May
19
Love One Another: What Did Jesus Mean By "Love"?
The following is a close approximation of the homily I delivered for the 5th Sunday of Easter Year C during the 4:00PM vigil Mass and the 7:30 AM morning Mass. The scripture on which this is based can be found at this link.
Love is the most misused and overused word in American English. The first definition in the dictionary is “an intense feeling of deep affection.” We refer to things, activities, and people that give them pleasure as something that we love. I love walking on the beach, I love a good glass of bourbon. Love is used in place of fondness, affection, lust… you name it. In today's gospel Jesus gives a simple order: love one another. What does Jesus mean by love? I would like to tell three brief stories.
By the time she was 12, Agnes knew her role in life.
Love is the most misused and overused word in American English. The first definition in the dictionary is “an intense feeling of deep affection.” We refer to things, activities, and people that give them pleasure as something that we love. I love walking on the beach, I love a good glass of bourbon. Love is used in place of fondness, affection, lust… you name it. In today's gospel Jesus gives a simple order: love one another. What does Jesus mean by love? I would like to tell three brief stories.
By the time she was 12, Agnes knew her role in life.
