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RE: ‘The Father of the World’—The Pope at the U.N.
I had the same feeling when I listened to the pope's address to Catholic educators, when he said that "freedom is a participation in Being itself." In that forum where "academic freedom" is constantly being bandied about he took us right to the very source. No, folks, freedom is not about creating my own reality. It is about encountering Reality Itself. In the moment I heard this I found myself face to face with my own life--wondering to what extent I have been participating, delighting in, my true freedom. Pope Benedict portrays the life of faith as an adventure, something exciting and dynamic. When I was looking at those academics, I kept wondering whether anyone was "getting it."
I have to say that today I was watching--dare I admit it?--Fox's coverage of the Mass at Yankee Stadium. And those two priests that provided the color kept recommending that we, the viewers, ought to "read the texts" of the addresses. I am grateful that they are saying it. Let's all read.
