The weight of purity

Read this, if you can, and consider what happened in that school house. A man who claimed to hate God and suffer an obsession with impure thoughts prepares to avenge himself on God and girls -- and is bowled over by purity and piety. Children unsullied by the world (though certainly sinners like all of us) are grounded in faith and the meaning of their existence. When evil crosses their doorstep out of the blue, they respond with heroic virtue. The assailant -- intending the worst -- foregoes much of his plan, and dies asking for their prayers to the God with Whom he was so angry before meeting them. We ask for miracles, and this is what we're handed.

I firmly believe that these very girls embodied the message I tried to convey near the end of my book. Consider:

The holiness of women will restore dignity to the human person through her personal contact, her visible influence, and her prayers. The catholicity of the Church will radiate from every woman who joins her unique path to the singular mission of the true Bride. The apostolic witness will spread from the family as it heals and reaches out to embrace every soul in the most healthy and truthful reality reflecting the both fatherhood of God and the Trinity itself.

These are bold promises but they simply reflect God’s own word and His very mandate to build His Kingdom on earth. It is a time for trust and surrender to the plan of God that will provide the peace and joy that we’ve been searching for in so many places. Interestingly enough, we don’t even need to go outside of ourselves to find the mission—we are the mission as God would have it in this age. We only need to take our femininity in its most pure form and cleave with it to the Cross for the good of all. 

Comments

[Brent Rasmussen]

What is your source that he "claimed to be an atheist"? I haven't found anywhere on the web, except for your blog, where Roberts claimed to be an atheist.

Can you clarify this for me please?

Thank you.

[gsk]

Your're right, Brent. I misrepresented him. Amended, thank you!

[Brent Rasmussen]

Thank you Genevieve.

[leticia]

I cry each time this horrendous crime is reported, not only because of it's vile nature, but because of the sheer beauty of the Amish community's response. The bravery of that little girl, offering her life to save her sisters does remind me of Maria Gorretti, concerned for the soul of Serenelli as she lay dying.