GOD GIVES US THE POWER OF STRENGTH TO WITHSTAND THE CHALLENGES OF LIFE BECAUSE OF HIS LOVE FOR HUMANITY

Whether male or female, many of us look at strength as a physical attribute allowing us power to face demanding situations and overcome challenges as individuals or by sure numbers of people and weapons. Every May, Russia celebrates its might in the Victory Day parade with its armed forces and armaments so that anyone thinking they can conquer them by force needs to think twice before doing anything.

GOD’S CALL TO COURAGE CAN OFTEN MAKE A BETTER DIFFERENCE IN OUR OR OTHERS’ LIVES

One of the most important lessons I learned in life both in the minor seminary for two years as a teenager studying to be a priest and as a married adult in formation for ordination as a deacon was to adopt virtues that represent who I am and how to maintain a holy life.