Friday, 4th October, Francis of Assisi, Religious, Memorial

Luke 10:13–16

Jesus said to his disciples, "Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe
to you, Bethsaida! For if the deeds of power done in you had been done in Tyre
and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
But at the judgment it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon than for you.
And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? No, you will be brought down
to Hades. "Whoever listens to you listens to me, and whoever rejects you
rejects me, and whoever rejects me rejects the one who sent me."

Reflection

How do I admire the admirable achievements of civilization
and political ideals?

Can I understand that abundance of noise does not always
communicate meaning; mass communication does not always uncover truth?