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Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship Homily Notes, October 2, 2016
Faithful Citizenship Homily Notes, October 2, 2016
Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
"Civil Dialogue"
- In a little more than a month, we will go to the polls to elect the next president of the United States.
- Sadly, the climate in our country right now is one in which such things as inflammatory rhetoric, uncivil accusations, personal attacks, and unrelenting questioning of others’ motives, are commonplace.
- As Catholics, how are we a part of all this? How do we respond, especially during this Year of Mercy?
- The readings today challenge us to be beacons of faith, charity, self-control, and respect—even in the most difficult of circumstances.
- We are called to think and act differently, approaching dialogue with a spirit of love and respect for the dignity of others.