Pro-life reflections and intercessions related to the Sunday readings
In today’s second reading, St. Paul pours out his heart in praise of the mysterious God who bends history towards redemption.
It might be hard to believe, and we may wonder how crimes against the dignity of the human person such as abortion and euthanasia fit into His designs, but God indeed allows all to sin that all might taste salvation. Despite man’s rebellion, God’s saving plan, in His infinite wisdom, moves forward.
Read MoreIn his long journey, Elijah did not encounter God in heavy wind, earthquake, or fire, but unexpectedly in “a sound of sheer silence”. How true that many of the most important things in life – falling in love, the first stirrings of conscience and remorse, the conception of a child – occur in this silent way, without fanfare.
Read MoreTake heart! The words of the prophet Isaiah assure us that the Gospel of Life that we preach will not be fruitless. How can we be certain? Because we hear in today’s readings that God’s message will “succeed in the thing for which [He] sent it”. St. Paul also assures us that the message that we proclaim is certainly one that all of creation has been waiting for, a message of redemption that is much needed.
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