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Deacon Don and Fr. Pat continue their series on the Catechism’s teaching on prayer, turning to the first two petitions of the Our Father. Fr. Pat offers a fresh and searching reading of “hallowed be thy name,” drawing on Ezekiel 36 to argue that this petition is primarily asking God to hallow his own name — to show forth his holiness through works of mercy, justice, and healing in and through believers. He then unpacks “thy kingdom come” as a prayer for God’s benevolent authority to be made visible in the world now, and for the fullness of the kingdom at Christ’s second coming. The conversation closes with a moving reflection on conscience, love, and St. John of the Cross’s insight that in the evening of our lives, we will be judged on love alone.

To listen back to previous discussions of the Catechism with Father Pat and Deacon Don, click here.

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