23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

The Debt of Love

We are a church, an assembly of people gathered to do the work of God. This work
brings us together around the table of the Lord and sends us out to renew the face
of the earth.

The task that faces us in the world is awesome, and the obstacles are formidable.
The only way we can succeed is by staying together, with Jesus in our midst, and our
staying together must involve community efforts to correct our faults. When there is
racism or sexism in our church, we must confront them and work to eliminate them.

When economic injustice is found in our church institutions, we must speak out
against it and work to eliminate it. When militarism makes its way into the fabric of
our community, we must stand up for peace and proclaim the gospel message of
nonviolent change.

Owe no debt to anyone except the debt that binds us to love one another. An essential compo-
nent of that love should be the help we give each other in overcoming the short-
comings that get in the way of our becoming a universal sacrament of salvation..
Gerald Darring

“We must serve the Church and love her

as she is, with a clear understanding of
history, and humbly searching for the
will of God who assists and guides her
even when at times He permits human
weakness to eclipse the purity of her
features and the beauty of her action. It
is this purity and beauty which we are
endeavoring to discover and promote.”
Pope Paul VI, Ecclesiam Suam (1964) 49

September 7, 2008
Some καιρός / kairos thoughts…
καιρός / kairos—Greek—time—viewed as an occasion rather than an extent

You cannot
change
others, no

but you
can
see them Prayer List
with Pray the rosary for world peace, Avis Cox, Fr. Clarence Biggers, Gladys and Ben
Kramkowski, Rita Moenk, Doug Bearden, Sarah Snider, Thornton/Lynch

new eyes family, Ryan Amsberry, Annie & family, Connie, her mother & family, Blake,
Erik, Campbell family, Jonathan & family, Sharon & family, Will, FMS, Cap.
Corp., Patrick & Brittany, Broughman family, Fannie Crowder & family, VAL,
Father Ingram’s father & family, Karen’s mother, Cheryl Mobley & family,
William Hudson, Robert, Walter, Danielle, Christopher, Barbara, Katherine,
Nicholas, Kaylin, Kasie, Mary Beth & family, Mary Ann Mahoney & family,

Christ eyes Donna & family, Ann Chancellor & family, Sheila & family, cancer patients &
families, military & families, Brandon, Plantation Villa residents, Don, Mrs.
Carpenter, Mr. & Mrs. Rooks, Katherine & family, Mr. Dunn, Mr. & Mrs.
Barlow, Jane & family, Scott & family, Diane & Peter, Michele & Gary, Lucy’s
father & family, Bobbie, Joan & family, Karl’s mother & family, June & family,
Tina & family, Belinda & family, OLM family, Kat, Delgratia & family, Mr.
who sees Gomez & family, Sara’s mother, Dr. Lynch & family, Rob/Allie & family, Chuck
& family, Frank & family, Liesa & family, mother of Dr. Petros, Dr. Issa &
family, Odessa, Anita’s mother & family, Ruby, Ruby’s mother & family, Davies
all family, Katie & family, family of Angie, Ann & family, Gretchen & family,
Eileen, Scott & family, Robert, Flavia & family, Tony’s family, Roy & Martha
Wright, Roy, Alice Swygert, Alan, Nard, Tony, Glenda, Nelson, J. Bob, Munn,
with respect Vogt, Wolfe families, Russell & family, Ola, Gene Wilson & family, Jane Brock
& family, Janet Kramer & family, Elayne & family, Winnie, Phil & family, Tony,
Stan, Emily & family, Ruthie & Ed, Mr. Bergin & family, Russell & family, Mrs.
and Sanseverino & family, CC Center, veterans & families Jessie Emmett, Mark,
Michael’s mother, Carrie, VAMC, Rambo’s mother & family, Josephine Mary,
Mary Anna, S. Paul, Tony, J. W. Wilson & family, Jason & Kim, Josie, Kelly,
understanding Mickey’s family, Jon & Janet Cook & family, Karen’s cousin, Mike Aguado &
family, Carl & family, Dr. Lopez & family, Dr. Vanapalli & family, Dr. Nair &
family, Garrett & family, family of Duffie, Aaron Christian, Marina & family,
Mitchell’s father & family, Estella’s mother & family, Kerry’s mother & family,
Gail & family, Beth & family, Bernard, Anna & family, Sara Lucas & family,
anda Poem from liturgy.slu.edu Mary Gilliam & family, Delgratia & family, Bobbie Elayne & family, Carol,
Cheryl Mobley & family, Bettie & family, Jane & family, Scott, Chris & family,
Michael & family, Berger family, Mendez family, Ikai family, Joshua Moser,
Stephanie Christian, Carolyn Williamson, Patricia Finch, Kathy Weaver, Fran
Do Christians correct and care for each Howarth, Madelene Brevou, Ed Schaffer, Justine, Chris B., Joyce Jones, Anna &
Henry, Edna & Louis, Doris Bishop, Joey Milani, Julia Dahm, Mary Ondovchik,
other? Around the world, we are bound to- Ann Rudy, Sonja Robinson, Gary Toler, Julian Campbell, Peggy Cable, Claude
Rickman, Dames gang, Chris & Stevie, Paula, Dan & kids, Jim Cannon, Nancy
gether in Christ Jesus. We are not perfect, Truesdale, Mary Platt, Amy & family, Lee family, Robin Renc, Denise & Sam
Kell, Patricia and Kenneth Booth, Elaine Cole, Elysa Cole-Ali, Marie
but we ought to urge each other to better McDemmond, Anthony Morgan, Eric Hawthorne, Lynn & Leroy Burrows,
Shirley Walton, Russ family, Carlo Dellaquila, Katherine Catti, Joanna & Michael
follow the Lord. In Christ, we can reconcile Spataro, Maria Beck, Angela, Justin, & Justino Prado, Stephanie & Matt Fletcher,
Heidi B., Helen Anderson, Kelly Timken, Robert S. & family, Michael Coates,
and be reconciled. Love is the one thing Wright family, Louis Talbot, Doane family, Sandra Connell, Raymond & Virginia
that cannot hurt your neighbor; it is the an- Jones, John Crowe, Jeremy & Erica Granier, Mrs. Bass, Caron, Anais, & Ken
Pierre, Rick Long, Carol Ross, Janelle Powell, Deb Moore, Jaki Turner, Paul &
swer to all the commandments. When we Guy Jerrell, Carolyn Boccella, Marcus Osborn, Xavier & family, Terry & family,
Jo S., Chad Nostrant, all unemployed, Wideman family, Hattie Jackson, Sr. Mary
gather in his name, the Lord is with us. If Bonaventure, Jim Scherm, Deundre Davis, Chris Ezekwuche, Sally McElrath,
Randy Taylor, Brian Strickland, Florence & Vincent Santaniello, J.T., Jimmy
the Lord is with us, who can be against us? Grimes, Mary Nicholson
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