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Reconciliation Video

The director of the trailblazing Stanford University Forgiveness Projects, Fred Luskin, shares what he has learned from two decades of helping people let go of their grudges. This is an interesting five minute video which offers some insights into the idea of wanting “Yes” and getting “No”. Fred Luskin explains that the essence of forgiveness is being resilient when things don’t go your way. It’s quite interesting.

Greater Good offers seven happiness tips. The e-magazine offers seven research-tested strategies for a happier life entitled The Hows of Happiness. The centerpiece of this issue is a video presentation by Sonja Lyubomirsky, one of the world's top experts on the science of happiness. She explains the benefits that come from cultivating happiness, the obstacles to findings it, and strategies for overcoming those obstacles in everyday life. Surprisingly you only control about 40% of your reactions.

Our Goal is Reconciliation

Goal: Develop a wide pastoral process to address the needs for listening, healing, dialogue and reconciliation in the Church today

The process will be multi-faceted, with invitations to wider society, to the wider Church, to parish communities, and to individual Catholics whatever their pastoral situation.

Objectives

Support Landings International and other Paulist reconciliation activities;
Contract with significant theological thinkers and other experts to engage the social/personal dimensions behind issues of reconciliation;
Provide reconciliation resources to local Paulist foundations;
Design a multi-media program and processes for dialogue/listening sessions between individuals within local parishes and dioceses;
Dialogue with the USCCB, CCCB, laity and Church leaders to implement reconciliation within the Church;
Enlist diocesan/parish partners to:
- Develop scriptural based reflection groups
- Facilitate large group celebrations of reconciliation and hope
- Develop models of one-on-one sharing/dialogue
- Encourage a spirit of invitation, welcome and hospitality
- Make effective use of sacramental reconciliation.
Engage the entire Paulist Community to reaffirm reconciliation as an essential part of the Paulist vocation and ministry by:
- Inviting all Paulist foundations, agencies and offices to be in partnership with reconciliation initiatives
- Provide initial and continuing formation for Paulist in reconciliation
- Invite all Paulist leadership to focus on developing/implementing reconciliation initiatives
- Enlist non-Paulists to join in this reconciliation initiative through:
- Encouraging Paulist Associates to become more acquainted with new and developing initiatives of reconciliation
- Empowering the laity and others to be reconcilers in the workplace/marketplace.

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