What is Christ-like love? Acceptance of others just as they are, not as we want them to be. I’d love my husband more if he would just be a little more affectionate. I’d love my wife more if she’d share my sense of humor. I’d love my children more if they had just a little more desire to succeed. This is “conditional love.” It’s dependent on molding others to our satisfaction. But this isn’t how Jesus loved. Peter denied Jesus three times and still Jesus called him friend and the rock on which He built His church. He forgave those who put Him to death saying, “Father, forgive them, they know not what they do” (Luke 23: 34). Always, Jesus models His lessons to those who follow Him. He knows we need examples to fully understand what He asks of us. He repeatedly demonstrates His newest commandment, “As I have loved you, so you also should love one another.” In imitating Christ’s love for others, we help make Him present here and now. One tangible way we can live out His call to love is a gift to the Archbishop’s Catholic Appeal. Please prayerfully consider its support.