PAINFUL UNITY
“There may even have to be factions among you for the tried and true to stand out clearly.” –1 Corinthians 11:19 Mass Readings: September 12 First: Sirach 24:17-21; Resp: Luke 1:46-50,53-54; Gospel: Luke 1:26-38 Jesus prays at this moment that we may be one as He and the Father are One (Jn 17:21). However, this unity must come about through conversion and not by compromising basic truths. Jesus is not praying for the lowest-common-denominator unity of a watered-down gospel. Rather, He prays for a Trinitarian unity which comes from deep repentance and radical transformation. To help us grow into this...