weekend Masses have primarily focused on the writings of Saint Luke and stewardship is a major theme of his. In Luke’s Gospel, Jesus teaches his followers about stewardship through a number of parables such as the foolish farmer, the unjust steward, the Pharisee and tax collector, the …
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Gratitude is Fundamental to the Spirituality of Stewardship
November is often called Gratitude Month. November is a time of thanksgiving and of generous sharing. In November 1992, the bishops of the United States published a pastoral letter, Stewardship: A Disciple’s Response. The purpose of this letter was to introduce Catholics to a new way of understanding the importance of gratitude, accountability, and generosity …
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ICSC October Stewardship Prayer
Prayer is the first principle to embracing stewardship as a way of life. Through prayer, we confront our own spiritual disorganization and chaos and create a sacred inner space within ourselves where we can meet and have a conversation with God. Exercising good stewardship over our life of prayer is the first essential step to our ultimate goal in the spiritual life: to live unceasingly with a deep joy in the presence of God. The ICSC family is preparing for its 58th annual stewardship conference and would like to share with you the following conference prayer so you may get a glimpse into the community’s own conversation with the Lord.
Stewardship Saint for October: St. Teresa of Avila, Doctor of the Church
St. Teresa of Avila, Doctor of the Church St. Teresa of Avila founded the Discalced Carmelite religious community of women and was one of the first two women to be named Doctor of the Church (with Catherine of Siena) because of her extraordinary contribution to Christian mysticism and spirituality. Born in 1515 to a large, …
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ICSC September Stewardship Prayer
Prayer is the first principle to embracing stewardship as a way of life. Through prayer, we confront our own spiritual disorganization and chaos and create a sacred inner space within ourselves where we can meet and have a conversation with God. Exercising good stewardship over our life of prayer is the first essential step to our ultimate goal in the spiritual life: to live unceasingly with a deep joy in the presence of God. The ICSC family is preparing for its 58th annual stewardship conference and would like to share with you the following conference prayer so you may get a glimpse into the community’s own conversation with the Lord.