Today is Ash Wednesday, and the official beginning of the Lenten season. It is a season of renewal, sacrifice, and preparation. Many of us have specific Lenten penances that we do with our families, and so it is also a season of community.
This week I want to share a quote that will pack a punch and hopefully lead to deeper reflection:
“First, our wounds are not arbitrary, they are not random. Satan is like a sniper. He intuits with his angelic intellect the destiny of every human person and he shoots his deadly arrows into the place that will do the most damage in order to thwart the flourishing of the person and God’s plan for their life. Satan succeeds when he can convince us to hate God, hate ourselves, and hate others for the wounds we bear.” – Sr. Miriam James Heidland SOLT’s book Restore p. 63.
My reflection is simple: We are a community committed to forming saints for the new millennium, and the evil one is going to shoot his arrows at the places that will do the most damage—division. He wishes to divide and conquer the spirit and community of SJPII Classical School, and we must be on guard.
I challenge everyone—as a family—to enter into this Lenten season prepared, knowing there is going to be a fight, trusting in the Lord, and persevering as we enter into God’s Glory.
— Headmaster Eric Schreiber
St. John Paul II Classical School and Chesterton Academy are of the Green Bay Area Catholic Education (GRACE) School System. They are private Catholic classical schools serving Montessori preschool and elementary through high school. They have open enrollment and provide an individualized education in an integrated faith-based environment. Each child is supported not only academically, but spiritually. Learn more by scheduling a visit.
