|
|
|
|
"It's hard to imagine, but
it's true" Part Three of Four By Dave Andrusko We've been running almost daily reports from around the country about January 22-related activities put on by pro-lifers. It's been over a week, but the numbers, the enthusiasm, the can-do spirit on display never gets old.
For just a moment I would like to return to the Mass for Life which took place January 24 at the Verizon Center in downtown Washington, DC just prior to the March for Life. The place was packed with young people--20,500 plus seats on the floor. (The event was expanded to the DC armory for a parallel event, which holds another 10,000.) What follows is a excerpt from the homily at the Verizon Center delivered by Fr. Mark Ivany , Parochial Vicar, Church of the Little Flower, in Bethesda, Maryland. See if you enjoy it as much as I do. I'm told the teenagers sure did. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The human person can be a very powerful instrument for good. But we also know that when used improperly, the human person can do some pretty terrible things. This has happened many times throughout the history of our own country. Not too long ago slavery was legal and women were not allowed to vote. It's hard to imagine, but it's true. And today the beating heart of a baby in his mother's womb is not even granted the right to be born. The biggest difference between other civil rights movements and the right to life movement is that the people whose rights are being taken away by Roe vs. Wade are not here to stand up for themselves. They can't show the people in power that they are just as human as everyone else, they can't march around Washington like the women who were denied the right to vote, they can't give powerful speeches like Fredrick Douglass or Martin Luther King. The millions of unborn babies that have been affected by abortion aren't here to stand up for themselves. And this is why it's so important that we are here in Washington in such great numbers. We will be the voice of those who were never allowed to speak, we will hold the signs that they were never able to make and in about two hours we will march for those who were never allowed to take their first step. Yes, and THAT's why what you do is so important. |
