8/14/16: 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Jesus the Bringer of Division?

In today's Gospel, we hear Jesus say something very unexpected: "Do not think that I have to bring peace. Not peace, but division." (He says, "The sword" in the literal Greek translation.) Christians are not supposed to intentionally cause division, but Christians who live their faith can expect division when they live their faith, because the world will always oppose the message of the Gospel. It did in Jesus's day, and it will do so today.

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