"Today, Catholics in the United States
celebrate 'the Fourth of July' or Independence Day. This is a day on
which all of us, American or not, can reflect on what it means to be a
good Christian citizen and patriot. One patriotic anthem that shows the
right relationship between patriotism in this world and citizenship in
the next is a British hymn, but it could just as easily be sung by a
citizen of any country with appropriate sentiments toward their own
country without any change to the words at all, since the country is not
mentioned. . . ."
In a recent commentary, Father Sylvester G. Tan, S.J., offered some thoughts related to Independence Day.
To access Fr. Tan's complete post, please visit:
Magis Center for Catholic Spirituality: Saturday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time (U.S. Independence Day)
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