A link at Mere Comments (the Touchstone blog) sent to me by my good friend Tom. Those of you in the state of Illinois, in a position to do the most good--please respond. The rest of us, please pray. Daily, it seems, there is some new assault on the right to practice our faith as we see fit. This is simply another, more egregious, more obvious problem.
Moreover, we need to pray for this Bishop, brave enough to directly accost the powers and principalities that dominate our present society. Here is a man who has heard John Paul the Great's teaching and has responded with the best possible tribute to our Holy Father. For that, we should be thankful.
Pope John Paul the Great, pray for us. Through your intercession, continue the work you started in your life among us. May we all be blessed by your continued heavenly support and may we someday come to walk within a culture of life. Amen.
Dear Steven and readers,
While you're praying, please add our governor, Rod Blagojevich, to your prayers, for his conversion and for a beneficial career change for him in the next general election.
Cheers -
Bill
While I'm glad to have my family back in Michigan close to family, I regret that I can't be back in Illinois helping fight this with my and my wife's votes.
Tom