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Hannah Arendt was a Jewish philosopher who attended the trial of Adolf Eichmann and wrote the famous and controversial book, Eichmann in Jerusalem : A Report on the Banality of Evil When Hannah wrote that a small number of the Jewish leaders had in some form or another assisted in the gathering of Jews unaware of the Final Solution, She thus showed that no one has the moral high ground of innocence. No race, no religion, no culture, no country, no ethnicity can claim total and absolute innocence. There was as she stated a total moral collapse not just in Europe but in the world. And no race, no religion, no culture, no country, no ethnicity escaped that collapse. She strove all her life to find the answer to that moral collapse. It is easy to assume that some people are inherently evil, that some people plan the destruction of other people. This allows us to objectify evil rather than face the existential reality of it that is revealed in Original Sin. The ultimate Sin, the ultimate evil is the failure, the avoidance, Hannah Arendt: Eichmann in Jerusalem the rejection and the denial of existential sin that exists in each of us, an Existential Sin that does not plan, that does not premeditate, that does not have horns and a tail, that is not filled with rage and anger and violence; it merely exists in each individual and institution in a banal kind of way and that gets up in the morning and has breakfast and goes off to work and returns home after a long hard day and that surfaces when the individual or the institution refuses to think, refuses to dialogue with itself, refuses to face the evil not without but within oneself, and its potential for horrific destruction not of buildings or civilizations but of the human person both individually and collectively. The evil, that easily goes from getting up in the morning, going off to work and returning home after a long hard day, to getting up in the morning, going off to work and returning home after a long hard day of killing millions as did Adolf Eichman and the commandant of Auschwitz. Did Eichmann particularly care if those he was killing were Jews? He showed none of the rabid hatred and dislike of Jews at his trial. That is the banality, the absolute horror of his crime. Because if he did it would have made him capable of thinking what it means to be Jewish. What makes Jews different and unique. Why should they be eliminated? And from this thinking ; from this reflection and inner dialogue with himself he would at least have had the potential and the capacity to ask why?????? Why the Jews? What makes them different? Why should they be eliminated? These questions at least give the Jews existence, a purpose for being hated and possibly therefore an opportunity to acknowledge their existence and value. The true essence of evil however is its banality. It s total nihilism. Continued next page
What makes evil truly evil is not its hatred of God or men which would give evil a purpose, a reason to exist. What makes evil truly evil is its ultimate banality which is the total and absolute nihilism of all thought and emotion, of all meaning and love and its total lack of need for another, be it God or man. Even hatred has need of another; another to hate, another to destroy. Hatred lives to hate the other. If the other did not exist neither would hatred. Or it would at the least, have to exist within itself, hating itself. Banality on the other hand has no passion, no desire, no need of another, God or man which makes it the ultimate destructive force, the ultimate nihilism, the ultimate evil. As soon as evil begins to think, to hate and thus acknowledge the existence of the Other, the door is opened for dialogue, for acknowledging individuality, for grace. For Amazing Grace! For a slave owner to look in the eyes of a slave and see someone. Not an object, but a person and begin to think about what he sees, and this thinking opens the door for grace, conversion and change. This is something evil will never accept or do. For this is the essence of banality. The true danger of evil is its banality, Its hiddenness, Its facelessness. Its ultimate lack of hatred! Thus allowing it to do whatever it pleases, without thinking about it and without a conscience. For the very nature of a conscience is to think, to reflect upon its choices and decisions and actions. Hitler was the classical understanding of evil in the Western thought and culture. Premeditated; hateful; inspiring legions to follow him and to destroy. Eichmann is the banality of evil hidden; thoughtless; uninspiring. Eichmann is the ordinary, everyday man on the street. With one exception. He never once thought about Institute on Religious Life Office Position (Part-Time) The Institute on Religious Life (IRL) is looking for a part-time (2-3 days/week) person to do data entry (e-tapestry will train) along with clerical work. The skills desired include Microsoft Office including mail merges, printing of envelopes and labels. Familiarity with the Catholic Church and a love for religious life is a necessary requirement. The IRL, founded in 1974, is located on the campus of Marytown in Libertyville, IL. If interested, please contact Michael Wick at (847) 573-8975 or send your resume to mike@religiouslife.com. Institute on Religious Life P.O. Box 7500 Libertyville, Illinois 60048 847-573-8975 ReligiousLife.com what he was doing which enabled him to be truly evil incarnate. Without a conscience. Without a thought. Without ever wondering why and who he was murdering by the thousands. This is type of evil is the most frightening and banal of all. Prayer Heavenly Father, no one can claim to love You, whom we do not see, if we do not love our brother and sister whom we do see. Open our eyes to see Your Face in the faces of those around us. Meditations and Questions : 1. What is Original Sin? 2. How do I share in the sin of all humanity? 3. What personal sins do I have that affect others? 4. Do I need Amazing Grace to see those around me as God sees them? Monday May 30 Mass will be at 9 AM Only No 7:00 AM MASS No NOON Mass No Devotions
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Devotion OF THE Five First Saturdays 11:15 AM Rosary Procession Followed by Mass May 7, June 4, July 2, August 6, September 3 MARYTOWN National Shrine of St. Maximilian Kolbe National Center of the Militia of the Immaculata, USA & Canada 1600 W. Park Ave Libertyville, Illinois 60048 847-367-7800 www.marytown.com
Spiritual Exercises SILENT IGNATIAN RETREATS PREACHED AND DIRECTED BY THE PRIESTS OF Miles Christi The Spiritual Exercises are a silent retreat based on the well-proven method of St. Ignatius of Loyola. The Priests of Miles Christi, devoted to the preaching of these Ignatian retreats, frequently offer them in a weekend format. Throughout the centuries, the Spiritual Exercises have shown to be by Popes and Saints. The Exercises are,in fact, a set of meditations and prayers in an atmosphere of contemplation and silence, and above all a special interior impulse deriving from the Holy Spirit to open ample spaces of the soul to the action of grace. Pope Saint John Paul II For more locations and dates please check: www.spiritualexercises.net IN LIBERTYVILLE, IL CHICAGO AREA For Men (16 and over) June 10-12, 2016 October 28-30, 2016 For Women (16 and over) June 13-16, 2016 (Mon-Thu) December 2-4, 2016 The Priests of Miles Christi have received strong endorsement from the late well-known preacher of Spiritual Exercises, Servant of God, Fr. John Hardon, SJ. He encouraged them to preach these Ignatian Retreats across the country and entrusted his retreatants to those Miles Christi Retreats. Miles Christi Religious Order 25300 Johns Road South Lyon, MI 48178 (248) 596-9677 infousa@mileschristi.org www.mileschristi.org Miles Christi is a Roman Catholic Religious Order of Priests and Brothers devoted to the sanctification of the laity. These retreats, as every other activity of Miles Christi, are entirely according to the Magisterium of the Church, and based on solid Catholic spirituality. For more information and to register please contact us at chicago@spiritualexercises.net or at (248) 596-9677. Hidden Treasures Resale Donate your new or slightly used items to Marytown Antiques Hand-crafted items New kitchen and household items Crystal and glass New toys and baby things Children s books Ceramics Jewelry Hand tools (new & collectible) Religious articles and art Paintings and watercolors (not larger then 24 x 24 ) Slightly used sports equipment Christmas items and other Holiday Items Sorry, no large appliances or furniture National Shrine of St. Maximilian Kolbe MARYTOWN Please include your name and address with your packages and deliver your donation in person to the Reception desk at Marytown or send them by mail to address below. Hidden Treasures Resale 1600 West Park Avenue, Libertyville, IL 60048
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