The way we may be sure that we know Jesus is to keep his commandments. This is the way we may know that we are in union with him: whoever claims to abide in him ought to walk just as he walked. (1 Jn 2:3-11)
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To walk as he walked . . . a key to understanding discipleship. It is Jesus himself who calls us: Come, follow me. Saint Thomas Becket (1119-1170) joyfully gave his life following the Lord.
These reflections are a result of more than 40 years of ministry as a Roman Catholic priest. Most of these years I spent in the Diocese of Charlotte which covers Western North Carolina. Now I am retired, and live in Medellín, Colombia where I continue to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Medellín.