Following the declaration of the Beatitudes, Matthew has Jesus express just what the “higher road" that following Jesus entails. It really means doing what is diametrically opposite to the cultivation of self-interest would suggest - loving not simply those who love and appreciate us but who may actively work to do us harm - love those who persecute us. That can only be done with the grace God gives us to love more fully, even foolishly.

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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