And my own little comment: we, the Church in America, indeed have some “cause for shame” when we “dispute with our foes in the gateways”. The 90+ percent of Catholic using contraception have considerably weakened us in our dispute with the federal government over the healthcare mandate. And, having contributed to the vocation shortage, they’ve weakened us in our spiritual warfare as well.
Jumping ahead to Night Prayer to end on a note of hope, My soul is waiting for the Lord, I count on his word…because with the Lord there is mercy and fullness of redemption. Israel indeed he will redeem from all its iniquity.
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Daria Sockey is a freelance writer from western Pennsylvania. Her articles have appeared in many Catholic publications. She authored several of the original Ignatius Press Faith and Life catechisms in the 1980s, and more recently wrote five study guides for saints' lives DVDs distributed by Ignatius Press. She now writes regularly for the newly revamped Catholic Digest. Her newest book, The Everyday Catholic's Guide to the Liturgy of the Hours, will be published by Servant Books this spring. Feel Free to email her at thesockeys@gmail.com
