We are living in a time of contentious elections, church scandals, media frenzy and feelings of righteous indignation. Reading how the saints deal with similar issues in their day can be instructive for us in our own historical moment.
The Catholic Church has basically three divisions in its spiritual army: the Church Triumphant in Heaven, the Church Suffering in Purgatory, and the Church Militant on earth. We think of all three in a special way during November.
These days more and more I find myself looking into the eyes of the crucified Lord on the Cross, begging Him to show all of us in the Church and the whole world the right path. I know that many are praying in the same way.