Michael Perry's Question

Michael Perry asked yesterday what it means to identify oneself as Catholic.  Although I did not have his question in mind when I wrote my Creo en Dios! blog post this morning, which commented on today's Gospel from St. Matthew, Michael Scaperlanda suggested to me that I cross-post it here, since it provides an answer to Michael P.s question. 

As I suggest in the post, "try as we might to complicate things, it really is that simple. No daring or extraordinary deeds like cleaning the Augean stables or capturing a Cerynitian Hind. Just love. Love God. Love one another. 'The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments.'”  You can read the entirety of the post here).