The Worst of Religion, the Best of Religion — Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermon
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Friends, there is a beautiful side to religion: it reveals profound truth, it speaks prophetically to the wider culture, and it teaches about God. But there is a brutal side too: it can make you hateful toward enemies, it can fill you with rage, and it can give rise to violence. When we feel the temptation to engage in this shadowy side of religion, we must instead listen to the tiny whispering voice of God revealed in compassion and love.
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