Called To Holiness

Writing to the people of Thessalonica in an era when sexual activity knew very few, if any, boundaries, St. Paul was clear that a first step to holiness was to refrain from immorality, "For God does not call us to impurity but to holiness. Therefore, whoever disregards this, disregards not a human being but God, who also gives his Holy Spirit to you." (1Thess 4:8). In our day and age, this might be considered "a hard saying...who can abide by it?"  Yet, among young Catholics, teens and young adults, there is  a movement toward chastity which is admirable.  They find mutual support as they gather for their weekly or monthly meetings of prayer, adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, the Sacrament of Reconciliation and Mass. They find support from one another in their ideals, and expend their energy in service to those in need.  They help each other avoid the pornograhy that is so rampant on the internet and on the silver screen, by recommending sites and movies that are "clean and uplifting."   We pray that this approach might grow and militate against the wave of immorality that began with the "sexual revolution" in the sixties, and make the pursuit of holiness, an attractive goal.
Bro. Rene