Friends,
You may already have heard the alarming news that today, in a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) made gay “marriage” legal in all 50 states.
This is indeed a dark, dark day for our country. But, not so dark that we can’t see the light at the end of the tunnel. My latest for “Catholic to the Core” on Patheos Catholic.
Petition our Lady of the Rosary for victory in your life. Perhaps you're battling family discord. Perhaps it's unemployment or financial distress. Perhaps it's confusion over vocation or weighty decisions. Whatever you're battling right now, give it to the Blessed Virgin Mary and ask her with all your heart to be victorious.
Suffering can be a real downer topic, but not this time. In this show, Marge brings joy to suffering by talking about the upside. Yes, there IS an upside! By our Baptism, we are members of a royal priesthood and as such, our suffering has great value and redeeming power when offered with Jesus’ Passion on the Altar.
It's fitting to take a day out to spiritually exalt the Cross upon which our Savior suffered and died for us. He bore so much pain and agony on account of our sins and with a love that is limitless despite our faults and sinfulness! The feast is the occasion for a new beginning, as well, as we resolve to take up our own crosses, given to us by Divine Providence, and carry them forward out of love for Jesus.
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