tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397690736097672103.post6434776305457327398..comments2023-11-02T03:39:33.359-05:00Comments on Offer It Up: Homily for Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J.Fr. James Kubicki, S.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09434627331803662489noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397690736097672103.post-6606668159430109202010-04-18T18:07:00.504-05:002010-04-18T18:07:00.504-05:00"Fr. Benedict Groeschel said that Fr. Hardon ..."Fr. Benedict Groeschel said that Fr. Hardon was "utterly dedicated" but "not a fanatic." He was not an extremist. That's because he won the interior battle. He resisted the temptation to resent or hate those who opposed him. He won the battle for love, for pure love with no ego concerns. He did not battle to win the esteem of others or support for himself, but to win souls for Christ. "<br /><br />I printed this post bc of this quote. In all the political polemics of the last few months, I find myself unable to identify with the vitriol on either (red or blue) side bc it seems increasingly shrill. This quote helps to explain that. Great post. Thanks!Glennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06334203937303147489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397690736097672103.post-53635526009358628392010-04-16T19:16:38.791-05:002010-04-16T19:16:38.791-05:00"He did not battle to win the esteem of other..."He did not battle to win the esteem of others or support for himself, but to win souls for Christ". <br /><br />Fr. Hardon SJ has this to say about the respect that people crave from others--<br /><br />"If there is one thing we had better understand, it is that if we’re going to follow Christ, we will not, comma, we will not, be accepted by the world. To follow Christ means to share in the experiences of Christ. We all want to be accepted; we all want to be respected; we all want to be loved; we all want to be cared for; we all want – what do we want? We want the people with whom and among whom we live, to be one of them. We dread rejection. I don’t mean violent rejection by being thrown into prison or killed but we dread the thousands of ways in which people can reject us; a turning of the face, a closing of the eyes, a frown; yet it is human respect that keeps so many, otherwise, good believing Catholics from being true followers of Jesus Christ. I know, I know.<br /><br />Lord Jesus, you the living God, did nothing but practice heroic charity. You taught nothing but Divine Truth yet, the world into which you came, with only a few exceptions, rejected you, did not accept you and for two thousand years, we have had the symbol of how God is accepted by the world – your Cross.<br /><br />Dear Jesus, give us the wisdom to see what you are teaching us, but above all, the courage to be faithful to you, no matter what..<br /><br />As you told us, dear Savior:<br /><br />If you are ashamed of me here on earth, I will be ashamed of you in eternity.<br />Give us the courage, dear Savior, not to be slaves of human respect. Amen".<br /><br />John Hardon SJ<br /><br />If only our good Shepherds would heed these words and preach what the world is starving to hear: the Truth...Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02704944620839677383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397690736097672103.post-1595238571800366822010-04-14T21:17:58.952-05:002010-04-14T21:17:58.952-05:00Wow! Fr. Kubicki, this is wonderful! I was deepl...Wow! Fr. Kubicki, this is wonderful! I was deeply moved by these words..."We are called to love, and to lose. That's right, to lose. To lose ourselves in Christ. To die to ourselves. To offer all to Christ and with Christ, in every Mass, to the Father." It's a lot to fathom, but it's absolutely right. It's something I will pray about for a while. Thank you so much for posting this, and for all that you do!Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06195528409761980551noreply@blogger.com