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Hear me, all of you, and understand. Nothing that enters one from outside can defile that person; but the things that come out from within are what defile. (Mk. 7:14-15)
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Recently, my adult children convinced me to watch the pop culture movie “Wicked.” As hesitant as I was to see it, I will say, the movie captured my attention. The songs were catchy and well sung, and the plot was engaging. For those who haven’t seen the movie, suffice it to say the story is a about how the wicked witch of the West came to be so…well, wicked. She didn’t start out that way, so the story goes. It wasn’t her. It was her circumstances.
Using Excuses in the Moral Life - Catholic Exchange
Hard situations explain anger or resentment, but they never excuse them. The heart’s hidden evils can defile us—our responses matter.