{"id":3823,"date":"2007-03-26T09:48:22","date_gmt":"2007-03-26T14:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/2007\/03\/26\/transcending-both\/"},"modified":"2007-03-26T09:48:22","modified_gmt":"2007-03-26T14:48:22","slug":"transcending-both","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/2007\/03\/transcending-both\/","title":{"rendered":"Transcending both"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New York Times has a quite positive portrayal of Fr. Benedict J. Groeschel even though the article has a silly title "Straddling Liberalism and Conservatism."<\/p>\n

The church’s views on issues like abortion and homosexuality put Father Groeschel on the opposite side of the political spectrum from many who support his work for social justice.<\/p>\n

“I used to be a liberal, if liberal means concern for the other guy,” Father Groeschel said. “Now I consider myself a conservative-liberal-traditional-radical-confused person.”<\/p>\n

Faithful Catholics don’t straddle liberalism and conservatism, they transcend them. We have a great love for the poor (both spiritually and materially poor) because we see Jesus in them. We have a great love for protecting the unborn because we see Jesus in them especially today on the feast of the Annunciation when God became Man and not a tissue mass (though sometimes with love for Jesus in the Eucharist we require a tissue at Mass).<\/p>\n

I do love Father Groeschel and the first Catholic book I ever bought was his book "In the Presence of Our Lord: The History, Theology, and Psychology of Eucharistic Devotion.<\/a>" I have listened to hundreds of hours of his tapes from retreats broadcast on EWTN radio along with all his television shows including Sunday Night Love and I never fail to learn something from this man. He was in a parish in my town for a retreat during the first week of Lent and it was a wonderful experience seeing him and hearing him live. I also love his wry sense of humor and his identification of himself as a "optimistic-pessimist." This way you are never surprised by bad news and are delighted when things go well.<\/p>\n\n\n <\/tr>\n <\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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<\/a><\/td>\nJester Hat Tip:<\/font><\/td>\nGerald Augustinus<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n