{"id":6455,"date":"2006-08-18T10:33:05","date_gmt":"2006-08-18T10:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2006\/08\/homily-of-the-day.html"},"modified":"2006-08-18T10:33:05","modified_gmt":"2006-08-18T10:33:05","slug":"homily-of-the-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2006\/08\/homily-of-the-day.html","title":{"rendered":"Homily of the Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the marvelous Fr. Powell, O.P. at the U. of Dallas on the Assumption:<\/a><\/p>\n

(Via Bill Cork)<\/a><\/p>\n

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If we are not witnessing to the Word, giving testimony to the power of Christ\u2019s love and mercy, then what are we witnessing to? What is it that sits on your heart, dwells at the center of your soul, driving you to your chosen end? There is a supermarket of attractive alternatives out there. Have no fear that you will bored with the options.<\/p>\n

On aisle two for Catholics frightened by orthodoxy we have a wide selection of Gnostic heresies, Greek inspired mystery cults updated for the postmodern Catholic soul\u2014cryptic, kabbalahistic devices to plumb the wells of egotistical fantasy and distract the heart with sweet affirmations and pretty lies. On aisle six we have cases and cases of discounted secularism for those Catholics embarrassed by the<\/em> transcendent\u2014boxes of materialist dogmatism, doctrinaire scientism, and rigid moral relativism. Buy two and get a case of Political Correctness free! Then in the meat section we have for those Catholics tempted by worldly triumphalism fatty slabs of nationalism, militarism, partisanship, shelves loaded with the bloody idols of violence and death and oppression, plenty of raw hatred and scraps of vengeance for sale. Finally, on the candy aisle we have religious syncretism for those Catholics who think they are excluded by Tradition and Scripture\u2014colorful bags of chocolate covered faux Native American rituals, creamy blends of Buddhist-Christian prayer wheels, honey-roasted Jesus avatars and bodhisattvas, and nutty Mother Goddess womanrites with glow in the dark Gaia rosaries! OK, a bit of fun\u2026but these are the eclectic fascisms of hearts that remain unconvinced by God\u2019s truth, unawed by His Beauty, and chilled by His Goodness.<\/p>\n

What does your heart desire? What do you want? To what do you witness?<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\"Tn\"<\/a> Speaking of Dominicans, Fr. Brian Mulcahy, pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas University Parish in Charlottesville, sends along a more Dominican-specific image of St. Hyacinth!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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