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From September 11, 2005 Ever the teacher, Jesus has just finished giving his students, the disciples, a brief lecture on community health - faith community health, that is. If someone in the church sins against you, don't do what's easiest for you: withdraw, tattle, gossip, plot revenge, or call in your troops. Do what may be difficult, Jesus says. Do what may even feel risky. Take the initiative; seek out your offender and reveal your hurt in private If you're heard, you're blessed with a
renewed relationship. If not, Jesus teaches, ask a
couple of your wisest members to go with you and give the
conversation a second go. If that doesn't work, ask the
church to listen in and see if together you can't repair the
breach. If even that falls flat, then love the offender all
the more even as you recognize that the offending behavior
is not acceptable.
From August 28, 2005 Imagine with me: You've just had a delicious evening meal, one of your favorites. The dishes are done and now you've settled in to watch a bit of television. You're surrounded by the things that make your house a home: pictures of family dotting the walls, an afghan draped across the back of the couch, books on the shelf across the room. Life seems perfect tonight and you're grateful. So there you are, happily watching your TV
show and - wouldn't you know it - just as it gets interesting,
it's time for a commercial break. First up is an ad for Keebler cookies; one of the elves has fallen in a vat of
chocolate and needs rescuing . Next comes a commercial for
one of those hybrid cars that look like a dream now that gas
prices have skyrocketed.
From August 21, 2005 In 1999 as a way to celebrate the dawning of a new millennium, the National Catholic Reporter sponsored a worldwide art competition. The theme was fitting: Jesus 2000. From around the world came over 1,600 entries. A panel of judges narrowed the field with Sister Wendy Beckett from the PBS show, "Sister Wendy's Story of Painting", making the final decision. When Sister Wendy selected "Jesus of the
People" as the winning entry, her choice was immediately
controversial. Why? People weren't expecting a Jesus who
looked like a young African with features that seemed at
once masculine and feminine. Surrounding this "Jesus of the
People" were symbols drawn from Asian and Native cultures. |
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