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Getting to know the other side

Read Fr. JasonMonday, May 16, 2011
Fr. Jason Welle
First Reading: Acts 11:1-18 God has granted salvation to the Gentiles, too.

Homily summary: Some years ago when the Israelies and Palestinians” peace efforts failed, the youth of the two groups decided that if the adults couldn”t make progress, maybe they could. So they set up summer camps in which children of both groups mingled. They learned that their adversaries were people, too.

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The easiest way to be prejudiced is when we don”t have contact with others. St. Peter learned that the laws of cleanliness — eating with the unclean — was changed with Christianity. These ritual laws set up boundaries between the Jews and the Gentiles.

Jesus said, “There are some of my sheep that are not of my fold.” Peter makes a radical move to eat and drink with the Gentiles. In the Eucharist, we have the resources to get past prejudice. We can model the Church here and follow the Shepherd together.

May 16th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: charity, Fr. Welle

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