
PODCAST | Time Is Short
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In this podcast, Fr. Peter Armenio reflects on the fact that “we’re not called to make it [to Heaven] by the skin of our teeth.” We are called to make use of all of our time on earth to become saints. But, as St. Josemaria Escriva said, “Time is short, too short to love!” Therefore, Our Lord wants us always to have an overarching goal, which is holiness.
This doesn’t mean that we don’t have other interests, explains Fr. Peter, or that we must become indifferent to everything else. What it does mean is that we are called to make this phrase our mission statement: “I’m going to put the love of Christ into everything I do.”
Rather than fearing the judgment of God at the end of our lives, Fr. Peter counsels us to be afraid of not having loved enough. “The meaning of human life, and especially Christian life,” he says, “is to fill [our] day with deeds of love.” And, in this way, to become saints.
AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE
The St. Josemaria Institute is pleased to partner with ASL Catholic Media to share a video recording of this podcast interpreted in American Sign Language:
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