Thanks to intense lobbying on Capitol Hill, the office of "Safe School Czar" Kevin Jennings, a radical homosexual activist who was devoted to introducing homosexuality into the nation's public schools, has been eliminated along with nearly three-quarters of its funding.
"Grandma," called my almost five-year old granddaughter from the backseat of the car.
"Yes, Julia," I replied.
"Grandma, do you know Jesus' phone number?"
"No darling, I don't. But sometimes I sure wish I did!"
"Well, how do we talk to Him?"
"Oh," I said, "we just have to pray -- even in our hearts -- and He hears us."
"How do we know what He says back?"
"Julia, Jesus always answers us. But we hear His answers in our heart. We have to listen very carefully."
Things were quiet for a few minutes.
"Julia, what are you doing?" I asked.
"Shhhh -- Grandma. I'm listening."
Are you listening today?
"And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and broke in pieces the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice. " -- 1 Kings 19: 11-12
Blessed John Paul II said, "Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought."
Today, this holy concept of freedom is being challenged from Supreme Court decisions to decisions made in our local schools and communities. In the face of it all, we can become discouraged, beleagured, and sick at heart.
Let me offer a bit of encouragement I received this morning as I offered a prayer for our country. These words are given to us by the prophet Isaiah in chapter 35. May we find in them hope for our day and time, and direction for our actions:
For Reflection: How do I endure my waiting? Meekly? Lovingly? Hopefully? Confidently? I will ask God to give me the grace to see Him even as I wait.
Priests at Our Lady of the Rosary Church in Little Italy, California, which is at the center of a heated controversy over a funeral service for an openly homosexual man, say the whole episode was misrepresented to the public by homosexual activists.
In spite of the gross lewdness that took place during last weekend's "Gay Pride" parades, the mainstream media mostly whitewashed it out of their coverage.
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