Pro-life reflections and intercessions related to the Sunday readings
How rare it is that the rich and powerful feel the effects of their own sexual sins. They can, after all, pay the full cost of their choice and licentiousness, be it child support, multiple divorces, surrogacy, IVF treatments or worse, multiple abortions. They can support every trendy reproductive cause out there, yet by doing so, in reality they “trample upon the needy and destroy the poor of the land!”
Read MoreWe have each been given gifts for which we will be called to account. The greatest of our gifts is our own vocation, and we are called to live this faithfully: priests are called to be diligent pastors to their parishioners; parents, loving and faithful guardians of their children. We may be afraid of failing in our duties; afraid of the responsibility our vocations require, but we cannot allow fear to prevent us from achieving fulfillment in our vocation.
Read MoreToday we hear that God knew us even before we knew Him; He has a relationship with us even though we may be unaware of it. St. John Paul II reminds us that “We are not the sum of our weaknesses and failures; we are the sum of the Father’s love for us and our real capacity to become the image of His Son.”
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