"The word 'love' is cheap. Rather, it has been made cheap by a confused world that struggles to acknowledge the true desire of our hearts. In one moment, people declare love for their spouse or children, and in the very next moment express love for something like food, clothes, and the passing pleasures of this world. When everything seems to be worthy of love, love becomes less valuable.
"While many have a confused sense of love, [yesterday] the Church celebrates a great defender of true love: Saint Francis de Sales. . . ."
In a recent commentary based on the writings and preaching of St. Francis de Sales, Brother Bertrand Hebert, O.P., reflected on how everything pertains to love ("For if God is love, then our life and beatitude begin and end with love, and love is at work in everything in-between.").
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