The Samaritan also does something else that seems unthinkable today: he takes responsibility for his actions. In a world where charity has come within reach by “clicks,” the Samaritan does not delegate the care of the other, but dismounts his horse and takes charge of the afflicted man. Here we return to the beginning of our parable. Imagine the man who was attacked waking up the next day in an inn, safe and sound. Imagine him asking what happened and imagine his astonishment when he learns that a foreigner, whom he too may have hated, rescued him. An anonymous Samaritan, who carried out a gesture of mercy, perhaps will heal that mistrust in humanity caused by attacking bandits. Here Jesus confronts us with two great truths: that we are all bearers of salvation and that our anonymity will not be such in the eyes of God, but it is necessary in the eyes of men so as not to produce that dependence that beneficence makes between benefactor and beneficiary.
The Samaritan also does something else that seems unthinkable today: he takes responsibility for his actions. In a world where charity has come within reach by “clicks,” the Samaritan does not delegate the care of the other, but dismounts his horse and takes charge of the afflicted man. Here weRead More →
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Today Jesus sends us forth to preach the Good News. We may preach the Good News by our word, our example, and our love. We may preach the Good News by noticing and attending to an individual we encounter. Often it is the little acts of kindness that have theRead More →
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Joseph Ratzinger, commenting on this passage, observes that our canonical Greek text must derive from an Aramaic original. There is a direct citation of Aramaic in the name “Simon Bar-Jonah”. There are also typical Aramaic phrases: “gates of the underworld”, “keys of the Kingdom”, “bind and loose”, “on earth andRead More →
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The Solemnity of the Body and Blood of the Lord, which we know also as Corpus Christi, gives us an opportunity to revisit the events of Holy Thursday. That day was full of material to ponder, and, now that Lent and Easter are complete, this feast provides an opportunity forRead More →
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Think of the last time you witnessed an act of selfless love in your family. Parents and caregivers of all kinds are called upon to act selflessly every day. Family life calls us to share selfless love with one another. God is the model for us of selfless love. ThereRead More →
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