When you speak all these words to them, they will not listen to you either; when you call to them, they will not answer you. Say to them: This is the nation that does not listen to the voice of the LORD, its God, or take correction. Faithfulness has disappeared; the word itself is banished from their speech. (Jer 7:23-28)
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/032725.cfm
The “dumbing down” of society is a part of raw control. Conspiracy theories, distrust of science, eliminating support for education and independent inquiry, all lead to closed minds and outright ignorance and a people easily manipulated. When we refuse to listen, when we can’t admit our mistakes, we are seriously deluded and incapable of change. Yet the Lord still invites us: Repent, and believe in the Good News. Today’s photo is from the new Netflix series, Adolescence.
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.
Thursday III, Lent
