Sanctuary of Life

This weekend we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family. Though He was conceived of a virgin, Jesus nevertheless lived as a son in a human family -- a family which points the way for the rest of us. The family is the sanctuary of life. There can be no life without family, and there can be no family without life. The family, above all, is where life is to be welcomed, no matter how fragile or inconvenient it may be. One of the many reasons why abortion is the preeminent issue is because, as St. John Paul II pointed out in “The Gospel of Life,” these crimes are committed by one family member upon another.

****** May the Holy Family lead us to a Culture of Life! ******