(Only a brief text summary of this sermon. The audio file above is complete.) I was shocked by how much opposition and outright hatred has been directed against Pope Francis before and during his visit to the U.S. - hateful attacks from both the Left and the Right, because he does not fully line up …
In the name of freedom
Jesus called fishermen as his first disciples and instructed them to become "fishers of men" (Matthew 4:19). Does this mean that people will be forced to be followers of Jesus, caught in nets that they cannot escape? It depends on where you put the emphasis - on the fish or the fishers. Jesus clearly used the …
