Free to be Saints

I want my children to be saints.  Whew....there, I said it.

This does not rise out of some misguided pride for my children or some wishful desire.

My hope for them flows from my understanding of who they called to be by virtue of

their Baptism. They are destined for sainthood. As their parent, I, along with my wife,

am responsible for helping them to come to know that they have been loved into being

and therefore free to embrace the call to holiness throughout their lives.

In fact all of us who have accepted the call to teach our Catholic faith should have

this hope for all those who hear our words and see our actions. As catechists we are

obligated to teach the truths of our faith with passion, conviction and charity in order to spur an awareness of their dignity as children of God.

In the clip below, Fr. Robert Barron, S.T.D. eloquently speaks of how we, after knowing

our value as God's children, can be free to answer the call to holiness and be conduits

of God's love and truth for others:

The Saintly Way of Being from Office of Lifelong Faith Formati on Vimeo.

As we celebrate the "beginning" of the catechetical year over the next few weeks let

us all "relax" and abandon our lives to the One who loves us into being each and every

moment. Let us breathe and allow Christ to use us as instruments of His grace for the

many souls who will cross our paths in the evangelization and catechetical efforts of our

parishes and diocese. Let us strive for sainthood and hope for the same for our children

- for all our brothers and sisters, the young and the old, in Christ.

Wishing you a blessed Catechetical Sunday on September 19th! 

Dare to embrace the call to holiness.

Michael Lavigne

Permission was received from Fr. Barron to post this clip from his DVD, Seven Deadly Sins-Seven Lively Virtues. This is an excellent video which would be perfect for individual or group enrichment!

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