November 4, 2012 God is a loving Father who has created us and called us to be in a relationship of love with him and with one another. To Love God We are created to love. It is in our nature. We cannot be complete persons without it. We can only be fully alive when we love and be loved; loving God and neighbour. Our love for God must be demonstrated by our willingness to accepting the plan He has revealed to us in Jesus. However, love of God becomes very concrete in the love of neighbour for it is impossible to love God without loving ones neighbour. The apostle John tells us: "If anyone says, 'My love is fixed on God,' yet hates his brother, he is a liar" (1Jn. 4:20). The Grace of God Loving both God and neighbour is hard because it makes such difficult demands on us. We definitely need God's grace to be able to respond fully to this call. It is never easy to empty oneself, to give oneself away, and this is basically what love requires of us. But the good news is when you love, there is more to you than there was before you gave and received love. Simply put, love makes us grow and mature. Praying for the Dead The month of November is traditionally the month we pray for all those who have gone before us marked with the sign of faith. The book of Remembrance has been placed