love your neighbor
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“Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.”—Exodus 20:16 I have recently published two related reflections on our responsibilities as citizens. In “You Have Been Appointed to the Oversight Committee,” I suggest that every citizen participates in the oversight of government. We cannot personally investigate every decision, attend every hearing, or examine every public…
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A Pastoral Reflection Do I Know My Neighbor? When someone asked Jesus, “Who is my neighbor?” Jesus told a story. Stories have a way of reaching places in us that explanations cannot. They move past our defenses. They settle into memory. They speak to the heart while the mind is still trying to organize the…
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