in his homily this mass a mass for justice and peace. and when he talks about the prince of peace many of us tend to think we are praying for peace in distant countries or other parts of the world. he connects it to us personally. he says christ removes us from the fray of competition and opens before us the path of peace, the peace born of accepting others, the peace which fills our hearts. he is really calling everyone who is watching, everyone in madison square garden to be an instrument of christ s peace. again, a very jesuit, very ignaceous theme. i was so struck, if i could, when you spoke to mayor flynn about ethnicity and we who write about politics are mostly accustomed to talking about