Praedica Verbum
Pope’s
Lenten retreat: Cardinal Ravasi calls TV the ‘great Moloch within our homes’
His Eminence Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi
Cardinal Gianfranco
Ravasi, who is leading the annual Lenten retreat for the Pope and leaders of
the Roman Curia, preached on February 20 on Psalms 131 and 39.
Reflecting on the
image of the weaned child in Psalm 131, Cardinal Ravasi urged those with
positions of responsibility in the Church to avoid the temptation “to look down
on others from on high; instead, they like St. Therese should practice a
childlike spirituality and also listen to children, “because they bring us back
to basics” and “ask us those famous whys.”
Turning to Psalm 39
and describing the culture’s superficial atmosphere as a “narcosis which
eliminates the big questions,” Cardinal Ravasi preached:
Just think of the
television, which is the true and great Moloch within our homes. We already
know all about fashion, about what we should eat, how we should dress, choose,
etc., but we no longer have a voice that shows us the path and meaning of this
life, especially when it is so fragile, so miserable. That is why it is
important to come back again to the great themes. Have the courage to propose
great thoughts; I think one of the great problems of today's youth is that they
are no longer able to find meaningful answers and so they allow themselves to
drift and be swayed by contemporary society.
Source: CWN
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