All Saints Reflection from Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
Here is a beautiful, brief reflection written by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI (appearing in the Magnificat devotional magazine for today's date). As usual, in just a few short words, Pope Benedict "nails it." I especially like his image of the saints being like stars which reflect the unspeakably beautiful light of Jesus the Son of God. It is so very important that we teach our children and grandchildren to read about the lives of the saints and, when possible, to read the saints' writings in their own words. There are many good videos of the saints produced by Ignatius Press and others, as well as material on our formed.org platform. (This is free to parishioners and includes videos that can stream on any internet device.. Contact the parish office or me for more info.) My young and formative years were in that unfortunate era (the late 1960s and the 1970s) when so many Catholics discarded devotion to the saints as "unimportant" an...