Faith

I.N.R.I.

We are all called to be saints. God expects something from each of us that no one else can do.

The Holy Spirit is love poured into our hearts. The Spirit is the hidden presence of God who awakens faith, convicts the heart, and dwells in those who believe. ... On this earth you and I know only imperfect love. Indeed, we ourselves can give to others only a love that is broken. Love on this earth is confined and distorted and confused and manipulated. In the name of love people are used and treated as objects. The beauty of love is lost when traded for gain, prestige, advancement, and power.

Day by day dear Lord three things I pray:
 To see thee more clearly,
 Love thee more dearly,
 Follow thee more nearly,
 Day by day.

The Holy Spirit challenges us today regarding our relationship with technology and the ongoing digital revolution. Scientific discoveries are talents entrusted to humanity so that they may bear fruit. Technology has the power to heal, connect, educate, and protect our common home; but it can also divide, exclude, and generate new forms of injustice. In the abstract, technology in and of itself is not a solution to humanity’s problems, just as it is not inherently evil. In practice, however, technology is never neutral, because it takes on the characteristics of those who devise, finance, regulate, and use it. Therefore, the primary choice is not between a “yes” or “no” to technology, but rather between constructing Babel or rebuilding Jerusalem; between a power that claims to dominate the heavens and a people who work together in the presence of God to rebuild the walls of fraternal coexistence.