“The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it.”
George Orwell
american martyr
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The apostle Paul entered heaven to the cheers of those he martyred.
That’s how the Gospel works.
hugs n’ blessings to those who’ve mastered surviving. It’s time to live now.
perfection
“My beloved ones, you yourselves will experience in your lives, even on this earth, that all of the perfection of holiness, all the fervor of action, all the usefulness of the missionary ministry consists not in great wisdom, nor in great intelligence, not in great skills or even in the amount of prayer and penitence, but solely in the perfection of holy Obedience. (KW 380)
St. Maximilian Kolbe
In September of 2024 we traveled to Poland on Pilgrimage. One year later many experiences during our time there have remained in my heart still today.
Our time spent in Auschwitz was a particularly poignant one.
I believe I experienced many of the same feelings most do while walking through the concentration camp. Extreme sorrow, grief, outrage, disbelief. However, one feeling that unexpectedly overwhelmed me was courage.
Unimaginable courage.
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