MADISON — “ABLAZE: Passionately Pursuing Christ and a Life of Purpose,” a parish renewal with Deacon Keith Strom, will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on April 29, 30, and May 1 at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, 602 Everglade Dr., Madison.
We were created for an eternal life filled with peace, joy, freedom, and communion with God and each other. How can we respond to this gift? What holds us back?Tag: keith
Strategy for the New Evangelization
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I once gave a sermon in which I mentioned Keith Richards, the lead guitarist for the Rolling Stones.
I recounted how struck I was by a passage from Richards’ autobiography in which the guitarist described the almost maniacal dedication with which he and his bandmates set out to learn Chicago blues.
“Benedictines,” he said, “had nothing on us.” I urged my listeners to approach their spiritual lives with the same “Benedictine” focus and fervor that the young Rolling Stones had in regard to the blues.