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From: "dxfaro@cox.net" <dxfaro@cox.net>
Date: May 12 05:31PM -0700
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/your-daily-tripod/msg/47a33381202c17d7
Thursday of the Sixth Week of Easter
(Note: Fr. Joe McCloskey's reflection for Sunday, May 16 will cover
the Ascension of the Lord. See this article for a longer discussion on
whether today is a Holy Day of Obligation in your diocese.)
Jesus knew that they wanted to ask him, so he said to them, "Are you
discussing with one another what I said, 'A little while and you will
not see me, and again a little while and you will see me'? Amen, amen,
I say to you, you will weep and mourn, while the world rejoices; you
will grieve, but your grief will become joy. John 16:19-20
Piety
"Peace and happiness are available in every moment.
Peace is every step. We shall walk hand in hand.
There are no political solutions to spiritual problems.
Remember: If the Creator put it there, it is in the right place.
The soul would have no rainbow if the eyes had no tears."
An Indian Chief, 1876
Study
Most Catholics of my age or older (I am older than 27) grew up with
the 40th day after Easter being celebrated as the Ascension of the
Lord. That would be today. However, as attendance in mid-week holy
days has dropped, many areas throughout the U.S. have moved the
commemoration to the following Sunday. That move still leaves a lot of
Catholics confused and wondering what their obligation is on what was
formerly known as Ascension Thursday.
Perhaps then it is appropriate for us to reflect upon this passage in
John 16 where the disciples were pretty confused by what Jesus was
telling them and what the Lord meant. Confusion is not an uncommon
state when it comes to the disciples…or us. Many times, we have a hard
time understanding the figures of speech that Jesus employs in his
teaching and preaching.
We can scratch our heads like St. Peter wondering what is Jesus
saying? What does Jesus mean? What does it matter?
If we have all the facts spelled out in front of us, then coming to
some common conclusions based upon knowledge of those facts would be
pretty simple. However, we don't know everything. So we have to rely
on faith, not facts.
Jesus tries to give us a picture of the experiences through which we
will live. Yet, even though he tries to tell us what to expect, we
still have to experience the mourning, the weeping and the grief,
before we can experience the joy. You had to be there then. You have
to be there now. You have to be there in the future.
With the Nuclear Security Summit just concluded and the New START
Treaty just signed, now is the time to promote the "Global Security
Priorities" Resolution, H. Res. 278, introduced by Rep. Jim McGovern
(D-MA) and Rep. Dan Lungren (R-CA). Urge your member of Congress,
especially those on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, to cosponsor
H. Res 278.
WHY IS H. RES. 278 IMPORTANT? H. Res. 278 has two goals:
Addresses the threat of international terrorism and protects the
security of the United States by reducing the number of and access to
nuclear weapons and preventing their proliferation. H. Res. 278 urges
the President to continue negotiations to further reduce nuclear arms,
to cut the number of nuclear weapons deployed by the U.S. and Russia,
to assist other countries in reducing and eliminating nuclear weapons,
and to expand efforts to prevent terrorists from gaining access to
nuclear materials.
Directs a portion of the resulting $13 billion saved annually towards
child survival, food security, and universal education. H. Res. 278
requests $5 billion over five years to enhance global child survival
through new high-impact and low-cost health and nutrition
interventions at the community level, and an additional $1.5 billion
annually over five years for existing programs that reduce child
hunger and increase child nutrition and educational opportunities.
These added resources would enable organizations such as Catholic
Relief Services (CRS) to strengthen food security programs with local
partners in poor countries to boost long term food security and life-
saving emergency aid.
President Obama has already called for substantial verifiable
reductions in the nuclear arsenals of the United States and Russia,
and has committed the U.S. to new leadership in the international
campaign to reduce global poverty by doubling international
assistance.
WHY DOES THE CATHOLIC CHURCH SUPPORT H. RES. 278?
The U.S. bishops have long supported nuclear disarmament, the
effective securing of nuclear materials from terrorists, and a
reduction in the overall number of nuclear armaments. Church teaching
supports preventing proliferation of these horrific weapons and
ultimately eliminating them. H. Res. 278 embraces these goals and
takes important steps in this direction.
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and CRS
recognize that if we want peace, we must work for justice, and commend
the bill's commitment to "enhance child survival in the world's most
needy countries" and to improve "child nutrition and educational
opportunities." Through funding vital programs that assist poor and
vulnerable people worldwide we can strengthen our nation's commitment
to reduce global poverty and the situations of injustice and
deprivation that terrorists can exploit. CRS has a long history of
providing lifesaving nutritional and educational programs in
developing countries around the world.
In a November 2, 2009 letter to Congress, Bishop Howard J. Hubbard
noted that Pope Benedict XVI has linked disarmament and development.
In his January 1 message for the 2009 World Day of Peace, the Holy
Father recommended that "resources saved [by reducing expenditures on
arms] could then be earmarked for development projects to assist the
poorest and most needy individuals and peoples." H. Res. 278 does just
that.
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