Now that the Supreme Court has proven, as they did in Roe v. Wade, that they hold an utter contempt for reason and for democracy; and since the Culture of Death is swallowing everything in its path and devouring both marriage and the family, what is to be done?
This much.
I cannot save marriage. I cannot save the family. I cannot save the United States of America.
But I can be a good husband. I can be a good father. And I can be a good Catholic – which is the thing the United States of America is most in need of – though our fellow citizens resist the Culture of Life with all their might. How can I save the family? I can not commit adultery, I can say married all my life for better or worse, I can put my children above money and prestige, I can refuse to use contraception. I can love my wife as Christ loved His Church, giving His own life for her. And so forth. None of this is easy; but it’s all within our reach.
It is within the scope of each of us to save the family – our own family. The family has always required sacrifice – sometimes heroic sacrifice. Just living as a husband, a wife, a son or daughter has shown us all that.
So as we enter the new Dark Ages, stand firm, dear readers. Your bishops may not stand with you; your priests may not stand with you; your family and friends may not stand with you.
It will be a martyrdom unlike any bloody martyrdom of the past.
But it is the Sacrifice we are made for. It is our cross and it is our privilege to bear it.
Save the Family. Save your own.
Thank you for this. I am at a loss for how we go forward. I’ve come to the conclusion western civilization doesn’t exist any more. Perhaps this was the final blow. The deconstructionists have won. All we can do now is coalesce and build a new civilization. We have have to keep the spark alive through our families.