Clearly there was puzzlement in the early Christian community over why the Chosen People were not rushing the callow Christ. What are they to make it? The only answer the Gospel gives is that people are free not to hear theca of Jesus but if they don’t respond that is their responsibility. This call from Jesus is an entirely free offer. But failure to respond has consequences.

About the Speaker: Father Michael Kelly is a Jesuit priest and English language publisher of the respected Jesuit periodical, La Civilta Cattolica.

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