Comments on: Release Your Burdens https://www.acatholic.org/release-your-burdens/ DAILY MASS READINGS AND REFLECTIONS @ ACATHOLIC.ORG Tue, 12 Jan 2016 23:58:02 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Uzor Collins C. https://www.acatholic.org/release-your-burdens/#comment-1907 Sun, 14 Dec 2014 09:27:06 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=49523#comment-1907 My life just began,thanks for the post and comments.

]]> By: Joe LaCombe https://www.acatholic.org/release-your-burdens/#comment-1905 Fri, 12 Dec 2014 16:03:03 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=49523#comment-1905 In reply to tony de jesus.

Thank you Tony. Appreciate the kind words. God bless.

]]> By: tony de jesus https://www.acatholic.org/release-your-burdens/#comment-1904 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 23:48:40 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=49523#comment-1904 Hi Joe,
I am a regular reader of Catholic Monent. Your parallelism of a marathon runner and life is so precise. Its a modern day parable.
kudos and God bless you more.

From : Tony in the Philippines

]]> By: Joe LaCombe https://www.acatholic.org/release-your-burdens/#comment-1903 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 18:08:38 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=49523#comment-1903 In reply to Mark Misencik.

Mark, Amen brother! I wholeheartedly agree with everything you just said, including the prayer at mile 23… I’ve tried to explain the zen-like experience to people and I get the same reactions, but that’s OK…:)

I’ve really realized, especially going through the marathon training and increasing my mileage that running has enhanced my prayer life and my relationship with God, which in turn has made me a better runner. And like you, I really intertwine the two – running and prayer. I do find that when I go through a period where I cannot get my runs in for whatever reason, my spiritual life tends to get a little out of sorts too. To get back on track in life, I just need to “hit the road…”

Anyway, thanks for the comment and may God bless you as well.

Joe

]]> By: Mark Misencik https://www.acatholic.org/release-your-burdens/#comment-1902 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 17:03:43 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=49523#comment-1902 Hey Joe,

I, too, am a runner. I have been my whole life. I am also a lifelong Catholic. The similarities that you pointed out between religion and long distance training/racing are true. I’ve always said that outside of church, you won’t get a larger group of people praying then those at mile 23 in a marathon.
Anyways, I don’t know about you, but when I tell people I run marathons or do Ironman races, they all ask me what I’m running from. It’s funny, but I’m not running from anything. I’m running towards something. I really can’t remember ever doing a run and not feeling better mentally or spiritually after. A run for me melts my problems away or will enlighten me spiritually. People will look at me with a funny face when I tell them that, but it’s true.
So, for me, running, like daily scripture, relaxes me. Which is the opposite of what people think. Not to sound too “zen” like, but I’m running towards inner peace. Which is also what religion, Catholicism to be specific, does for me.

Keep up the good work, oh, and get a 10 miler in today.

God Bless,
Mark

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