The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-09-23

prief Though il is Sundays Episte selection,
with its exhortaton TO walk in manner worthy OF
the calling with which you were called sums up
thousand sermons Often we seem to forget that we
follow Christ because we have been called by the
Holy Spirit TO do so; We seem to forget that this
summons conlers great dignity upon us, as wen
as great responsibility and that we are gwen
nnfsiling guidance as TO how are to be worthy
of that dignity II is contradiction that our dig
nitv aS Christians requires 10 be meek and
humble as 81 Paul says for II IS the meekness
and the humility of the Son Of God that we share;
We are united with Him, members of His Mystical
Body.
This unity OF the Spirit in the bond of peace"
the Apostle continues, we must be careful to pre-
serve" and what marvellous unity it is that we
are privileged TO share "One Lord one taith, one
Baptism: one God and Father Of all, Who is above
all and throughout all, and in ALL Who is blessed
forever"
And how do We keep ourselves in the stream
Of thfs marvellous unity existing from all eternity
We are given the answer in Sundays Gospel as we
have been given il repeatedly We hear the repre-
sensitive of the Pharisees asking Christ, Master,
which is the great Commandment Of the law?' and
we hear His response Thou shalt love the Lord
thy God with thy whole heart and with thy
whole soul and with thy whole mind And the
second is like IT, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as
thyself' On these two commandments depend the
whole Law and the prophets"
Love then is the source, the basis OF the eternal
unity TO which are called love of God, first
and always; and ineseapable consequence
OF our love Of God, love of neighbor, Love of God
Is an intense interior feeling, which finds express
sion in prayer and in determination TO search
for and obey His will In all things; it calls for
acknowledgement Of His dominion over all men
and their affairs and all the universe; it calls for
devoting ourselves 10 His service
And our love of neghbor, which must derive
from our love of God is recognition of his dignity
as fellow creature If we truly love God we will
show respect and kindness to all those whom He
has created. will surely do nothing TO harm or
offend Scandaze any of them; If they need
help. spiritual corporal, and we can in any way
give II 10 them, will gladly do so If love OF
Cod Joined IN love Of Neghbor il sincere we
will not he discouraged dismayed by difficult
ties that arise in our relations with those about
US but will realize that to overcome these diff
culttes Is one Of our duties in order that we may
preserve the unity of the spirit in the bond of
peace"
Spiritual peace is sure fruit of this unity
Of the Spirit maintained by our love Of God and
neghbor, And Il is from the same source that the
peace for which the world longs so ardenty must
come. peace among the classes of society peace
amorg the races of mankind peace among families
among communities, among nations The disorder
the contention the bitterness from which the
world suffers sad evidence that we need to re.
dedicate ourselves TO preserving the eternal unity
which is our heritage