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Word on Fire: Humility, Stability, Work and Prayer: Bishop Barron at Benedictine College (16 minutes)
Website link: WOF 362: Humility, Stability, Work, and Prayer: Bishop Barron at Benedictine College – Word on Fire
Apple Podcast Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wof-362-humility-stability-work-and-prayer-bishop/id1065019039?i=1000587704666
Spotify Podcast Link: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3t8LZwrdRFKotg1yoaOqPV?si=fd6c18fa680448bd
Do you have a plan for your future? How about the next 25 years?
Read Matthew Kelly’s article, or watch his video, about how planning for the next 25 years can help you develop a vision for your life, and to live intentionally.
Click here to view Matthew Kelly’s article: https://www.matthewkelly.com/post/25-year-plan-for-your-life
Click here for CCF’s version of the 25-year plan template: 25-Year Plan CCF Version
Matthew Kelly’s 25-year plan template: 25-years-25-minutes-worksheet
References
Consulting, F. (2022, September 30). 25 Year Plan For Your Life – Floyd Consulting – Matthew Kelly. YouTube. https://youtu.be/AO3YCkjtRWE?feature=shared
Kelly, M. (2022, October 17). 25 Year Plan For Your Life. Matthew Kelly. https://www.matthewkelly.com/post/25-year-plan-for-your-life
Kelly, M. (2023). Create a 25 Year Plan in 25 Minutes | Floyd Consulting. Floyd Consulting. https://www.floydconsulting.com/25-year-plan
Read how the Vatican and Microsoft are working together to allow people to see the historical and spiritual artwork from St. Peter’s Basilica using AI.
Article from USCCB, written by Carol Glatz.
https://www.usccb.org/news/2024/vatican-microsoft-unveil-ai-generated-digital-twin-st-peters
Read about how to take time in your day-to-day life to sit at Jesus’ feet.
Article from the Radiant Magazine and written by Amy Williams.
As we prepare for the New Year, we are able to reflect on the things we have accomplished and experienced in 2024, while also creating goals and looking forward to what 2025 holds for us. 2025 is the Jubilee year! Read this article, from the Florida Catholic Media, on how you can celebrate the Jubilee 2025 within your diocese.
“Keep the crucifix before your eyes, and it will teach you everything. It will train you to take a ‘long view’ of things.”
During the Lenten season, we are in a period of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. This month’s Professional Advisor Article reflects on how sitting with the crucifix can open one’s heart to vulnerability in prayer. The article comes from @wordonfire_catholicministries written by Elizabeth Scalia.
“That mission may not be what we would have chosen for ourselves if it were left entirely up to our own self-centered will, but it is the mission that will enable us to become the loving person that God created us to be.”
God has given each and every one of us a mission. Read Dr. Richard Clements’ article from Word on Fire Catholic Ministries on the gift of God’s mission for us and accepting & living out His calling.
Recent Events
Pictured from left to right: John Ploschek (CCF Charitable Giving Advisor), Fr. Eric Scanlan (Pastor), Amy Yager (Principal), and Michael Morse (CCF Executive Director)
In fiscal year 2025, the Catholic Community Foundation (CCF) provided $57,148.32 in grants to Incarnation Catholic School in Sarasota, Florida. These grants were made possible through the kindness and generosity of individuals and families who chose to establish endowment funds with the CCF for the benefit of the school.
If you would like to learn more about the Incarnation Catholic School endowment funds, please contact the Catholic Community Foundation at CCF@dioceseofvenice.org or use the following link: Catholic Community Foundation of Southwest Florida
Pictured from left to right: John Ploschek (CCF Charitable Giving Advisor), Connie Taft (St. Mary’s Director of Development and Marketing), Rebecca Reynolds (St. Mary’s Principal), Kimber Marshall (Finance Manager), and Michael Morse (CCF Executive Director)
In fiscal year 2025, the Catholic Community Foundation (CCF) provided $23,841.10 in grants to St. Mary Academy School in Sarasota, Florida. These grants were made possible through the kindness and generosity of individuals and families who chose to establish endowment funds with the CCF for the benefit of the school.
If you would like to learn more about the St. Mary Academy School endowment funds, please contact the Catholic Community Foundation at CCF@dioceseofvenice.org or use the following link: Catholic Community Foundation of Southwest Florida
Pictured from left to right: John Ploschek (CCF Charitable Giving Advisor), Elizabeth Davis (St. Martha’s Assistant Principal), Mari Jo Hanson (St. Martha Principal), Kimber Marshall (Finance Manager), and Michael Morse (CCF Executive Director)
In fiscal year 2025, the Catholic Community Foundation (CCF) provided $177,246 in grants to St. Martha Catholic School in Sarasota, Florida. These grants were made possible through the kindness and generosity of individuals and families who chose to establish endowment funds with the CCF for the benefit of the school.
If you would like to learn more about the St. Martha Catholic School endowment funds, please contact the Catholic Community Foundation at CCF@dioceseofvenice.org or use the following link: Catholic Community Foundation of Southwest Florida
Pictured from left to right: John Ploschek (CCF Charitable Giving Advisor), Ben Hopper (Mooney Principal), and Michael Morse (CCF Executive Director)
In fiscal year 2025, the Catholic Community Foundation (CCF) provided $342,979.50 in grants to Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School in Sarasota, Florida. These grants were made possible through the kindness and generosity of individuals and families who chose to establish endowment funds with the CCF for the benefit of the school.
If you would like to learn more about the Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School endowment funds, please contact the Catholic Community Foundation at CCF@dioceseofvenice.org or use the following link: Catholic Community Foundation of Southwest Florida
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