First Confessions

In response to Sacrificing for Life, CrossBearer asks, “Why should a woman sacrifice herself if she was raped? It wasn’t her fault.”
It never is.
Yet the question of sacrifice arises elsewhere. One could also ask, “why should a prisoner sacrifice himself if he is falsely accused.” There is injustice everywhere in the world. As such, the question goes beyond rape. Indeed, one [...]

Today is Pentecost: the feast commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon our Lady and the disciples of Jesus.
When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, they were all in one place together. And suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind, and it filled the entire house in which [...]