". . . St. Paul’s exhortation against 'foul language' is as relevant now as it has ever been. Think of all the terrible misuse of language we encounter in our culture just about every day.
"First, it seems that the public
use of vulgar language is a growing trend, growing like a weed. Hardly a
day goes by without hearing curse words in interviews with athletes and
actors; in seeing them on protest signs, graffiti and internet
postings. The recorded interviews have as many 'beeps' as there are
coherent thoughts. And worse still is the terrible habit of taking the
name of Jesus in vain, that 'name above every other name, that name at
which every knee should bend.' (Phil 2: 9-10) Truly an insult to our
Lord."
In a recent commentary based on St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians (4: 29, 31-32), Bishop Thomas J. Tobin, of the Diocese of Providence
(RI), reflected on the current misuse of speech in our society and the opportunity Lent provides to work on any misuse of the language we use.
To access Bishop Tobin's complete essay, please visit:
The Imitation of Christ: Language and Lent (3 MAR 22)
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