Pro-life reflections and intercessions related to the Sunday readings
As we come to the end of the liturgical year, both our First Reading and Gospel tell us of the end times. Our Lord warns us to be prepared and to be ready for the Second Coming, when He will come again and God will be all in all. He reminds us that all things are passing, but His Word will never pass.
Read MoreCatholics – whether clerics or members of the lay faithful – especially those active in the pro-life movement, must be careful to avoid the mistake of the scribes in today’s Gospel. We can be stubborn, not surrendering our hearts and egos to God, but smugly using our position, knowledge, passion, and rightness on certain issues to draw attention and honour to ourselves.
Read MoreSins against the Gospel of Life don’t always take the form of the grave ones like abortion, assisted suicide, euthanasia, or the manipulation of embryonic life. It also includes more common ones such as the objectification of persons, the use of pornography, and other sins against purity, which also violate the dignity of man made in the image and likeness of God.
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