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| In the latest edition of Rejoice in the Lord, Cardinal Tobin writes: In this season of joy, we become aware once again that God is closer to us than we dare admit. Through the incarnation of Jesus, the Word made flesh, the immense, all-powerful, all-knowing God who created the universe has become Emmanuel (God-with-us). God’s most profound intervention in human history—and in the lives of each one of us—shows beyond any doubt how much God cares for us. The fact that Jesus is born so humbly, in a stable surrounded by his loving family and by social outcasts (shepherds) and domestic animals, is a scandal by any human standard. We are conditioned to look for God among the wealthy and powerful, the “important people” who govern our society, who drive our economy and who control institutions of influence such as the media, our businesses, schools, social service and cultural institutions, and, yes, the Church. But God surprises us. God inverts our values, showing us that the first will be last, the lowly will be raised up, the rich will be sent away empty, and the poor will inherit the Earth and all its treasures… Read Cardinal Tobin’s full newsletter in English or Spanish and please share it with your community. |