Reflections of Caritas

“He said, ‘The Son of Man must suffer greatly and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed and on the third day be raised.’” – Luke 9:22 

In their 2005 book entitled Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers, sociologists Christian Smith and Melinda Denton described the beliefs of most American youths with the term Moralistic Therapeutic Deism (MTD).

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“I live by faith in the Son of God who has loved me and given himself up for me.” – Galatians 2:20 

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“When the Lord saw her, he was moved with pity for her…” – Luke 7:13 

The first reading and the Gospel passage for this Sunday tell a similar story. In both passages a boy, the son of a widow, is raised from the dead and restored to life. The prophet Elijah performs this miracle in the first reading, while our Lord Jesus works the wonder in the Gospel. Mercy is a central theme in both of these stories.

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“They all ate and were satisfied.” – Luke 9:17 

Romeo and Juliet, Pride and Prejudice, Antony and Cleopatra. Three famous love stories that have captured hearts and imaginations for generations. Yet, according to Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen, “The greatest love story of all time is contained in a tiny white Host.”

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