Reflection Starter from Bishop Edward Scharfenberger

“Our Christian faith teaches us that God loves all human beings without exception, even those whom we may not particularly like, understand or find convenient. It affirms, based on God's love and the goodness of our common humanity, the unconditional and irrevocable dignity of every human life - without distinction by class or status - from conception to natural death. This, in turn, compels us to love and respect every human being, regardless of how we might personally value his or her thoughts or actions." - Edward B. Scharfenberger, D.D., Bishop of Albany

“Our Christian faith,” he wrote, “teaches us that God loves all human beings without exception, even those whom we may not particularly like, understand or find convenient. It affirms, based on God’s love and the goodness of our common humanity, the unconditional and irrevocable dignity of every human life — without distinction by class or status — from conception to natural death. This, in turn, compels us to love and respect every human being, regardless of how we might personally value his or her thoughts or actions.” - See more at: http://aleteia.org/blogs/deacon-greg-kandra/carrying-the-cross-homily-for-june-19-2016-12th-sunday-in-ordinary-time/#sthash.0pWafNre.dpuf