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Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
The Law of Israel
Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
A careful reading of the Torah, the first five books of the Old Testament, reveals that Israelite identity was determined through three sets of laws: liturgical, ritual, and moral. In Catholicism, the liturgical laws have been sublimated and the ritual laws largely set aside. But what about the moral law? In this case, Thomas Aquinas says, they remain unchanged, for they represent the first principles of the natural law—which is to say, those fundamental instincts that undergird all moral reasoning. In our first reading this week from Exodus, we hear wonderful precepts that continue to this day to shape the moral consciousness of the world.
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Bishop Barron thank you for your podcast. Empathy is something I struggle with. In my mind I see empathy gives way to enabling someone. Yes they have struggles and we should have empathy, but at some point they need to move beyond their struggles and become whole again. If we continue to empathize and don’t help them move on aren’t we just enabling them?
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