Pro-life reflections and intercessions related to the Sunday readings
Ahaz, the King of Judah, “wearied” God by ignoring the prophets, worshiping idols, giving himself over to a life of wickedness, and even sacrificing his own son. He did not want to ask God for a sign because “he was afraid of being forced to relinquish his evil ways” (St. Jerome).
St. Joseph, to whom Our Lady was betrothed, was a righteous man of sterling moral character
Read MoreSt. James exhorts us to be like the prophets, speaking in the name of the Lord. We must do so patiently, knowing that the results of our work may take time to come about, but they will surely come.
Read MoreJust as St. Paul exhorts the strong to serve the weak because Christ “did not please Himself”, we Catholics, with “one voice” should defend the weakest among us, including the pre-born, the elderly, and the disabled. The doctrine of the resurrection of the body is a consoling truth of our faith, especially when we think of those “little ones” who have been killed so gruesomely.
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