Pro-life reflections and intercessions related to the Sunday readings
In the passage from Exodus, one of the social laws that people must observe is the care of “aliens,” widows, and orphans. Another word for “alien” is “immigrant.”
While the pro-life movement rightly spends a lot of energy defending the sanctity of life from conception to natural death, the focus naturally tends to be on those controversial issues surrounding the beginning and end of human life (abortion, embryonic stem cell research, and euthanasia).
Read MoreInterestingly, the First Reading is the only passage in the Old Testament that refers to a Gentile ruler as the Lord’s “anointed”. Unbeknownst to him, King Cyrus the Great, ruler of the mighty Persian Empire, was called by the Lord even before he knew the Lord.
Read MoreThe majority of women who are abortion vulnerable are those who are struggling to make ends meet. They feel that they can barely take care of themselves, let alone a newborn child.
While in saying, “My God will fully satisfy every need of yours according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus”, St. Paul primarily intends to convey God’s providence in relation to the Philippians’ spiritual needs, given the context of Paul’s thanksgiving for the Philippians’ monetary gift, it also connotes God’s care in practical matters too.
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