15 May 2014, The Tablet

Spiritual readings – 17 May 2014


 
I am yours and born for you,What do you want of me?Majestic sovereign,Unending wisdom,Kindness pleasing to my soul;God sublime, one being good,Yours, you made me,Yours, you saved me,Yours, you endured me,Yours, you called me,Yours, you awaited me,Yours, I did not stray.What do you want of me?St Teresa of Avila in Prayers for Life by Mary Ann Kuharski (Ave Maria Press, 2014)In the Church’s preaching of the gospel message of justice and liberation, a denunciation of existing injustices is necessarily implied … Denunciation demands courage, often great courage. For to denounce an injustice will often mean to confront, perhaps to unmask, but in any case to contradict powerful men who control the levers of economic and political power. And Christ our Lord, in the instructions he g
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