text: (Part two of two)  “Whoever hates his brother is in darkness; he walks in darkness and does not know where he is going because the darkness has blinded his eyes.” (1 John 2:11).  It is up to the Faithful to “Announce his salvation, day after day.  Tell his glory among the nations; among all peoples, his wondrous deeds” (Psalm 96:2b-3).  With Simeon, the Faithful can proclaim, “my own eyes have seen the salvation which you prepared in the sight of every people, a light to reveal you to the nations and the glory of your people Israel” (Luke 2:30-32).  Liturgy of the Word, Reading 202, December 29, The Fifth Day in the Octave of Christmas.
  
  “We left our political feelings at the door" is plumb wrong.  Those feelings require Christian engagement, beyond a parish choir singing “Let there be Peace on Earth,” followed by informal discussion that extended the bipartisan sense of fellowship.”