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January 5, 2012  | MariaNews.com

 

(Spirit Daily) – When is politics worth our time?   From the Imitation of Christ (Thomas a Kempis):

How much should we be concerned with politics? To what extent should we indulge in the intense debates that pervade the "airwaves"?

If we adhere to the teachings of Thomas á Kempis, the monk who -- quoting reputed locutions from the Lord -- penned the classic Christian work The Imitation of Christ, not very much; at any rate, less than we may think.

As you have almost certainly noted, from time to time, we ourselves carry political stories (when they have a spiritual or eschatological ramification). There are searing issues like abortion. People like Sister Lucia of Fatima made sure to vote!  

                                                        Read More: http://spiritdaily.com/imitationpolitics.htm

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