Thursday, October 2, 2014

Pastoral Reflection for the upcoming weekend

Pastoral Reflection for the 27th Sunday of Ordinary Time


            The first Sunday of October is designated as Respect Life Sunday.  Our readings for this weekend assist us in reflecting on what it means to be pro-life. As Catholics we are called to be open to life in all stages from the very moment of conception until natural death. Being open to life begins even before the moment of conception. 


            As you will hear in my homily, “Holy Mother Church has been, is, and will forever be pro-life.” This is an unchangeable dogma. In fact, the pro-life teaching of the Church is one of the cornerstones of our faith which is becoming more and more rejected by society. We must open our hearts to life! Our great nation is imploding because we have become self-centered. People try to justify abortion and contraception by citing economic reasons but what they don’t realize is the more we become self-centered the more greed begins to take hold and strangles us. Yes, in the short term things will be quite difficult, there is no doubt about that, however life isn't always easy. It is time we step up to the plate and not allow this implosion to continue. Greed and selfishness have ruled our hearts for far too long!  Open your hearts and minds to life, and watch the Lord’s vineyard grow to its full potential.            


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