More voices

The current issue of Women for Faith & Family’s Voices magazine has a lot of compelling reading (disclosure again-I have something in there). This commentary by editor Helen Hull Hitchcock examines the cost of being a witness to truth and morality in the public square. Some examples have been covered here, like the Supreme Court ruling on partial-birth abortion, Archbishop Chaput’s outstanding address, and Archbishop Burke’s courageous and unapologetic statements.

Witness has never been easy. Fierce opposition to truth is hardly a new phenomenon. Pope Benedict XVI reminded us of this in his homily last year on Pentecost: “Human pride and egoism always create divisions, build walls of indifference, hate and violence. The Holy Spirit, on the other hand, makes hearts capable of understanding the languages of all, as he re-establishes the bridge of authentic communion between earth and heaven. The Holy Spirit is Love”.

When the Lord spoke to His disciples in the Upper Room on Pentecost, He told them about the world’s hatred of Him and His followers. And He promised them that the Holy Spirit would console them, inspire and strengthen them for their mission: to bring Christ’s love to the world.

Their mission is also ours. Discipleship has a cost.

But there are more voices out in the public square bringing light where there’s already plenty of heat. There is strength in numbers….and in clarity.