May God Be…
At the end of each mass, the Pastor of Saint Sabina (most often Pastor Pfleger), will say.
“May God be…’
Response: Glorified.”
“May the Church be…”
Response: “Edified”
“May Satan be…”
Response: “Horrified”
I have been watching the Saint Sabina Church mass on Sundays for a few years now. I fell in love with the community of Saint Sabina for a few reasons.
They are a community that is extremely conscious of their social justice responsibilities as taught and preached by Jesus, and then his apostles.
The church has several services to meet their community’s needs. This includes:
Food Pantry
Employment Resource Center
Violence Intervention
Youth Mentoring
And more...
Of course, St. Sabina is located on the south side of Chicago and that is why these services are critical for the community and the city.
I bring this up now as I have had serious misgivings in the direction this country is heading with all the misguided, ignorant and hatred-filled individuals. This is especially true of people who insist they are followers of Jesus’ Way,
We are coming to the Season of Creation, September 1, 2026, and the policies under attack on our earthly environment protection are coming faster and more devastating.
It’s as if they don’t care about the future they are leaving their children, nieces/nephews, grand and great grandchildren.
Resources for health and education are being drastically cut. Government resources that are meant to help those who need it most.
Whatever happened to:
Care for the poor;
Feed the hungry
Give drink to the thirst
Clothe the naked
Give shelter to the homeless or travelers
Do no harm to the migrant
Etc.
Instead of being practicing Catholics and Christians, following what Jesus taught, we (this administration) have decided to use taxpayers’ monies to:
Enrich billionaires and their families through special deals with this Administration.
Billions of dollars being spent on a war that was started without provocation. This has resulted in making every day needs (food, gas, health, etc.) less affordable for most Americans.
· Billions are being offered to companies to not provide environmentally safe alternatives for our global home. We are allowing ourselves to forget that all people are stewards of this earthly home.
And there is more devastation being inflicted upon the American people as well as around the world.
How far has this country gone from being an example of a democratic republic “striving” to be a more perfect country.
I will end with this:
May God be Glorified and Loved by all his children,
May the Children of God be edified with physical and spiritual nourishments,
May our Earthly Home be protected from the harm of greed and selfishness
And ….
May Satan continue to be horrified and his hold over so many be broken.
Note: Save the Date. Sunday, August 30, 2026, at 1 PM.
You are invited to the Season of Creation Webinar. This year the church celebrates 800 years since St. Francis wrote the Canticle of the Creatures The webinar is a one day and will last approximately an hour with time for discussion and comments. The webinar will help you enhance your relationship with Creation and appreciate what moved St. Francis so deeply.
The webinar will be led by Teresita Scully and the Fellowship of Social Justice Teaching group. Teresita has a master’s degree in theological studies and 40 years of teaching experience.
All are welcome. Please join us. You can register here: Care for Creation Webinar | fellowship4socjust or you can send email to: FellowshipforSJ@outlook.com and we will forward the link to you. Please be sure to “Care for Creation Webinar” on the subject line of your email.
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