As children of God, we were created to worship God. The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches that, “God’s first call and just demand is that man accept him and worship him.” (CCC, 2084) The act of abortion is the antithesis of the worship imagery presented in the Book of Revelation. Here a great multitude from every nation, every race, and tongue are gathered before the throne to worship God. With abortion, an innocent life of the human family, willed into existence by God, is intentionally terminated and deprived of the faculty to worship. In abortion, an innocent life of the human family, willed into existence by God, is intentionally terminated and deprived of the faculty to worship.
Read MoreIn today’s poignant Gospel, the Syrophoenician woman whose young daughter was possessed by an “unclean spirit”, throws herself down at Jesus’ feet in the posture of a humble supplicant and begs for healing and exorcism for her beloved daughter. The first reading tells us that God has filled His children with good hope. Let us pray that our hearts will be filled with a renewed hope for an end to abortion and euthanasia in Canada.
Read MoreToday’s first reading calls to mind some of the hardships that a young woman might foresee when she is contemplating an abortion. We, as a Christian community, should be doing the best we can to create social networks that will enable us to say, “you that have no money, come, buy and eat!” Does such an organization exist in our community?
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