Outpouring of Gratitude From the
Bishops for Our Spiritual Bouquet! What's Next?
Dear Prayer Warriors and Faithful
Catholics,
As we bid farewell to Thanksgiving, please accept on behalf
of Cardinal Burke and myself as well as our entire team at Catholic
Action for Faith and Family our deepest gratitude for your ongoing
support and for being such an important part of our
family.
By now you have probably heard the
news of the US Bishops’ Annual Assembly in Baltimore which concluded
on Nov. 18.
I was there
throughout the proceedings and was privileged to have had some good,
strong dialogue with a number of bishops as I presented them with our
Spiritual Bouquet.
Each bishop was extremely impressed and grateful for our
generous prayer offering. On our website we’ve posted some of their
wonderful comments and pictures of many of our bishop
friends and others as they received the Spiritual Bouquet
certificate.
When I announced our prayer initiative, we intentionally
called upon Catholic faithful to join in offering the Spiritual
Bouquet; in so doing, we prayerfully asked bishops to avert another
McCarrick moment and to clarify Church teaching regarding
faithful reception of the Blessed
Sacrament.
In addition to the certificate and to make
clear our intentions, I handed the bishops a Letter of Presentation
from the Directors, Members and Friends of Catholic Action for Faith
and Family pertaining to the two primary intentions: 1/ For the
spiritual wellbeing of all the bishops, and 2/ That they will confront
the challenges facing the Church with steadfast faith and courage in
order to make decisions in accord with God’s
Will.
One of the glaring
challenges we expected would be
a primary focus during the assembly is the long-standing
and as-yet-unresolved issue of Catholic politicians who publicly flout
the Church’s teaching about the sanctity of human life but who
nonetheless continue to receive Holy
Communion.
While many of us are disappointed and
perhaps distraught over the apparent lack
of a desired outcome, we cannot afford to
lose heart or resolve. At this time, it is worth heeding the words
from Solomon who counseled us saying: “Fools give vent to all their
anger; but the wise, biding their time, control it.” (Proverbs
29:11)
That being said, while the assembly has concluded, we at
Catholic Action are just getting started! We do NOT intend to drop
this issue off on the increasingly slippery road of error and
confusion. In fact, when it comes to
Catholic Action.
It’s not a question of what if, but what’s
next?
Please stay-tuned in the coming days as we will
release ─ following much prayer, contemplation, and
consultation ─ further statements from
our apostolate regarding our analysis of the
outcome.
More importantly, we will define a productive path forward
over the coming months that will indeed serve as an actionable
blueprint for organizing our energies in order to galvanize faithful
Catholics. This will guide us as we move forward to next steps in our
mission to bring the laity and clergy into ever closer unity to
strategically defeat anti-Christian agendas working in
society.
In the meantime and in the spirit of thanksgiving, let’s
remember the power of Catholic hope as we rejoice and acknowledge the
wonderful reception of our Spiritual Bouquet by our bishop friends. See the gallery of photos and comments from our
Shepherds.
Also, we must be careful to recognize without guidance of the
Holy Spirit and help of the Lord, “we labor in vain who build.”.
So, let’s remain fervent in our prayers as we regroup as Prayer
Warriors. I encourage you to continue
to storm heaven with your prayers as we
prepare the strategy and lay a path forward for Catholic Action in the
coming months.
For everything going on in your personal lives as well as the
Church we love, let’s remain confident our prayers will be honored
before the Throne of God in heaven. Submit
Your Intentions now for the December 1st Mass intention and
rosary.
Again, thank you for your generous support throughout the
year and for your participation in our Spiritual Bouquet for the
bishops.
Sincerely yours in Christ,
Thomas J. McKenna
Founder and President of Catholic Action for Faith and
Family
P.S. I am excited to inform you that
Cardinal Burke will be offering the Holy Mass and will say a Holy
Rosary tomorrow, Dec. 1 for Operation Storm Heaven and your
intentions. Submit
Your Intentions here.
Catholic Action For Faith And Family
http://www.catholicaction.org/
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