De La Mennais Brothers: Making Jesus Christ better known and loved by young people

Here's the first of a selection of devotions from those lovely people at DVO that I have found spiritually nourishing in recent weeks. This first one takes the same approach to vocation as I do when taking to pupils in school, using as a starting point that which fires us up, about which we are passionate. January 5, 2017 Before you saw the light of day, I had holy plans for you. Jer 1:5 (MSG) MOVING FORWARD - PART 4 What makes you come alive? What do you find yourself dreaming about? Or gravitating to whenever you have spare time? What brings you joy? What makes your blood boil? What would get you out of bed in the middle of the night? Before you or I had any material form, somehow we existed in the heart and imagination of God. He said to Jeremiah, "Before I shaped you in the womb, I knew all about you. Before you saw the light of day, I had holy plans for you: A prophet to the nations—that's what I had in mind for you." Jeremiah 1:5 (MSG) T...

DVO App Another DVO reflection on how faith that is tested can become stronger, purer and more authentic. October 8 These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold—though your faith is far more precious than mere gold… ...

DVO App There's a lot of wisdom in this post from the good people over at PktFuel , creators of the DVO app. September 2 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on tow...