Dear brothers and sisters:

When our God reveals Himself, He communicates freedom: “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery” (Ex 20:2). This is how the Decalogue given to Moses on Mount Sinai begins. The people are well aware of what exodus God speaks of; the experience of slavery is still imprinted on their flesh. They receive the ten words of the covenant in the desert as a path toward freedom. We call them “commandments,” emphasizing the strength of love with which God educates His people. The call to freedom is, indeed, a vigorous call. It does not end in a single event because it matures along the journey…

Francis: God doesn’t want us to be just saints, He wants us to be “smart saints”

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