“Eternity enters into human history in often incomprehensible ways. God makes promises but gives no timelines. Visiting the shrine at Fatima, pilgrims enter a huge plaza, with the spot of the apparitions marked by a small chapel to one side, a large church at one end, an equally large adoration chapel at the other end, and a center for visitors and for the hearing of confessions. Just outside the main grounds, a section of the Berlin Wall has been re-built, a stark witness to what Mary had talked about almost a century ago. Communism in Russia and its satellite nations has collapsed, although many of its sinful effects are still with us.”
In a recent commentary, Cardinal Francis George, O.M.I., Archbishop of Chicago, reflected on what happens to nations and societies when they abandon God.
To access Cardinal George’s complete column, please visit:
Catholic New World: The Cardinal’s Column: The wrong side of history (21 OCT 12)
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