The Courage Christ Calls Us To

This is a short video of the 2010 public high school graduation of a young man I know named Truman.  He was the valedictorian of his class and, more importantly, a person of faith in Christ.  In a world where faith is taboo and Christian morality is considered the greatest evil of all, he used his graduation day speech to stand up for Christ, and for life.  The risks that he took and the ire he has no doubt received are staggering, and so I'd ask you all to pray for him.  Yet more than that, take his as an example of what we are called to.  I know that I would be hard  pressed to match his courage - yet it is the very courage of the apostles and martyrs which first built the Church.  It is the courage of the Holy Spirit.  I am inspired by this - I hope you are as well.

Memorial - St. Boniface

Memorial - St. Boniface
Patron of Germany, Martyr

St. Boniface was one of those great middle of the first millenium saints that made their mark converting pagans left and right (St. Patrick was another).

St. Boniface, you gained eternal glory by dying to preach the Gospel to those who were trapped in the bondage of idolatry, worshipping that which was not God rather than their Creator. Today, millions turn from God for the worship of money, sex, technology, and any number of other idols. Pray for us that we might be willing to die, both to self and in that martyrdom of the body, so that our modern world might find eternal joy in the home of God their Father. We ask this through Jesus Christ, our Lord.

St. Boniface, pray for us!

A Perfect Symbol of Today's World

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