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.
SATURDAY, WEEK I of LENT
Love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you. (Mt 5:44)
The Lord knows us oh too well. Love your enemies . . . and how do we do that? He gives us an example: on the Cross Jesus says, “Father, forgive them, they know not what they do” (Lk 23:34).