Fr. Frank Pavone visits my local parish...

Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests For Life, is visiting my local parish this weekend. Today, he's giving the homilies at all the masses, and he presided over the 10:30 liturgy. The Gospel reading for today was on the prodigal son, and Fr. Pavone's homily was wonderfully powerful yet even tempered. It is a blessing that he is one of the leaders in the pro-life cause.

To paraphrase a couple parts of Fr. Pavone's homily:

"Christ has taken our sins upon his shoulders, died on the cross, was laid in the tomb, and rose again. So, today, we should bury our sins in the tomb so that we may leave them behind, and we may rise to new life in Christ."

and:

"A sea turtle egg is protected by local, state and federal laws... and yet the unborn human life is not protected inside the mother's womb."

and again, paraphrasing:

"There are those who say that they themselves are against abortion, but it is up to the mother to choose... and we should not impose our opinions... it's none of our business. Is it none of our business if you are against stealing something, but it's another person's choice if they want to steal? Is it okay for someone to abuse a child, even though I am personally opposed to it? When the life of another human being is at stake, it is everyone's business."