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Saturday, March 8, 2008, St. John of God
Jeremiah 11:18-20, Psalm 7, John 7:40-53
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THE CONTINUING CONSPIRACY AGAINST JESUS
"Do not tell us you too have been taken in!" —John 7:47
Jeremiah knew the plot against him because the Lord informed him. In
another way, however, he had not realized that people were hatching plots
against him (Jer 11:18, 19).
We, like Jeremiah, think something is "fishy." Evil does not seem isolated
but rather coordinated, timed, and even conspiratorial. For example, there
seems to be a certain system in government and sometimes even in church by
which vested interests are protected. Some people, ideas, and truths are
blackballed by the media.
On the other hand, we, like Jeremiah, wonder if there's actually a plot,
much less a conspiracy, being woven. Isn't the talk of a conspiracy an
overreaction? Doesn't this sound paranoid? After all, aren't tolerance and
equal opportunity talked about frequently?
Is there a plot, or even a conspiracy, or are we losing our minds? Pope
John Paul II speaks of "an objective 'conspiracy against life,' " (The
Gospel of Life, 17) which "involves not only individuals in their
personal, family or group relationships, but goes far beyond, to the point
of damaging and distorting, at the international level, relations between
peoples and states" (The Gospel of Life, 12). The same loose but
objectively real conspiracy by which Jesus was crucified continues today.
Live totally for Jesus or be co-opted into the conspiracy against Him, His
kingdom, and His followers.
Prayer: Father, I will oppose the "conspiracy against life" even if I have
to die for love of You.
Promise: "No Man ever spoke like that before." —Jn 7:46
Praise: St. John re-embraced the faith he once abandoned in such a
profound way that he deeply devoted himself to the care of the sick.
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†Reverend Joseph R. Binzer, Vicar General Archdiocese of Cincinnati,
August 14, 2007
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