August 2, 2008. The featured speaker this year is Dan Schneider. Much is
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Tuesday, May 13, 2008, Our Lady of Fatima
James 1:12-18, Psalm 94, Mark 8:14-21
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OUR CAPACITY FOR SELF-DECEPTION
"Do you still not understand?" —Mark 8:21
Jesus multiplied five loaves to feed five thousand men and several
thousand women and children. He repeated this miracle on another occasion
using seven loaves. Both times there were more leftovers than the food
Jesus started with (Mk 8:19-20). After these two amazing miracles, the
Pharisees blindly asked Jesus for a sign (Mk 8:11). Jesus sighed "from the
depths of His spirit" (Mk 8:12). Jesus' disciples were also blind to
reality. Jesus questioned them: "Do you still not see or comprehend? Are
your minds completely blinded? Have you eyes but no sight? Ears but no
hearing?" (Mk 8:17-18)
The obtuseness (see Mk 7:22) and self-deception of the human person is
alarming. We can see a miracle right before our eyes and yet miss it
completely. We can kill millions of babies in the womb and just pretend,
contrary to all biological and scientific data, that they are not really
human beings. We can bomb our enemies and say we are really loving them
because we are fighting a "just war." We can stare at pornographic garbage
on prime-time TV and call it entertainment. The human capacity for
self-deception is terrifying.
We would deceive ourselves all the way to hell but for the grace and light
of Jesus. We need Jesus desperately. He alone is the Truth (Jn 14:6).
Prayer: Father, may the Holy Spirit I received at Pentecost open my eyes
and lead me to change my life.
Promise: "Every worthwhile gift, every genuine benefit comes from
above." —Jas 1:17
Praise: While making a pilgrimage to Fatima as a young man, Fr. Rick
discerned and accepted his calling to be a priest.
(For a related teaching, order our leaflet, "Living In Reality", or our
tapes, either a four-part audio series starting with AV 38-1 or a two-part
video series starting with V-38.)
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