Lake County Ohio Weal

 Moving Forward on Any Project in a Contemplative Manner Using Fifteen Minutes A Day In his Pastoral Letter, A Flourishing Apostolic Church, the bishop encourages each of us io deepen our friendship with God by spending at least fifteen minutes of day in whatever form of prayer we find most conducive. My blog, Saint Gabriel Hours encourage everyone to use virtual resources for the Hours at least fifteen minutes a day to discern the place of the Hours in their live  One of my graduate mentors, Robert Boice, wrote a book Advice to Young Faculty members demonstrating from his research that is young faculty member who spent small amounts of time regularly in writing, preparing lectures, or interacting with their fellow faculty members were more likely publish, be successful teaching, and get the approval of their colleges. Setting aside large amounts of time did not work as well. Boice collected a number of principles to guide faculty members in how to use small amounts of time on...

  Rank in Importance in first column   Rank in Being Well done in second column     Difference:   Minus Indicates Deficiency; Plus indicates better than importance 1 21 -20 Masses that are prayerful, reverent and spiritually moving 2 18 -16 The parish as a supportive, caring community 3 8 -5 Promotion of respect for human life 4 19 -15 The parish exhibiting a spirit of warmth and hospitality 5 7 -2 Religious education for children 6 24 -18 New members of the parish are welcomed 7 29 -22   Parish leadership that listens to the concerns of parishioners 8 17 -9 Support for families who have experienced death 9 1 8 A church large enough for worship 10 15 -5 Outreach to the poor 11 16 -5 Ease in obtaining help and answer when calling the parish 12 2 10 Well-maintained parish facilities and grounds 13 3 10   Easy access to the church and facilities for the physically disabled 14 13 1 Attention to the spiritual and sacramental needs of the sick& shut-in 1...