BKL262 – To Be Aware of Christ’s Presence – Building a Kingdom of Love w/ Msgr. John Esseff podcast
Summary: <br> <br> Msgr. Esseff reflects on the need to be aware of Christ’s “presence”.<br> <br> Gospel <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/bible/luke/10:38">LK 10:38-42</a><br> <br> <br> Jesus entered a village<br> where a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him.<br> She had a sister named Mary who sat beside the Lord at his feet listening to him speak.<br> Martha, burdened with much serving, came to him and said,<br> “Lord, do you not care<br> that my sister has left me by myself to do the serving?<br> Tell her to help me.”<br> The Lord said to her in reply,<br> “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things.<br> There is need of only one thing.<br> Mary has chosen the better part<br> and it will not be taken from her.”<br> <br> Msgr. John A. Esseff is a Roman Catholic priest in the Diocese of Scranton. He was ordained on May 30th. 1953, by the late Bishop William J. Hafey, D.D. at St. Peter’s Cathedral in Scranton, PA. Msgr. Esseff served a retreat director and confessor to St. Blessed Mother Teresa. He continues to offer direction and retreats for the sisters of the missionaries of charity around the world. Msgr. Esseff encountered St. Padre Pio, who would become a spiritual father to him. He has lived in areas around the world, serving in the Pontifical missions, a Catholic organization established by St. Pope John Paul II to bring the Good News to the world especially to the poor. He continues to serve as a retreat leader and director to bishops, priests and sisters and seminarians and other religious leaders around the world. <br> <br>
