In his homily, our visiting priest told us that our standard of living has risen substantially over the years, but our standard for respect and understanding has been diminishing. Our current cultural climate has been of division rather than just disagreement. Much of our nation has abandoned respectful dialogue and discussion. We have forgotten that the world works better when we work together.
We are all one family. We need to protect and support each other, whether old or young, whether well or ill, whether weak or strong. We need to rebuild our culture with love, compassion, charity, respect, and hope.