The Church commemorates St. Scholastica, sister of St. Benedict, whose strong faith, pure love and openness "to receiving happily whatever came from loving God" stand on stark contrast to what is becoming an obsession in some parts of the world with trying to interfere with and control the life cycle as established by God. Not only is abortion legal, but now in Belgium, euthanasia of children, an extension of the already legal practice of euthanasia of adults, will be voted on this coming Thursday. Thankfully, many in Belgium and Europe oppose the legislation, stating that there is no need for it; that there are ways and means of caring for the children in question. Most parents with children who are severely "challenged" find in them blessings they never anticipated. Coming to light in the debate are shocking practices of nurses injecting patients with lethal doses of drugs without knowledge of doctors, or permission from the patients or their families. It is euthanasia out of control. Towards the end of his encyclical, Humanae Vitae, Pope Paul VI predicted such horrors would evolve eventually from the use of artificial birth control. It seems that his foresight, overlooked in the furor that he didn't "listen to the experts", is proving correct.
The oft-repeated story about St. Scholastica, whose prayer when Benedict refused to stay overnight and continue their conversation, was answered with a ferocious thunderstorm which forced him to stay, reminds us of the power of prayer. Not only Belgium, but the whole world needs a thunderstorm to put us back on the track of serving God with pure love and happily receiving what comes from him.
Bro. Rene
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