Fulfilling The Law Of Love

St. Paul states clearly in Romans 13: 8, 10 that love is the fulfillment of the law: "Owe nothing to anyone, except to love one another; for the one who loves another ha fulfilled the law....Love does no evil to the neighbor; hence, love is the fulfillment of the law." As challenging as it may sound, it is not impossible to do.
Small of stature, hindered by a speech impediment, and a man who struggled with his studies , St. Charles Borromeo made these words of Paul his way of life. His uncle, Pope Pius IV,  made him a Cardinal before his ordination to the priesthood, and asked him to help reconvene the Council of Trent which eventually concluded with its reforms that guided the Church for the next four hundred years until Vatican II.  After his ordination to the priesthood, he was named Cardinal Archbishop of Milan, a See that had been vacant for 80 years, Charles restored order and initiated the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (CCD) which still exists today for the education of young Catholics.  When famine and plague struck the city, he used his own money, even going into debt, to feed and care for the hungry and the sick.  He "emptied himself" out of love for his people, dying at the age of 46. His love was not sentimental mush, but concrete action, his best and most powerful sermon.  His example demonstrates and assures us that we too can fulfill the law by meeting the needs of others out of love.
Bro. Rene