they kept silent

October 30, 2015 6:00 am

“‘Is it lawful to cure on the sabbath or not?’ But they kept silent; so he took the man and, after he had healed him, dismissed him.” (LK 14: 3-4)

How often this world “keeps silent,” when we need to stay courageously on the side of human suffering. It could be using IVF instead of taking care of a couple and helping them with a proper diagnosis and appropriate treatment, prescribing contraception rather than teaching them the beauty of a woman’s cycle, like giving someone a sweater instead of a sandwich when they are hungry.

“My sheep hear my voice, says the Lord; I know them, and they follow me.” (Gospel Acclamation)

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