Today's optional memorial of the feast of St. George has come precisely at the right moment in this glorious Easter Season! Of course we know St. George to be the famous 4th century dragon killer, who rescued the fair maiden. Whether this be legend or fact the truth remains that George of England fought the devil in ferocious battles to preserve the integrity of the maiden – the Truth, who is Christ Jesus, who is the Church, who is us!
Today the Truth, Christ Jesus, the Church and we, find ourselves engaged in a very ferocious battle on many different fronts - the most obvious of which are three: abortion, redefinition of marriage, desertion and dissention from within our own ranks:
- We know that, thanks to the efforts of the Catholic faithful, in thus far speaking out against the proposed Freedom of Conscience Act that it has been sidetracked for the time-being. But the dragon lives.
- The Democratic Administration is further entrenching itself in the mentality that abortion on demand is a good thing: in fact, just yesterday, Secretary of State Hilary Clinton at a Committee Hearing said that "reproductive health includes access to abortion." Hilary as you know stands in "awe" of Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger – one of the greatest eugenicists and racists of all times, who said "the most merciful thing a family does for one of its infant members is to kill it." Yes, the dragon still lives!
- Within our own house: the Notre Dame Scandal continues to rage. Now 42 bishops have come out publically to oppose Father Jenkins' invitation to President Obama – the most radical abortion president this country has ever had - to speak at next month's graduation exercises, and to honor him with a law degree. Bishop D'Arcy of Fort-Wayne, South Bend has come out with a scathing denouncement of this whole affair saying that "the terrible breach caused by scandal at Notre Dame cannot continue." Yes, the dragon still lives!
- And finally, very close to home: the redefinition of marriage process that is underway in the Maine State Legislature. As our own Bishop Malone, who spoke in Augusta yesterday said so well: this is not against the civil rights of same-sex oriented persons, it is about the institution of marriage itself! He, personally, has committed himself to be the leader in a massive educational program between now and the time that, most likely, the proposal will go to the Maine voters in November! (This is me talking now): no one has the right to redefine what God has already defined and set into motion, because all of a sudden some people think God must have got it wrong, or is now out of touch with reality. It is absurdity and blasphemy to do so! Yes, the dragon is still very much alive! – and he will devour our society and our civilization unless he is stopped!
St. George would have his hands full, if he were here today; we have our hands full of real, true, authentic and genuine "apologetic" work to do: apologetic meaning: work defending the Truth, Christ Jesus, the Church, ourselves – defending the fair maiden! This is the cross, of the gospel passage - that we must pick up and embrace – and dying to our own self-will – be committed to allowing Jesus to be,, through us, the Light that he is in his Glorious Risen State for all in the world – especially in our country, in our own state – in our own families – in our own parish – who are fighting dragons!
If you are insulted for the name of Christ, blessed are you, for the Spirit of God rests upon you.
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