Love Goes First: Reaching Others in an Age of Anxiety and Division

The only way to truly change the world is to truly love it, and the only way to truly love it is to go first and move toward it.

Today, the cultural climate in the West is characterized by increasing amounts of mistrust and even hatred for others. We are fearful of other people, particularly those whose views and votes don't correspond with our own. This won't change any time soon, and the divides won't be bridged easily, but loving our neighbors isn't an option for the Church—it's a command...