Today, Fr. Federico Lombardi, SJ, Director of the Press Office of the Holy See, issued a Note to Vatican Radio in regard to the controversial report issued Wednesday by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. There are three important points in Fr. Lombardi’s Note that we should consider. Here’s my latest at Walking by Heaven’s Light. http://walkingbyheavenslight.com/un-report-crosses-the-line-updated/
Grace does not erase who we are; it perfects and elevates what God has already placed within us. As the Catechism teaches, “Grace builds on nature” (CCC 2005). Strengths are part of that nature, and when we understand them, we can cooperate with grace more freely. Instead of trying to imitate someone else’s path to holiness, we can cultivate virtue in the way God designed us to flourish.
The American Flag is a symbol of our heritage. Not a perfect heritage, and not a simple one, but a real one.
Mary reminds us that holiness is possible in ordinary life. Her humility counters our culture's obsession with self-promotion, her trust challenges our need for control, and her tenderness softens the edges of our hurried hearts.
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