Dear Readers (17/2010)

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 (17/2010)

Author: ks. Mieczysław Piotrowski TChr,
Love One Another! 17/2010 → The Main Topic

Since the world has a right to the truth, the organs of mass communication have a special responsibility to bear witness to it. Servant of God John Paul II reminded us that, “outside of the truth, freedom is not freedom. It is a semblance of freedom. In fact, it is enslavement” (Homily, June 6, 1991). Many media agencies are waging a relentless campaign of disinformation and hate against the Catholic Church. We are all witnesses to it.

John Paul II observed that since the communications media represent “an enhanced form of human speech, which either testifies to the truth or the contrary,” they bear a special responsibility for the message they convey. Alas, all too often the news is “prepared and transmitted in such a way as to give the impression of being good. This is called manipulation.” The Holy Father went on to say that, “there are various ways of maligning human beings, sometimes through whispered propaganda, sometimes quite openly. Then there is outright slander, i.e. speaking ill and falsely about someone. This is a peculiar form of destroying the truth, a peculiar form of transgressing the Eighth Commandment” (Homily, June 6, 1991).

These same media agencies that vilify the Catholic Church are engaged in a mass action of moral corruption. They are responsible for the constant undermining of the Ten Commandments by their rejection of every moral norm in the area of human sexuality, by their promotion of abortion, euthanasia, in vitro fertilization, divorce, and pornography. As believers, our attitude to these media must be unambiguous. We must not allow ourselves to be manipulated. So let us not buy or read their newspapers and websites. Let us not listen to their radio broadcasts. Let us not watch their TV stations. Let us instead turn to trusted news outlets, which strengthen us in the truth, in morality, and in the Faith.

Dear Readers! We strongly urge you to persevere in daily prayer, that you may not be discouraged, but rather place your trust in the Divine Mercy. Confide yourselves to Jesus every day through Mary. Pick yourselves up at once from every serious sin by making a sacramental confession and receiving Jesus in Holy Communion. Only then will we partake in Christ’s victory over every manner of evil. Only then will this victory of His — through our mediation — be made present in our families and the world at large.

Be witnesses of Christ and evangelize others by securing new readers of Love One Another. For this purpose we will gladly send you additional copies of our magazine. Our Blessed Mother entreats you to send LOA your testimonies of graces and healings received, of conversions gained. Every day we pray a rosary and chaplet of divine mercy and every Friday offer up a Holy Mass for the intentions of our readers. Christ’s blessings!

Fr. M. Piotrowski SChr & the LOA team

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

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