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By Ed Foley, November 23, 2025<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I can\u2019t say I every imaged it would be part of my prayer life
But in preparation for this homily, over the past couple of weeks
     I have been praying through the Bill of Rights from the U.S. Constitution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

     While unorthodox, it seems both homiletically and historically timely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

     Before this meditative exercise I was aware
              that the Bill of Rights comprised
the first 10 amendments of the constitution,
              voted into existence just 4 years after the constitution was drafted
And the motivation for its creation? in the language of Thomas Jefferson:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

         The Bill of Rights is
    \u201cwhat people are entitled to against every government on earth<\/a>\u201d
in order to prevent government overreach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having never seriously studied the Bill of Rights,
         I was a bit surprised that while ranging over 10 amendments
         it actually outlines 24 individual rights
                  from freedom of religion to
                  freedom of the press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The one that took me by surprise was the 9th<\/sup> amendment
which basically states that people have rights beyond those listed in the Constitution. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It made me wonder whether the constitution protected the right
to be treated with dignity?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today we celebrate what I consider a somewhat odd feast
         with unusually explicit political overtones.
         It was created in 1925 during a period of significant political upheaval
                  with the rise of fascism, communism and aggressive nationalism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

         Concerned that the supremacy of state or party
                  was eroding religious values and virtues,
         Pope Pius XI wanted to stress that true authority belongs to Christ<\/a>                  and that Christian principles should inform public life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

         While the underlying theology is certainly solid,
I yet find the title quite problematic.
                  It might have been understandable in Europe after World War I
                           with the demise of so many monarchies
                  but I don\u2019t think it translates well at this moment
in our country\u2019s history, especially
                  with millions on the streets literally calling for \u201cNo more kings.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While musings about how this feast might be interpreted today,
I was struck by the growing data confirming that totalitarianism
Is not only on the rise globally but even domestically<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It made me wonder whether Jesus would be on the streets
     joining one of those marches?
     And if so, what kind of sign would he be carrying?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because he is never remembered as instigating civil disobedience
\u2013 recall that famous \u201cgive to Caesar what is Caesar\u2019s\u201d line \u2013
I cannot imagine him carrying any placard that supported
         violence, rebellion, or antigovernment hatred. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He wasn\u2019t that kind of citizen or even wannabe king.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My mental designing of the Jesus placard in a no king march
was assisted by a homily<\/a> written over a decade ago
but that I just stumbled upon a few weeks back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was composed by an Irish Dominican friar,
So at least for me it carries both a cultural and religious imprimatur.
The focus of his evangelical musing is the concept of \u201cdignity.\u201d
     The trigger for that focus is a throwaway line from Mass
     that we blithely invoke at the beginning of every Eucharistic Prayer
     I say, \u201cthe Lord be with you\u201d and you say \u201cand with your Spirit\u201d;
     \u201cLift up your hearts\u201d \u2013 \u201cwe lift them up to the Lord\u201d
     Now here it comes \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

     \u201cLet us give thanks to the Lord our God\u201d \u2013 \u201cIt is right and Just.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

     Ok \u2013 that was fun,
and the issues of righteousness and justice are great topics
              But you might be asking where the idea of \u201cdignity\u201d figures in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Ah \u2026 it\u2019s in that dead language they call Latin
              It is right and just in Latin is \u201cDignum et justum est\u201d:
              it is proper to affirm the very dignity of God in Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              And despite the fact that the vehicle is a dead language,
I assure you that the dignity of God in Christ is not a dead idea.
There is a difference between being a dignitary and having dignity.
     Take the example of Nicolae Ceau\u0219escu, former General Secretary
of the Romanian Communist Party and the country’s head of state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among his many honors, in 1968
he was given the Legion of Honor by Charles de Gaulle
and a decade later created a
         Knight Grand Cross of the Most honorable Order of Bath
         by Queen Elizabeth herself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And to top it all off he was actually nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Certainly a dignitary, but decidedly one without dignity:
         despite all of the honors, he was an iron-fisted authoritarian
         whose repressive policies erased basic freedoms
         and economic mismanagement resulted in widespread poverty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

         He was eventually overthrown, tried and executed by his people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

         And, at least the British were embarrassed enough
         to withdraw their honors from this dishonorable man
                  although it was only weeks before his execution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The feast of Christ the King could sound like a theological attempt
by the church to turn Jesus into a dignitary:
nothing could be further from the truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was no VIP, not invited to state dinners with monarchs,
had no publicity machine touting his prestige,
and certainly didn\u2019t have the stomach for nominating himself
for any honors except for being a child of God. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was a dusty Galilean Rabbi who befriended the unwashed,
idling away his time with adulterous women, outcasts of every stripe,
and uneducated fishermen.  Jesus was no dignitary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the other hand, he didn\u2019t need to be one,
         Since he was the very embodiment of dignity itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

         And what does it mean to have dignity?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Catholic Social teaching, it means that every human
is intrinsically valuable, honorable, even lovable,
since we are all made in the image of God,
though we seldom if ever live up to that daunting vocation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

         The first born of all creation was not only made in God\u2019s image;
                  He was the very incarnation of God\u2019s image,
                  honorable in every manifestation of his humanity:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  from the time he was a precocious adolescent
                           debating with scholars in the temple,
                  to his experience as a defensive foreigner
                           trying to fend off a tough Syrophoenician mother
                  to his tireless attempts to curb the instincts of his apostles
                           hoping for a military take over
                  to standing before high priests and Roman governors
                           accusing him of blasphemy and sedition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

         And then there is this morning\u2019s unthinkable gospel depiction
                  incarnate dignity spat upon, flogged, stripped, and crucified,
                  suspended in midair between life and death
                  between a mother\u2019s love and the jealousy of rivals
                  between gospel and government
                  publicly executed in the company of common criminals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yet even in this terrible beauty the Jesus dignity never waned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Human dignity, while an irretractable gift from God
is still a fragile human commodity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Such was painfully demonstrated in a famous 1971 investigation
         known as the Stanford prison experiment
led by psychologist Philip Zimbardo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The experiment involved 24 male college students
         and took place in the basement of Stanford\u2019s psychology building
         which was reconstructed to simulate a prison environment
         with cells, a prison yard and even solitary confinement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12 of the students were randomly chosen to be inmates
         and the other 12 as prison guards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The experiment was originally planned to last for 2 weeks
         but was terminated after just six days
         due to the extreme and distressing behavior
                  exhibited by the participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Only 24 hours into the experiment
                           the guards began to exhibit abusive behavior
                           like inflicting physical punishments such as push-ups
                           and locking some in a small closet which served
as solitary confinement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  By day 2 the harassment escalated
                           with guards employing whistles to awaken prisoners,
                           force stripping them of their clothing
                           and using fire extinguishers to assert authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  By day 4 the environment had grown so oppressive
                  that incidents of emotional breakdown by prisons were frequent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Finally, at the insistence of Christian Maslach,
then a graduate student
and later a well-known psychologist
Prof. Zimbardo halted the experiment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

         While this now classic study has been endlessly scrutinized
                  and various results vigorously debated
         one conclusion is clear: Human dignity is fragile
                  and the lack of accountability
quickly descends into dehumanizing behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So I am left wondering:
what kind of placard Jesus would be carrying
if he joined in a \u201cno kings\u201d march?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While not presuming to read the mind of the Only-Begotten,
given his own record on human rights and continued affirmation
of the dignity of the marginalized of every stripe,
my guess is that this sacred placard would simply read:
\u201cYou are a child of God.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course Jesus would probably get arrested by ICE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After all, with his dark skin, beard and heavy accent,
He would quickly be targeted as an outsider.
But that certainly would not dent his own dignity,
nor his care for every ICE agent as well,
telling each of them in turn, \u201cYou are a child of God.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is not the Church\u2019s equivalent of \u201cno kings\u201d Sunday,
         But \u201cthe different King\u201d Sunday:
         one that upholds the royal dignity
         of the crucified Christ
         and every one of his sisters and brothers
         especially those who continue to be crucified
                  through deprivation of clean water and decent food
                  through deprivation of freedom of movement
                           and freedom from harassment
                  through deprivation of access and security
                           of respect and common human decency
                           of the dignity bestowed on each of us
                           as beloved children of God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In baptism each one of us was anointed
         Priest, prophet, king.
         That is not an invitation for us to assert our royal heritage
                  as some kind of spiritual advantage,
         But a commission to anoint this bruised and battered world
         To affirm in every exchange, in every glance to every member
                  Of this global village
                  \u201cI acknowledge your dignity\u201d
                  \u201cI recognize your value\u201d
                  \u201cI embrace you as sister and brother,\u201d for
                  \u201cyou are a child of God\u201d \u2026 through Christ our Lord.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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