Did anyone hear Cardinal Egan on the WABC radio program Religion on the Line?
It was not quite what I expected. After saying in perfunctory fashion that victims of the Hurricane need our prayers went on to talk about the money. The cash that the different organizations need for relief and his interactions with them. Then he went on to talk about his personal connections to the bishops in the affected area. In a odd way he made the focus of this (a) about money and (b) about Cardinal Egan.
I have been discussing this with priests and more voice needs to be given to the spiritual problem.
My God! My God! Why have you forsaken me?
As Christians we are called to explain that God has not forsaken us. This world is a place of trial for us and we exist in a state opposed to nature because of the sin of Adam and Eve.
These are not words of comfort but words to start to explain to people who find their faith shaken by the great loss of life, property, and heritage.
The crisis has its material dimensions but it is also a great spiritual storm as well. We need to speak more about that -- especially as the great count of the dead begins.
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