June 19.   SEE.     The YCS group to which Patrick belonged had members who came from rich families as well as poor families, with most of them in between.  Their chaplain led a meditation on the topic of “treasure.”  “It’s really hard to imagine but Jesus is using a real South African ubuntu concept when he is asking us not to be overly attached to our worldly belongings, a smartphone, Xbox, motorbike or computer.  Maybe you have had to work hard for them. Consider that it might have taken you away from going to church or to your youth group and makes you live separate lives even at hsome. What in the end will be most important?”

 JUDGE. Reflect, share. Scripture.   Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven. Where your treasure is there will your heart be also. Matt 6:19-23.  Pope Francis: The Vatican Council emphasized the spirituality born of family life. Lay spiritualty will take its particular character from the circumstances of married and family life. Family cares should not be foreign to that spirituality. AL 313. Pope Leo: Let us cultivate relationships! In an era that favors speed and fragmentation, the human person still yearns to receive care and recognition from attentive minds, kind words and hands capable of tenderness. The digital culture multiplies connections and offers new opportunities for interaction; yet, the human heart retains an irrevocable need for genuine closeness. I invite everyone to cherish places and times where physical presence remains crucial, such as shared meals.  MH 239  

ACT AND PRAY.   Consider what a sustainable lifestyle would need.  Think more widely about the danger of digital separateness in families. Pray about it.