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FaithThe Word
Suffering of various kinds and intensities explodes in the life of every human being.
FaithThe Word
The readings challenge us: “I have set before you reputation and wisdom, comfort and eternal life.” What will we choose?
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Seventy years ago a fateful meeting occurred in Rome. The Vatican’s secretary of state, Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli (the future Pope Pius XII), and Germany’s vice chancellor, Franz von Papen, formally signed a concordat between the Holy See and the German Reich on July 20, 1933.
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The future referred to in these readings is not simply the one we want for ourselves. It is God’s future, the one that God wants for us.
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We must believe that our religious tradition can carry us into new situations, and that its values can continue to be vital despite the challenges we find there.
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Jesus offers us himself, his flesh for the life of the world. If we turn down his invitation, we would be more than fools. We would be rejecting life itself.