If you consider it your right to criticize others for actual sins, you have no right to be saddened by someone who had addressed a remark to you that you deemed out of place.
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Forgiveness
He Who is Without Sin Among You
I do not believe that there is a word used in the history of people to defend a beloved brother surrounded by shameless accusations or condemned by his church for committing a heinous crime, crowding out the word of Jesus: “He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first” ...
Read moreServing Righteousness
If you crucify people for sins that they had actually committed or that you assume they had done, expect that you will face one of two dangers: that you will do injustice to those you crucified, or that your ability to notice your personal mistakes will be diminished. If you have room for a piece ...
Read moreSeeing the Goodness
A truly conscious person refuses to be ruled by a sick or distorted memory in any matter, political or personal... Nothing is harder than the disappearance, for a while, of the history of wounds within us. Am I talking about a curable disease? Yes, if we break the mirrors that drive us to crucify others ...
Read moreAdvice
You will not be a complete human being without the people you love as well as those who annoy or irritate you… do you have room for advice? Lighten up on reminding yourself of faults that you have seen in those you do not like. Do not rush into quarrelling. Train yourself up on finding ...
Read moreSigns of the Divine Love
I hold fast to a story that does not leave us in the Lenten prayers, namely, the story of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32). There are three signs of divine love that are manifest in the father’s stances in the story. The first sign is that, when the younger son asked for “the portion of ...
Read moreHaving Mercy on Others
He who is incapable of having mercy on others, whose guilt has been confirmed to him, cannot be aware of what he means by saying: “Lord, have mercy”. To ask for mercy for ourselves, is something that presupposes that we seek to be healed of this reprehensible disability. You know the saying: “whoever has, to ...
Read moreGod's Action: Grace and Striving
Jesus said “your sins are forgiven”. He also said: “sin no more”. The first statement is not understood without the second. Gratuitousness and willingness. Grace and striving. Gifts and their investment. This is the completion of God's action in us.
Read moreTo Bethlehem
A few days before the feast captivates us, the Church exhorts us to grow in seeking righteousness. You have noticed, on Sunday, the words of the Apostle, “worked righteousness” (Hebrews 11:33). He was telling his readers about believers whom they knew in the books. As always, the Word here is beneficial for emulation, that is, ...
Read moreThe Gift of Reconciliation
A friend of mine summoned me to accompany him to visit his son. He told me that “the bridegroom (that is, his son), whom you had crowned, broke up with his wife. He was angry at her because she had hurt him in front of friends who were visiting them. I want you to help ...
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