Marlon De La Torre on Being Spiritually Vigilant

"My Catholic high school accounting professor once shared a story about a homeless man he would often pass by on his way home from school. He described him in vivid detail as a man who had weathered many storms both physical and spiritual, mainly spiritual as his hazelnut-colored eyes cold barley hide his spiritually weathered appearance. Every time my professor would encounter the homeless man, he would offer to buy him a meal which was on average twice a week and he would also leave a couple of extra dollars, no questions asked.

"Professor Bresnahan then proceeded to witness to us that he needed to offer more to be more of a servant to this man and he invited him into his home to take a long-needed shower, receive clean clothes, and sleep in a clean bed for the first time in a long time. As he finished with his story, there was a sense of disbelief amongst many in the class as to why he would do such a thing.  

"As he relayed the story, my professor spoke about taking an account of our spiritual lives and weighing our spiritual debits and credits with respect to our relationship with Jesus Christ. . . ."

In a recent commentary, Marlon De La Torre, Director of Catechesis for the Diocese of Fort Worth, reflected on the reality that a "servant of Jesus Christ is required to always be prepared both spiritually and physically as no one knows the day or the hour when our earthly journey will end:"

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Knowing Is Doing: The task of a disciple is to be Spiritually Vigilant; Jesus demands it. (25 JUL 22)