This dynamic forms the backdrop of today's gospel reading, which centres on a Roman centurion in Capernaum. The centurion acknowledges the authority of his own word; when he instructs a soldier to "Go ...
"He wanted us to choose to love Him. I believe that. Love is a choice. I believe that ... if I'm forced to love you then I don't know that I've really loved you." Heaven and hell are both real places, ...