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March 22, 2024Some wanted to stone Jesus to death while others believed in him. If we consider the life and conversion of St. Paul, these two differing viewpoints come together as St. Paul first took his part in the stoning of St. Stephen and then his conversion transformed him into a phenomenal apostle of faith. He would later suffer death by beheading. Why? Because St. Paul refused to shut up about the truth of Jesus Christ’s life, passion, death, and resurrection.
Being sons and daughters of God through Jesus requires conversion of heart, from violence into faith, or indifference into commitment; intentionally loving God, others, and self. Whether a human being is inside its mother’s womb or a prisoner, each and both deserve to live their lives as fully as possible.
St. Oscar Romero preached it so eloquently in his homily of November 27, 1977: “The violence we preach is not the violence of the sword, the violence of hatred. It is the violence of love, of brotherhood, the violence that wills to beat weapons into sickles for work.”
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