Dear Readers (15/2010)

You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery;' but I tell you that everyone who gazes at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart. If your right eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away from you. For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish, than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna. If your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off, and throw it away from you. For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish, than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna. 'It was also said, 'Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorce,' but I tell you that whoever puts away his wife, except for the cause of sexual immorality, makes her an adulteress; and whoever marries her when she is put away commits adultery. 'Again you have heard that it was said to them of old time, 'You shall not make false vows, but shall perform to the Lord your vows,' but I tell you, don't swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God; nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. Neither shall you swear by your head, for you can't make one hair white or black. But let your 'Yes' be 'Yes' and your 'No' be 'No.' Whatever is more than these is of the evil one. 'You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.'* But I tell you, don't resist him who is evil; but whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also. If anyone sues you to take away your coat, let him have your cloak also. Whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two. Give to him who asks you, and don't turn away him who desires to borrow from you. 'You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor,* and hate your enemy.*' But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you, that you may be children of your Father who is in heaven.

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	Dear Readers (15/2010)

Author: ks. Mieczysław Piotrowski TChr,
Love One Another! 15/2010 → The Main Topic

It is the fundamental task and duty of every man and woman to discover the truth. Jesus enlightens us only when we come to recognize the truth. It is the truth that sets us free (cf. Jn 8: 32). Without truth there is no freedom, but enslavement. The organs of the mass media — radio, press, TV, Internet — have the great mission of serving the truth, seeking it, and making it known to the public. In his homily of June 6, 1991, Pope John Paul II cautioned the members of the media against being drawn into the service of falsehood. He appealed to them to take special responsibility for their words, for these ought to testify to the truth and express concern and love for mankind. Alas, all too often the communications media are engaged in a concerted distortion of the truth about the human person, about God, the Church, and her teachings. The legalized killing of unborn children, euthanasia, divorce, contraception, homosexual unions, in vitro fertilization, marital infidelity, de facto marriages, etc. are so speciously presented by the media as to create the impression that their acceptance represents a good and a sign of progress. All this is one great deception by the powers of evil. John Paul II warned: “The communications media can become a means of violence, if there stands behind them another violence, which need not be physical. Another kind of violence. Another kind of power....That is the outlook of our times: between the freedom, which Christ constantly extends to us, and rejection of Christ” (June 6, 1991).

To live the truth means to enjoy a personal relationship with Christ through daily prayer, reception of the sacraments of penance and the Eucharist, and living out His teachings. Jesus said: “If you remain in my word, you will truly be my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” (Jn 8: 31b-32). Let us not allow ourselves to be enslaved by the lies artfully prepared by the enemies of man, Christ, and the Church.

Dear readers, please promote Love One Another Magazine in your neighborhoods. Help us in our mission to make the truth of the Gospel known to the greatest number of souls. Thank you for supporting us with your prayers and contributions to our publishing fund. Every day we offer up a rosary and chaplet of divine mercy for your intentions, and once a week a Holy Mass for the same intentions. Our warmest regards and blessings to you all.

Fr. Mieczysław Piotrowski SChr & the LOA staff

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The above article was published with permission from "Love One Another!" in June 2016.

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