Fr. Tim's CornerAugust 22, 2010 Dear Parishioners, In his book, "Everything Belongs" Father Richard Rohr writes: We are a circumference people, with little access to the center. We live on There is this dangerous tendency to claim the superficial as substance. Take, for example, what's offered on television most evenings: quite image conscious and rather superficial. Or, look at the way some people vote. At times it's determined by the image the candidate presents rather than on the substance-or lack thereof-of their positions. At times, we buy in this way. Recently, I listened to a radio commentary which said people will pay the higher price thinking they are getting better quality; when, in actuality, it's no better than the cheaper brand. This dangerous and blind tendency can exist when it comes to the practice of our faith. Sometimes, we're tempted to be superficial: going through the motions, fulfilling our obligation; yet having it make no substantial difference in our lives and the lives of others. Throughout the Gospels and by his teaching Jesus urges us to change: moving away from the circumference to the center; from a life that confuses "edges with essence." A clear example of that happens when Jesus says: You have learned how it was said to our ancestors: You must not kill; With this deeper understanding in mind, may divine grace prod us beyond the circumference to the center, enabling us to see with the eyes of Christ whose life now is centered in God.
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