Fr Dominik Domagala
St John Paul II sits with his would-be assassin, Mehmet Ali Agca, in Rome’s Rebibbia prison in 1983. Pope John Paul II forgave Agca and later said he did so “because that’s what Jesus teaches. Jesus teaches us to forgive.’’ Photo: CNS /Arturo Mari, L’Osservatore Romano. Ecclesiasticus 15:16-21 1 Corinthians 2:6-10 Matthew 5:17-37 An enlightened Christian — one touched by the light of God’s wisdom — knows how to live. There is no need for constant excuses, no room for clever manoeuvring around God’s commandments. Such behaviour does not befit a disciple of Christ. The follower of Jesus is called to…
