7. How ESSENTIAL it is to develop a strong relationship with Christ and keep focusing on deepening and strengthening that relationship through more than just the breviary.

8. I wish I knew how much I would learn from the people I served.

5. The amount of time and energy over the years put into protecting my own people (Black Catholics) from Church leadership and fellow priests.

6. [Be a] better listener — I do not have all the answers.

3. The importance and value + need for Sacred Scripture

4. That there were gay priests out there. Life would've been nicer, earlier.

1. PRAYER and deep breathing!

2. God speaks in countless languages.

We commit ourselves to supporting him and working with him in continuing the work of our beloved #PopeFrancis in bringing the Good News to every corner of the world and including all of God’s people in global development.

As the second Pope from the Americas and the first from the United States, Pope Leo stirs the imagination of the New World and great pride in all #USCatholics.

The fact that he died the day after we celebrate the Resurrection compels us to delve deeper into the great Christian mystery of existence, which is available to all. As Christians, we do not believe in death but in transitioning to the highest state of communion. Like Christ, he is with us still."

5. Will I offer a closing prayer for the earth and the vulnerable ones in our society?

🌎 🌱 This Lenten Examen was thoughtfully prepared by the @auscpriests.bsky.social Care for Creation Working Group.

4. How can I show I have been converted towards #ecologicaljustice? Can I not ask for the grace to reconcile my relationship with God, creation and humanity, and to stand in solidarity with all through my actions?

Lent calls us to repentance and an openness to reconciliation.

3. How can I turn away from #throwawayculture, and instead stand in solidarity with Creation and the poor?

I ask for the grace to look closely to see how my life choices impact creation — as well as the poor of this earth.

2. Do I find beauty in creation and hear the cries of the earth? And of the poor?

I ask for the grace to see creation as God does — in all its splendor and suffering.

1. Where did I sense God's presence and power in #creation today?

Give thanks to God for creation, and for "being wonderfully made" (Ps. 139)