Two quite violent readings today - one from the Gospel and one from the Old Testament. Both show the dire consequences for people seeking to slide out of responsibility for what they do before and sometimes for God. The point is not the violence of the stories much less that the God we worship and the Redeemer whose way we search for are violent people. The point is that our lives are made up of decisions and they all have 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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