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Pastor & Director of NW Paulist Center
Fr. Charlie Brunick, CSP .x118
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Jesus humanity is exalted above all creatures and he has been appointed
the Supreme Judge of all men, both the living and the dead. As is His
humanity is elevated above all, so also is his sacred name honored
above all other names and so it is worthy of the homage of every
creature. In the words of Saint Paul, he humbled himself, becoming
obedient unto death, even the death of the cross, wherefore God has
exalted him and has given him a name which is above all names, so that in
the name of Jesus, every knee should bend. [Sermon on the Most Holy
Name of Jesus]
If you have asked Father Hecker to pray for you or another person who is ill, and
you believe something miraculous has happened, please phone Fr. Paul Robichaud,
CSP, at (202) 269-2519 and tell him your story.
Pastoral Corner
Jesus Righteous Anger
This weeks Gospel image of an angry Jesus with a whip in his hand is in stark contrast with the traditional images
of a smiling, gentle Jesus we see most often in the Scriptures. It is such a shocking image that we often pass it off as
an aberration of sorts. But that would be a mistake. Jesus was of course a very gentle person and was more often than
not gentle in his approach and handling of people. But being gentle doesnt mean that Jesus was weak, or unassertive.
What we see in this Gospel story of the Cleansing of the Temple, is one of a very righteous Jesus angry with what he
see as a defiling of the Temple.
Part of the problem many of us have with anger is that we have been wrongly conditioned by having heard so often
that anger is a sin. But I can say that in my 45 years celebrating the Sacrament of Reconciliation and hearing
confessions, the most frequently confessed non-sin is that of ANGER.
All of us have anger in us. Hence, we feel guilty about getting angry. Most of the time we probably either deny it
or repress it.
The first thing that needs to be said is that anger is normal and even healthy. If we love and value
ourselves, we will naturally get angry if we are treated badly. We shouldn't deny our anger. Nor should we be afraid to
allow ourselves to feel angry. Anger is just a feeling. In itself it is neither good nor bad morally. We may have been told
that anger is a bad emotion. It is a dangerous emotion, but that doesn't make it a bad one.
Neither should we repress our anger. Psychologists tell us that repressed anger is very dangerous, and can
result in self-hatred, depression, and even bodily ills such as asthma and ulcers. Anger needs to be released, but this
must be done in a wholesome way. When given a means of expression, relief follows.
It is when anger turns into hostility that it becomes dangerous. Hostility rather than anger is the real
deadly sin. It causes us to act out our anger, and leads to deep resentments, negative attitudes, insults, and so on,
which are directed at the object of our anger.
If we find ourselves getting angry often, we should look at the cause of our anger. The cause may lie with
ourselves. We may be hypersensitive, or overly impatient, or full of hurt that we haven't dealt with. In which case we
have to look at ourselves.
Sometimes the cause our anger may lie with others. Some people are full of anger, which makes them very
difficult to live with. Instead of owning their anger, they direct it on to others. If the cause of our anger lies with another
person, we have to look at our relationship with that person.
Finally the cause may be in some unjust situation. If so, then we should try to put that situation right. Anger
can be a good thing - it can spur us to put right something that is wrong. There is an old saying: 'You measure the size
of a person's soul by the size of the things that make him angry.
Nevertheless, anger can be a very dangerous thing. 'Anger in the heart is like a worm in a plant.' (Talmud) Anger is
no resting place. If our heart is filled with anger, there is no sleep, no appetite, no smile. We ruin our health, our
friendships, in short, everything.
We can't avoid getting angry, but we can avoid acting out our anger.
Fr. Charlie