“[I]t is easy to be overwhelmed by the troubles of the world. It is possible to be frozen in our tracks by seemingly insurmountable problems. It is tempting to do nothing because we know we can’t do everything. Sometimes we decide that we didn’t cause a situation therefore it’s not our job to fix it.

But where is Love in that? Where is Love in those truly human—but truly joyless responses to a hurting world and to our hurting neighbors?”

Here’s a link to my entire homily on the topic: Choose joy!