Saints Have Saints As Friends

Last week I started reading Humanae Vitae with one of my girls. It blew my mind. Pope Paul VI wrote this encyclical in 1968 and addressed the problem with contraception and spoke specifically to groups of people, like "men of science," "to Christian Husbands and Wives," and "to Doctors and Medical Personnel."  

Kay and I decided to read Humanae Vitae at the perfect time with the HHS mandate. In 1968 Pope Paul VI had the answers for the future. He addressed the public authorities saying:

And now We wish to speak to rulers of nations. To you most of all is committed the responsibility of safeguarding the common good. You can contribute so much to the preservation of morals. We beg of you, never allow the morals of your peoples to be undermined. The family is the primary unit in the state; do not tolerate any legislation which would introduce into the family those practices which are opposed to the natural law of God. For there are other ways by which a government can and should solve the population problem—that is to say by enacting laws which will assist families and by educating the people wisely so that the moral law and the freedom of the citizens are both safeguarded.

We must protect the family. The family is what makes our society. If we fail to protect and keep the families of the world today, what kind of a society will we be?

We ended discipleship with reading this:

 We take this opportunity to address those who are engaged in education and all those whose right and duty it is to provide for the common good of human society. We would call their attention to the need to create an atmosphere favorable to the growth of chastity so that true liberty may prevail over license and the norms of the moral law may be fully safeguarded. 

This is why I named this post "Saints Have Saints As Friends" because then Kay said, "okay, we need to be proactive about this." This is us. What are we going to do this week to make sure that this is known. And how are we going to share this with those who need to hear this? So what are we going to? Kay and I are meeting up tomorrow at 7:50 AM to pray a rosary in a very populated area on campus, we are going to fast all day and she challenged herself and I to share the message of Humanae Vitae with someone else.

This is why my job is awesome. I get to work so closely with men and women who are on fire and just want to share the truth. Saints have saints as friends, I am working with future saints who are getting me closer to heaven.