Tuesday, January 22, 2008

"The clear witness borne to Christ"

Maximilian Kolbe, patron saint of the pro-life movement

The most deadly poison of our times is indifference. And this happens, although the praise of God should know no limits. Let us strive, therefore, to praise Him to the greatest extent of our powers.
No one in the world can change Truth. What we can do and should do is to seek truth and to serve it when we have found it. The real conflict is the inner conflict. Beyond armies of occupation and the hecatombs of extermination camps, there are two irreconcilable enemies in the depth of every soul: good and evil, sin and love. And what use are the victories on the battlefield if we ourselves are defeated in our innermost personal selves?

Maximilian Kolbe, patron saint of the pro-life movement
(Polish, Franciscan order, 1894-1941)

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