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17 May 2009 - Sixth Sunday of Easter, Cycle B

All you need is love,” one of the most celebrated pop singles ever—written by the Beatles in 1967—said little more than: “All you need is love. Love. Love is all you need. Love. Love. Love.” Think about all of the songs and poems written throughout the history of our human family. Most deal with love in some form or another. It might be the love of another person or love of the natural world around us or the love of God. The mystery of love, it seems, often transcends language and can only be captured in music. Years later, former Beatle Paul McCartney would defend the Beatles love songs in “Silly Love Songs”: “You’d think that people would have had enough of silly love songs./I look around me and I see it isn’t so”—and then once again sings the praises of love. The second reading today gives us a beautiful hymn about love. And the psalmist’s words are echoed by Jesus in the gospel. “Love one another,” we are told. It is a message we can’t hear often enough. Love. Love. Love. And so, God’s unconditional love for us becomes a fortunate burden to share with one another. Don’t let it fool you. It isn’t easy. It’s tough but necessary. It certainly isn’t passé or trivial. Love is the real thing.

Authors Father Dominic Grassi

Beatles love one another God's unconditional love

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06 May 2018 - Sixth Sunday of Easter, Cycle B

“All you need is love,” one of the most celebrated pop singles ever—written by the Beatles in 1967—said little more than: “All you need is love. Love. Love is all you need. Love. Love. Love.” Think about all of the songs and poems written throughout the history of our human family. Most deal with love in some form or another. It might be the love of another person or love of the natural world around us or the love of God. The mystery of love, it seems, often transcends language and can only be captured in music. Years later, former Beatle Paul McCartney would defend the Beatles love songs in “Silly Love Songs”: “You’d think that people would have had enough of silly love songs./I look around me and I see it isn’t so”—and then once again sings the praises of love. It is a message we can’t hear often enough. Love. Love. Love. And so, God’s unconditional love for us becomes a fortunate burden to share with one another. Don’t let it fool you. It isn’t easy. It’s tough but necessary. It certainly isn’t passé or trivial. Love is the real thing.

Authors Father Dominic Grassi

the beatles God's unconditional love

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