Families draw their power from the fact that they are the ones who really control the future. Fathers and mothers have the power and the duty to raise the next generation of soldiers for Jesus Christ.
On this week's two-part episode of The Bishop Strickland Show, Bishop Joseph Strickland reflects on the sanctity of life and calls on all the practicing faithful to 'share the truth of the Gospel more vibrantly than ever.'
Our opponents have all the trickery and resourcefulness of the devil on their side. They are Goliath, so we must be David – who, though totally outmatched in size and resources, trusts in the Lord and is ultimately victorious.
What would have happened if more priests and bishops had refused cooperation (servile, non-virtuous, obedience) with the pernicious 'spirit of Vatican II' early on? Would it not have been much easier to 'nip these things in the bud?'
On January 9 Cardinal Gerhard Müller delivered a sermon during a Mass of Remembrance for the late Cardinal George Pell, recalling fondly the Australian prelate's courage in standing up for the Church's teaching on marriage and the family.
Beatified Catholic martyr Wenceslao Pedernera urged his family just before he died not to harbor 'hate' for his killers, explaining that he had 'already forgiven them.'
'I am ready anytime to die for Jesus,' said Brother Peter Olarewaju. His fellow Benedictine monk Brother Godwin Eze was shot and killed by their militant Muslim captors.
Patience, all who are now despised, for time is short; the fashion of this world passeth away! It is in the light of our Baptism that we must look upon those foolish men, who think themselves strong, because they are violent.