Br. Bartholomew Calvano, O.P., on St. Francis Xavier

"Sometimes God works in mysterious ways that we can't understand. We may not be sure what exactly it is God wants us to do. At other times God's will for us can be painfully simple. I say simple because what God wants us to do can often be quite obvious. I say painfully because that obvious task is not necessarily easy. Sometimes, we would rather have God's will for us be mysterious rather than pay the cost that the obvious task demands of us."

In a recent commentary, Brother Bartholomew Calvano, O.P., reflected on Saint Francis Xavier (whose memory the Church celebrates today, 3 December) as an example of someone who "followed God's will for him when it was simple and straightforward."

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Dominicana: Simple Ain't Easy (3 DEC 19)