During a papal audience last week, Pope Leo XIV offered some valuable insights on such fortitude, gleaned from Jesus' encounter with a paralytic:
"I would like to invite you to think about the situations in which we feel 'blocked' and stuck in a dead end. At times, in fact, it seems to be pointless to continue to hope; we become resigned and no longer have the desire to fight…We feel discouraged and risk falling into apathy."
Describing the interaction between Jesus and the paralytic, as well as the man's despairing, defeated point of view, Pope Leo continued:
"Jesus helps him to discover that his life is also in his hands. He invites him to get up, to raise himself up from his chronic situation, and to take his stretcher…Until that moment, the past had blocked him; it had forced him to lie like a dead man. Now it is he who can take that mat and carry it wherever he wishes: He can decide what to make of his history! It is a matter of walking, taking responsibility for choosing what road to take."
Just as the paralytic did, CatholicVote intends to continue walking forward in faith, taking responsibility for what we've promised to do on behalf of the Church.
We hope you'll continue walking with us, supporting us in prayer and with the means to take action where and when it is needed.
Go forward bravely,
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