Prior_AJ0 to_PRP my_DPS work_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 peace_NN1 and_CJC justice_NN1 arena_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP focused_VVD much_DT0 of_PRF my_DPS academic_AJ0 attention_NN1 on_PRP moral_AJ0 psychology_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ attends_VVZ to_PRP the_AT0 emotional_AJ0 and_CJC psychological_AJ0 aspects_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 moral_AJ0 life_NN1 ._SENT Although_CJS these_DT0 concepts_NN2 still_AV0 inform_VVB my_DPS own_DT0 pursuit_NN1 of_PRF justice_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 opportunities_NN2 for_PRP expounding_VVG on_PRP them_PNP in_PRP public_AJ0 discourse_NN1 are_VBB rare_AJ0 ._SENT However_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP am_VBB convinced_AJ0 that_CJT the_AT0 divisive_AJ0 animosity_NN1 that_CJT permeates_VVZ political_AJ0 engagement_NN1 is_VBZ due_AJ0 ,_PUN in_PRP part_NN1 ,_PUN to_PRP a_AT0 lack_NN1 of_PRF attention_NN1 to_PRP our_DPS affective_AJ0 lives_NN2 in_PRP moral_AJ0 analysis_NN1 ._SENT Now_AV0 is_VBZ as_AV0 good_AJ0 a_AT0 time_NN1 as_PRP any_DT0 to_TO0 make_VVI that_DT0 case_NN1 ._SENT 
We_PNP often_AV0 think_VVB of_PRF emotions_NN2 as_PRP passive_AJ0 events_NN2 that_CJT simply_AV0 happen_VVB to_PRP us_PNP and_CJC for_PRP which_DTQ we_PNP cannot_VVB be_VBI held_VVN accountable_AJ0 —_PUN indeed_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 root_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 word_NN1 passion_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT0 Latin_AJ0 pati-_NN1 ,_PUN to_TO0 suffer_VVI or_CJC endure_VVI ._SENT When_CJS we_PNP take_VVB this_DT0 view_NN1 ,_PUN we_PNP can_VM0 excuse_VVI ourselves_PNX for_PRP experiencing_VVG undignified_AJ0 emotions_NN2 as_CJS long_AV0 as_CJS our_DPS words_NN2 and_CJC actions_NN2 align_VVB with_PRP moral_AJ0 law_NN1 ._SENT For_PRP example_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP can_VM0 feel_VVI smugly_AV0 satisfied_AJ0 when_CJS harm_NN1 befalls_VVZ my_DPS political_AJ0 opponents_NN2 ,_PUN provided_CJS I_PNP did_VDD not_XX0 actively_AV0 try_VVI to_TO0 harm_VVI them_PNP ._SENT 
Our_DPS faith_NN1 ,_PUN however_AV0 ,_PUN calls_VVZ us_PNP to_TO0 include_VVI our_DPS whole_AJ0 being_NN1 in_PRP our_DPS moral_AJ0 and_CJC spiritual_AJ0 lives_NN2 ._SENT Indeed_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 heart_NN1 of_PRF Christian_AJ0 morality_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT0 commandment_NN1 to_PRP “_NP0 love_VVB the_AT0 Lord_NN1 your_DPS God_NN1 with_PRP all_DT0 your_DPS heart_NN1 ,_PUN with_PRP all_DT0 your_DPS soul_NN1 ,_PUN with_PRP all_DT0 your_DPS mind_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC with_PRP all_DT0 your_DPS strength_NN1 ”_NN1 and_CJC to_PRP “_NN1 love_VVB your_DPS neighbor_NN1 as_PRP yourself_PNX ”_NP0 (_PUL Mark_NP0 12_CRD :_PUN 30_CRD –_PUN 31_CRD )_PUR ._SENT These_DT0 maxims_NN2 demand_VVB that_CJT we_PNP engage_VVB our_DPS whole_AJ0 selves_NN2 —_PUN including_PRP our_DPS emotions_NN2 —_PUN in_PRP the_AT0 pursuit_NN1 of_PRF virtue_NN1 ._SENT 
I_PNP cannot_VVB expect_VVB my_DPS work_NN1 for_PRP justice_NN1 to_TO0 be_VBI productive_AJ0 unless_CJS my_DPS emotions_NN2 register_VVB the_AT0 dignity_NN1 of_PRF every_AT0 human_AJ0 person_NN1 ,_PUN each_DT0 made_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 image_NN1 of_PRF God_NP0 ._SENT This_DT0 is_VBZ because_CJS emotions_NN2 motivate_VVB actions_NN2 and_CJC are_VBB indicative_AJ0 of_PRF values_NN2 ._SENT Disordered_AJ0 values_NN2 will_VM0 sabotage_VVI any_DT0 efforts_NN2 toward_PRP justice_NN1 by_PRP motivating_AJ0 actions_NN2 that_CJT stem_VVB from_PRP pride_NN1 and_CJC tend_VVB toward_PRP domination_NN1 ,_PUN rather_AV0 than_CJS toward_PRP building_VVG authentic_AJ0 community_NN1 ._SENT 
St._NP0 Augustine_NP0 used_VVD the_AT0 concept_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 ordo_NN1 amoris_NN1 —_PUN the_AT0 order_NN1 of_PRF love_NN1 —_PUN to_TO0 make_VVI this_DT0 point_NN1 ,_PUN claiming_VVG that_CJT virtue_NN1 is_VBZ “_NP0 nothing_PNI else_AV0 than_CJS perfect_AJ0 love_NN1 of_PRF God_NP0 ,_PUN ”_NP0 or_CJC rightly_AV0 ordered_AJ0 love_NN1 ._SENT 
For_PRP Augustine_NP0 ,_PUN when_CJS our_DPS love_NN1 is_VBZ rightly_AV0 ordered_VVN ,_PUN our_DPS values_NN2 will_VM0 be_VBI authentic_AJ0 ._SENT Actions_NN2 and_CJC emotions_NN2 that_CJT stem_VVB from_PRP our_DPS values_NN2 are_VBB ,_PUN as_CJS Augustine_NP0 says_VVZ ,_PUN “_NN1 evil_NN1 if_CJS the_AT0 love_NN1 is_VBZ evil_AJ0 ;_PUN good_AJ0 if_CJS the_AT0 love_NN1 is_VBZ good_AJ0 ._SENT ”_NN1 Emotions_NN2 are_VBB physiological_AJ0 responses_NN2 to_PRP cognitive_AJ0 values_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC insofar_CJS as_PRP our_DPS wills_NN2 select_VVB what_DTQ is_VBZ valuable_AJ0 to_PRP us_PNP ,_PUN our_DPS emotions_NN2 are_VBB indicative_AJ0 of_PRF the_AT0 activity_NN1 of_PRF our_DPS wills_NN2 ._SENT While_CJS we_PNP might_VM0 not_XX0 be_VBI in_PRP total_AJ0 and_CJC immediate_AJ0 control_NN1 over_PRP our_DPS emotions_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 character_NN1 of_PRF our_DPS wills_NN2 shapes_VVZ the_AT0 feelings_NN2 that_CJT arise_VVB in_PRP us_PNP —_PUN we_PNP are_VBB not_XX0 entirely_AV0 passive_AJ0 regarding_PRP our_DPS emotional_AJ0 responses_NN2 ._SENT 
Unfortunately_AV0 ,_PUN since_CJS our_DPS wills_NN2 are_VBB fundamentally_AV0 flawed_AJ0 ,_PUN we_PNP inevitably_AV0 will_VM0 err_VVI when_CJS constructing_VVG our_DPS value_NN1 systems_NN2 ._SENT Nevertheless_AV0 ,_PUN a_AT0 solid_AJ0 place_NN1 to_TO0 start_VVI is_VBZ to_TO0 value_VVI others_NN2 in_PRP all_DT0 of_PRF their_DPS particularity_NN1 ._SENT 
Insofar_CJS as_CJS justice_NN1 should_VM0 affirm_VVI human_AJ0 beings_NN2 in_PRP their_DPS full_AJ0 dignity_NN1 ,_PUN then_AV0 justice_NN1 cannot_NN1 lack_NN1 an_AT0 emotional_AJ0 component_NN1 ._SENT Failure_NN1 to_TO0 recognize_VVI the_AT0 moral_AJ0 value_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 affective_AJ0 life_NN1 of_PRF human_AJ0 beings_NN2 is_VBZ a_AT0 failure_NN1 to_TO0 view_VVI them_PNP in_PRP their_DPS wholeness_NN1 and_CJC particularity_NN1 —_PUN a_AT0 failure_NN1 to_TO0 relate_VVI to_PRP them_PNP fully_AV0 ,_PUN rightly_AV0 ._SENT By_PRP ordering_VVG our_DPS love_NN1 rightly_AV0 ,_PUN we_PNP help_VVB ensure_VVB that_CJT the_AT0 emotions_NN2 we_PNP feel_VVB are_VBB right_AJ0 and_CJC fitting_AJ0 for_PRP a_AT0 given_AJ0 situation_NN1 and_CJC therefore_AV0 conducive_AJ0 to_PRP justice_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC what_DTQ does_VDZ it_PNP mean_VVI to_TO0 love_VVI our_DPS enemies_NN2 ?_SENT 
Augustine_NP0 recognizes_VVZ that_CJT human_AJ0 beings_NN2 are_VBB “_NN1 bound_VVN together_AV0 by_PRP a_AT0 certain_AJ0 fellowship_NN1 of_PRF our_DPS common_AJ0 nature_NN1 ”_NN1 —_PUN and_CJC this_DT0 truth_NN1 cuts_VVZ through_PRP temporary_AJ0 labels_NN2 such_DT0 as_PRP “_NP0 enemy_NN1 ”_NN1 to_TO0 define_VVI our_DPS permanent_AJ0 relationship_NN1 to_PRP our_DPS fellow_AJ0 human_AJ0 beings_NN2 ._SENT For_PRP Augustine_NP0 ,_PUN conflict_NN1 should_VM0 always_AV0 protect_VVI and_CJC restore_VVI our_DPS common_AJ0 human_AJ0 fellowship_NN1 —_PUN (_PUL former_DT0 )_PUR enemies_NN2 included_VVN ._SENT Augustine_NP0 writes_VVZ ,_PUN “_VVB Even_AV0 in_PRP waging_VVG war_NN1 ,_PUN cherish_VVB the_AT0 spirit_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 peacemaker_NN1 ”_NN1 ;_PUN elsewhere_AV0 ,_PUN we_PNP “_VVB should_VM0 hate_VVI the_AT0 vice_NN1 and_CJC love_VVB the_AT0 [_PUL person_NN1 ]_PUR ._SENT ”_NN1 
Notice_VVB that_CJT this_DT0 does_VDZ not_XX0 mean_VVI that_CJT so-called_AJ0 negative_AJ0 emotions_NN2 are_VBB always_AV0 problematic_AJ0 ._SENT Sorrow_NN1 ,_PUN fear_NN1 ,_PUN anger_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC disgust_NN1 can_VM0 all_AV0 stem_VVI from_PRP rightly_AV0 ordered_AJ0 love_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 conviction_NN1 that_CJT every_AT0 person_NN1 possesses_VVZ inherent_AJ0 dignity_NN1 may_VM0 trigger_VVI these_DT0 emotions_NN2 ._SENT However_AV0 ,_PUN these_DT0 emotions_NN2 must_VM0 be_VBI directed_VVN at_PRP the_AT0 action_NN1 ,_PUN not_XX0 the_AT0 person_NN1 ._SENT Otherwise_AV0 ,_PUN as_CJS Pope_NP0 Francis_NP0 warns_VVZ in_PRP the_AT0 2020_CRD encyclical_AJ0 Fratelli_NP0 Tutti_NP0 (_PUL On_PRP Fraternity_NN1 and_CJC Social_AJ0 Friendship_NN1 )_PUR ,_PUN they_PNP deprive_VVB us_PNP “_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 desire_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 ability_NN1 to_TO0 encounter_VVI the_AT0 other_NN1 ._SENT ”_NP0 
Importantly_AV0 ,_PUN however_AV0 ,_PUN Augustine_NP0 —_PUN also_AV0 known_VVN as_PRP the_AT0 father_NN1 of_PRF just_AJ0 war_NN1 theory_NN1 —_PUN affirms_VVZ that_CJT love_VVB for_PRP enemies_NN2 does_VDZ not_XX0 mean_VVI we_PNP should_VM0 turn_VVI a_AT0 blind_AJ0 eye_NN1 toward_PRP their_DPS injustice_NN1 ._SENT Pope_NP0 Francis_NP0 emphasizes_VVZ this_DT0 as_CJS well_AV0 :_PUN 
We_PNP are_VBB called_VVN to_TO0 love_VVI everyone_PNI ,_PUN without_PRP exception_NN1 ;_PUN at_PRP the_AT0 same_DT0 time_NN1 ,_PUN loving_VVG an_AT0 oppressor_NN1 does_VDZ not_XX0 mean_VVI allowing_VVG him_PNP to_TO0 keep_VVI oppressing_VVG us_PNP ,_PUN or_CJC letting_VVG him_PNP think_VVB that_CJT what_DTQ he_PNP does_VDZ is_VBZ acceptable_AJ0 ._SENT On_PRP the_AT0 contrary_AJ0 ,_PUN true_AJ0 love_NN1 for_PRP an_AT0 oppressor_NN1 means_VVZ seeking_VVG ways_NN2 to_TO0 make_VVI him_PNP cease_VVI his_DPS oppression_NN1 ;_PUN it_PNP means_VVZ stripping_VVG him_PNP of_PRF a_AT0 power_NN1 that_CJT he_PNP does_VDZ not_XX0 know_VVI how_AVQ to_TO0 use_VVI ,_PUN and_CJC that_DT0 diminishes_VVZ his_DPS own_DT0 humanity_NN1 and_CJC that_DT0 of_PRF others_NN2 ._SENT 
It_PNP is_VBZ love_NN1 for_PRP both_DT0 perpetrators_NN2 and_CJC victims_NN2 that_CJT works_VVZ to_TO0 counter_VVI injustice_NN1 ._SENT 
On_PRP an_AT0 interpersonal_AJ0 level_NN1 ,_PUN we_PNP are_VBB called_VVN to_TO0 do_VDI all_DT0 things_NN2 with_PRP love_NN1 ,_PUN so_AV0 that_CJT ,_PUN as_CJS Augustine_NP0 says_VVZ ,_PUN “_NP0 even_AV0 ._SENT ._SENT ._SENT wars_NN2 will_VM0 not_XX0 be_VBI carried_VVN on_AVP without_PRP the_AT0 benevolent_AJ0 design_NN1 ._SENT ”_NN1 In_PRP our_DPS current_AJ0 culture_NN1 war_NN1 ,_PUN it_PNP seems_VVZ we_PNP are_VBB missing_VVG the_AT0 goodwill_NN1 that_DT0 is_VBZ so_AV0 critical_AJ0 to_PRP Augustine’s_NP0 account_NN1 ._SENT As_CJS we_PNP read_VVD in_PRP Fratelli_NP0 Tutti_NP0 :_PUN 
Today_AV0 we_PNP have_VHB a_AT0 great_AJ0 opportunity_NN1 to_TO0 express_VVI our_DPS innate_AJ0 sense_NN1 of_PRF fraternity_NN1 ,_PUN to_TO0 be_VBI Good_AJ0 Samaritans_NN2 who_PNQ bear_VVB the_AT0 pain_NN1 of_PRF other_AJ0 people’s_NN2 troubles_NN2 rather_AV0 than_CJS fomenting_VVG greater_AJC hatred_NN1 and_CJC resentment_NN1 ._SENT Like_PRP the_AT0 chance_NN1 traveler_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 parable_NN1 ,_PUN we_PNP need_VM0 only_AV0 have_VHI a_AT0 pure_AJ0 and_CJC simple_AJ0 desire_NN1 to_TO0 be_VBI a_AT0 people_NN0 ,_PUN a_AT0 community_NN1 ,_PUN constant_AJ0 and_CJC tireless_AJ0 in_PRP the_AT0 effort_NN1 to_TO0 include_VVI ,_PUN integrate_VVB and_CJC lift_VVB up_AVP the_AT0 fallen_AJ0 ._SENT We_PNP may_VM0 often_AV0 find_VVI ourselves_PNX succumbing_VVG to_PRP the_AT0 mentality_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 violent_AJ0 ,_PUN the_AT0 blindly_AV0 ambitious_AJ0 ,_PUN those_DT0 who_PNQ spread_VVB mistrust_NN1 and_CJC lies_NN2 ._SENT Others_NN2 may_VM0 continue_VVI to_TO0 view_VVI politics_NN1 or_CJC the_AT0 economy_NN1 as_PRP an_AT0 arena_NN1 for_PRP their_DPS own_DT0 power_NN1 plays_VVZ ._SENT For_PRP our_DPS part_NN1 ,_PUN let_VVB us_PNP foster_VVI what_DTQ is_VBZ good_AJ0 and_CJC place_VVB ourselves_PNX at_PRP its_DPS service_NN1 ._SENT 
Our_DPS love_NN1 for_PRP our_DPS neighbors_NN2 should_VM0 motivate_VVI us_PNP to_TO0 counter_VVI injustice_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC our_DPS calls_NN2 for_PRP justice_NN1 should_VM0 foster_VVI an_AT0 environment_NN1 of_PRF common_AJ0 fellowship_NN1 ._SENT We_PNP should_VM0 critique_NN1 injustice_NN1 ,_PUN immorality_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC failures_NN2 of_PRF leadership_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 hope_NN1 that_CJT those_DT0 to_PRP whom_PNQ we_PNP speak_VVB will_VM0 have_VHI a_AT0 change_NN1 of_PRF heart_NN1 —_PUN and_CJC with_PRP an_AT0 openness_NN1 to_PRP personal_AJ0 growth_NN1 ._SENT Our_DPS attitude_NN1 toward_PRP those_DT0 in_PRP opposition_NN1 should_VM0 be_VBI one_PNI that_CJT affirms_VVZ that_CJT they_PNP too_AV0 will_VM0 share_VVI in_PRP —_PUN and_CJC be_VBI integral_AJ0 to_TO0 —_PUN our_DPS national_AJ0 community_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 peace_NN1 that_CJT will_VM0 come_VVI from_PRP justice_NN1 ._SENT After_PRP all_DT0 ,_PUN peace_NN1 is_VBZ not_XX0 simply_AV0 the_AT0 absence_NN1 of_PRF war_NN1 but_CJC the_AT0 presence_NN1 of_PRF right_AJ0 relationships_NN2 ._SENT And_CJC so_AV0 ,_PUN as_CJS Pope_NP0 Francis_NP0 exhorts_VVZ ,_PUN let_VVB us_PNP “_NN1 persevere_VVB in_PRP love_NN1 ,_PUN to_TO0 restore_VVI dignity_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 suffering_NN1 and_CJC to_TO0 build_VVI a_AT0 society_NN1 worthy_AJ0 of_PRF the_AT0 name_NN1 ._SENT ”_NP0 
