Now the natural man does not accept what pertains to the Spirit of God, for to him it is foolishness, and he cannot understand it, because it is judged spiritually. The one who is spiritual, however, can judge everything but is not subject to judgment by anyone. For “who has known the mind of the Lord, so as to counsel him?” But we have the mind of Christ. (1 Cor 2:10b-16)
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To say “we have the mind of Christ” is not a boast. It is simply what it means to be in Christ. Our baptism calls us to put on the mind and heart of Christ. Saint Gregory (540-604) did not want to be called “great.” Gregory only wanted to be known as the “Servant of the Servants of God.”
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.
Saint Gregory the Great, pope & doctor, September 3
