My National Catholic Register post on consecrating France to Mary has elicited some very interesting responses. I’ll be chatting about that with Relevant Radio’s Morning Air Show host John Harper tomorrow, November 19 at 6:15amCST. I hope you’ll join us and call in with your comments and questions at 1-877-766-3888.
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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Holly Michael · November 18, 2015 at 8:18 pm
Awesome, Marge!