Many who identify themselves as pro-choicers or liberals often accuse pro-lifers of not caring about what happens to the weak and vulnerable after they are born. This is disingenuous and unfair, yet, St. James asks, “what good is it…if someone says he has faith but does not have works?” He is reminding us that faith without works is indeed dead.
Read MoreIt is not uncommon for women (and men!), upon discovering that they are having a child, to be overcome with fear. The thought of raising a child—whether alone or because it was “unplanned,” or because of financial or career considerations—can be daunting. The First Reading has encouraging words for us: “Be strong, fear not!”
Read MoreIn today’s Second Reading, St. James says that being faithful to religion, pure and undefiled, means caring for the weak and keeping oneself unstained by the world. Indeed James teaches that the most repulsive act is to fail to put the words of the Gospel into practice.
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