Noah and the Global Flood
As Christians around the globe observe the season of Lent, emerging from the pandemic into a world deeply in need, Fr. Lou looks at another global crisis, a Biblical one, perhaps the first global crisis ever recorded, and the spiritual gifts it called forth among God’s people.
Experience Grace
Tuesday, February 20, 2024 12:00 pm
As we journey together through the solemn days of Lent, the Alliance for Catholic Education and ThinkND invite you to join us as we walk toward the light that our faith tells us lies ahead.
Join us for Grace Period, a weekly series of audio reflections by Fr. Lou DelFra, C.S.C. ’92, M. Div. ’03, designed to meet your busy schedule and help you pause, listen for God’s voice in your life, and begin anew.
As Christians around the globe observe the season of Lent, emerging from the pandemic into a world deeply in need, Fr. Lou looks at another global crisis, a Biblical one, perhaps the first global crisis ever recorded, and the spiritual gifts it called forth among God’s people.
Meet the Faculty: Fr. Lou DelFra, C.S.C. '92, M. Div. '03
Rev. Louis A. DelFra, C.S.C. ’92, M. Div. ’03, serves as the chair of the Institute for Educational Initiatives (IEI)/ACE Advisory Board and the director of pastoral life for the Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE). He writes and publishes in the fields of religion, literature, teacher education, and spirituality. Fr. Lou resides in Keenan Hall on the Notre Dame campus. Fr. Lou has also served as associate pastor at Holy Redeemer Parish and School in Portland, Oregon, and as a middle school and high school teacher at Malvern Preparatory School in Philadelphia. He received his undergraduate degree and his Master of Divinity from the University of Notre Dame, and he was ordained a Holy Cross priest in 2004.
Anchor Point
“It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praise to your name, Most High, to proclaim your love at daybreak, your faithfulness in the night” (Psalm 92:2-3)
And each day, Alliance for Catholic Education invites you to pray Anchor Point, a daily prayer to proclaim God’s love to begin the day and proclaim God’s faithfulness as the day draws to a close.
Animated by Christ, the University of Notre Dame’s Alliance for Catholic Education sustains, strengthens, and transforms Catholic schools by forming teachers and leaders, developing and disseminating innovative tools and research to integrate academic excellence and spiritual growth, and enhancing financial accessibility and operational vitality to ensure that all children, especially those in historically marginalized communities, have the opportunity to experience the gift of an excellent Catholic education.
Proclaiming God’s Love at Daybreak
Christ, our Light,
Thank you for the gift of this day.
I open myself to receive the gift of your light, your hope.
So may my day and all that I think, say, and do in it,
Be filled with my awareness of Your presence.
Christ, our Teacher,
I pray that the gift of your grace will grant me eyes to see your love at work
In the faces of my students and their families,
my colleagues, my family, and my friends,
And all whom I encounter today.
Christ, our Hope,
Grant me a heart filled with the joy of your presence,
and the call and courage to share that joy with all who may be burdened this day.
Open me, when I am burdened, to the joy and light offered me by others.
And so, let this day become a prayer of gratitude to you.
Amen.
Proclaiming God’s Faithfulness in the Night
As the day draws to a close, Lord, I ask for your grace as I reflect upon this day.
- Where have I seen light in this day? Where have I seen hope in this day?
- In whom did I see the face of Christ today? Where might I have missed the face of Christ?
- When did I feel called to meet the burdens of others? When did I have the courage to allow others to meet me in my own burdens?
In gratitude, Lord, for all of the ways you have been faithful to me today, I pray all of these things in the name of your Son, Christ, Our Teacher.
Amen.