Responsorial Psalm (Psalm 85)
R. The Lord speaks of peace to his people.
Kindness and truth shall meet;
justice and peace shall kiss.
Truth shall spring out of the earth,
and justice shall look down from heaven.
R. The Lord speaks of peace to his people.
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/070624.cfm
When God speaks of peace, the Lord always includes justice. As Pope Saint Paul VI reminds the world, "If you want Peace, work for Justice" (Message for World Peace Day, 1 January 1972). https://youtu.be/o6FaYpFcTWE?si=uwRhsyynMTBJ3oLR
These reflections are a result of more than 40 years of ministry as a Roman Catholic priest. Most of these years I spent in the Diocese of Charlotte which covers Western North Carolina. Now I am retired, and live in Medellín, Colombia where I continue to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Medellín.
