-Last Sunday's homily is available by email
-This Sunday's Scriptures can be found at USCCB.org
-I will be celebrating mass this weekend at 5:30pm Sat and 12:30pm Sun
What's the opposite of love? Clue: not hate
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6 comments:
You have a very strong message in this homily. It is easy to notice that hate is a "bad" thing, but to recognize where we are empathetic towards others is a twist. I like the way you put it together with the Gospel passage. There is also a song that this brings to mind, the title is "They Don't Understand" by Sawyer Brown. The song reminds us how we tend to get tied up in our own world and not recognize what others are going through. The lack of recognition may exaserbate the empathy in people.
Here is a link to the song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyywkzZSnYQ
You have a very strong message in this homily. It is easy to notice that hate is a "bad" thing, but to recognize where we are empathetic towards others is a twist. I like the way you put it together with the Gospel passage. There is also a song that this brings to mind, the title is "They Don't Understand" by Sawyer Brown. The song reminds us how we tend to get tied up in our own world and not recognize what others are going through. The lack of recognition may exacerbate the empathy in people.
Here is a link to the song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyywkzZSnYQ
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I love your connection with the Mystery of the Eucharist and the gift of truly being able to unite with someone interiorly; within their heart, their soul; feeling that which they are feeling; uniting so closely with them; as one. The gift and power of the Eucharist truly possesses this power; this gift. The more I am "in tune" with our Lord in the Eucharist the more I am able to share the gift of His love that He gives to me in the gift of Him, and share that gift in all things and in a very real and deep way in particular . . . empathy.
I like the cleverness of the question of ‘what is the opposite of love’. ‘Hate’ certainly is the natural answer that comes to mind, but your teaching of the hurtful power of indifference is striking - and true. Your questions that challenge us to think about how we treat others - especially those close to us - got me thinking about the significance of small gestures of love toward those in our everyday life. They speak loudly because they indicate that one person took the care to simply think about another.
I recently read that St. Vincent de Paul said “May the poor forgive us for our charity to them.” He was referring to the tendency for one’s giving to another being motivated by condescension and guilt. Your teaching today is reminding us that our call is one of true communion – uniting ourselves to one another, recognizing ourselves in some way in each and every other, and responding with heartfelt love in even the smallest of ways to indicate that the other 'matters' in our lives.
(And by the way, cst006, I loved the song. Thanks.)
A long time ago I asked my then 5 yr old son what 'divorce' meant. He replied 'love', and then went on to explain. He is now 34. I have often thought about his statement and how profound it really was.
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