9/8/19: 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time: "Hating" our Loved Ones (a.k.a. Loving God First)

Today Jesus shocks us by declaring to the crowds, "Whoever comes to me without hating his father and mother, wife and children, even his own life, cannot be my disciples." Jesus is not talking about having hate-filled feelings here, but rather he is indicating the reality that often our loves compete with one another or seem to be in conflict: our love for God can conflict with our love for our family or children. Upon closer examination, however, we realize that our loves must be properly ordered and only in this way can we truly love.

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