Lifeissues is mainly concerned with publishing thoughtful articles directly related to issues raised in Evangelium Vitae. However, from the very beginning, we have also published a few related homilies, notably by Fr. Al Cariño, O.M.I., Fr. Tony Pueyo, and others.
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Only when the deaf man was alone with Christ did healing take place. It's not enough to be in a crowd of believers, standing on the coat tails of their faith, so to speak. You have to go off to be alone with Christ; you have to come to know him and know yourself through his eyes.
When a person is converted, his or her life takes on a new direction. What happens in conversion is that we discover how much we are loved by God. We are given a certain interior light that allows us to see in a way we never did before, that we really are known and loved by God. Such an experience changes us; it gives our life a new direction, a new center.
James, the brother of Jesus, provides a caricature of a character familiar to him - and us - the fawning toadie who honors the rich and loathes everyone else. James knows we need everyone because God has given us differing talents and gifts and only together do we become the Body of Christ. In the end, we are not characters or caricatures. We are flesh-and-blood human beings with unique life stories and unique gifts to offer. e flesh-and-blood human beings with unique life stories and unique gifts to offer.