When we critique the “culture of death,” there can be a great temptation for us as faithful Catholics to succumb to pride and self-righteousness. In our noble efforts to protect life in all its stages, we may unwittingly develop anger and resentment toward those with whom we disagree.
Read MoreToday’s Readings instruct us on our responsibility to charitably correct our fellow Catholics. We must not allow our brothers and sisters to persist in error. Instead we must lead them back into the truth so that they may have fullness of life.
Read MoreOur vocation is rarely what we expect. Peter, after being called the foundation of the Church, thinks that his duty is to prevent Christ from suffering and dying. Only after being reprimanded does he realize that his own vocation is not to prevent Christ’s suffering and death, but to join in it.
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