Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you." Jesus'
words are clear. Yet for centuries we as Church and as individuals
have made exceptions to this command to love and peace; we seek the
goal of peace but avoid the means of peace. "Of Passion and Folly"
presents the challenging call of Christ to love in all times and in
all places, and reminds us that from the folly of the cross in the
passion of Jesus, peace was born, and it can be born again.
In "Of Passion and Folly" Sister Patricia McCarthy, CND,
demonstrates that - through Scripture, the sacraments, the
formation of the conscience through prayer and action, and in
community with each other, we can walk along Jesus' way, the way of
peace. She opens the door to a transformation from violence to
peace by emphasizing the need for education in the spirituality
rooted in the Gospel and in the tradition and sacramental life of
the Church.
The underlying conviction Sister Patricia brings to "Of Passion
and Folly" is that the work of peace is integral to the message of
Christ's teachings and life. The spirituality of peace, which
cannot co-exist with violence of any kind, is found within the
gospel although it has often been buried under the just war
tradition of our Church. In order to be whole in our response to
Jesus Christ, she challenges us to reexamine our attitudes and be
willing to re-look at prayer, the sacraments, Eucharist, penance,
business practices, social life, parenting, lifestyles, and
consumerism in light of Jesus' command to love one another, even
our enemies. We must also be willing to take war, violence,
injustice, racism, hatred, and revenge and measure them against the
standards of Christ.
Sister Patricia draws upon her firsthand experience of the
violence which surrounds and overwhelms our world today. She points
out that although Christians believe the resurrection of Christ has
conquered the violence we experience today, we need direction to
live as people of the resurrection. "Of Passion and Folly"provides
that direction. Written for a Catholic audience, it is a valuable
tool for directors of adult education in parishes, for teachers and
chaplains in high schools and colleges, for those involved in the
RCIA, and for peace action groups.
"Of Passion and Folly" helps us move from merely desiring peace
to deliberately choosing peace. The basis of our choice is
awareness of our call to peace, a call given us in baptism,
strengthened in confirmation, renewed in confession, and nourished
in Eucharist. Union with the one who came among us as the Prince of
Peace is the goal of a life of peace.
"Patricia McCarthy, CND, has worked as an educator with the
poor, particularly with abused and emotionally disturbed children,
for over twenty years. She gives lectures, courses, and retreats on
the theology and spirituality of Christian nonviolence to students,
adult education classes, parish groups, school faculties, and
religious communities throughout the U.S., Canada, Ireland,
Northern Ireland, Japan, and Bosnia-Herzogovina. The Liturgical
Press also published her book" The Scent of Jasmine: Reflections
for Peace in Everyday Life."
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