[Grem] A mai szentmise igéi Szt. Ágnes szűz, vértanú ünnepén

[Emoke Greschik]

*Friends, in today’s Gospel, relatives of Jesus claim that he is mad. In
cases like this, the basic problem is always the fearful ego. Ego-addicts
know that sometimes the best defense is a good offense. If you want to
protect the ego and its prerogatives, you must oppress and demoralize those
around you. There is a very unsubtle version of this method: you attack,
put down, insult, and undermine those around you. This is the method of the
bully. But the religious version is much subtler and thus more insidious
and dangerous. It takes the law itself—especially the moral law—and uses it
to accuse and oppress. “I know what’s right and wrong; I know what the
Church expects of us; and I know that you are not living up to it.” *

*And so I accuse you; I gossip about you; I remind you of your inadequacy.
Mind you, this is not to condemn the legitimate exercise of fraternal
correction or the office of preaching. But it’s a reminder not to be sucked
into the slavery of ego addiction. We must stay alert to this and avoid it
at all cost.*

*Dicsőség az Atyának, a Fiúnak és a Szentléleknek most és mindörökké. Ámen.*
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