How to Love Someone You Don’t Like

by Fr. Mark Mary

Photo by KaLisa Veer for Unsplash+

Some folks maintain the notion that Jesus said we "have to love people" but "don't have to like them". Besides the fact that Jesus never said this... there are other reasons this false idea is holding you back from loving the way you were made to love.

Today, Fr. Mark-Mary dives deep into what it means to "like" someone and how we can show true, authentic love to everyone (and... in fact... that is our calling).

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