Waging War vs Holy Saints

Over 20 years ago when we went to Bogota Colombia in South America to adopt our youngest daughter, I remember being driven to the government offices to complete the adoption.

Along the way, I was startled to see, standing along the road, military personnel decked out in full uniform carrying assault rifles. It really set apart for me our own police back in the United States and the experience of the Colombian people on a daily basis. It made me shutter to think that this was a normal image for them as they went about their daily routine.

And now, it has come to America. 

As our current president "wages war on American cities", I hope it is short-lived. It must be stopped. Trust me when I say that what is happening today is not what we want normalized in our neighborhoods and cities.

I appreciate all of those who speak out courageously and peacefully protest what is happening in this aggressive campaign against people who are simply living, working and struggling to make our country their home. Fear is being instilled in children that their parents will simply disappear, and likewise for parents of children.

It's not right.

I thank God for the good news of people who lived their lives, such as Carlos Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati, who were identified as saints today in the Catholic Church. Each of us has the capacity to live righteously and point to Jesus as they did.

Frassati was big on social activism and Acutis was known for being tech savvy and promoting the Eucharist.

Thanks be to God for all the good and the bright light he continues to pour out on us in such dark times.

Janet Cassidy

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Learn more about Acutis and Frassati at: 

https://www.americamagazine.org/vatican-dispatch/2025/09/07/pope-leo-xiv-declares-carlo-acutis-and-pier-giorgio-frassati-saints-in-a-celebration-of-youthful-devotion/