Pope Leo had to step in when Attila and his army were threatening to destroy Rome. The elite of Roman society had fled the city, the government was gone, the rest were busy securing their own homes in the city. I don’t think Leo, a churchman who was by nature a thinker deeply engaged in the study of spiritual things wanted to meet the dangerous invaders at the city gates, but he did. He rose to accept the responsibility.
When society is in danger because it refuses to face the issues that endanger it, the church can’t flee or look to its own security. It has to step in. That means not only church leaders but every believer has to meet the challenges at our gates today which government and society won’t acknowledge– Climate change and care for the earth, immigration and care of refugees, nuclear disarmament, universal healthcare, global peacekeeping, respect for the family and human rights.
“Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God for you. Consider how their lives ended and imitate their faith. “ (Hebrews 13, 7) (Common of Pastors} Remember Leo.
Tomorrow we have another leader, who fought for the poor when most were concerned for the rich: Martin of Tours. Remember Martin of Tours.
The Victor's Place 
Society is in danger today, and this year.
There are serious problems that need to be addressed
immigration, the plight of the poor aged, racism, global’
warming, over population in some countries, starvation
\in other places. plus the true threat of nuclear war.
these are serious situations and we cannot stick
our heads in the sand and just say ” we are the best country
and we can do anything ” we all need humility and strength
to stand up for what is true and right… We need to support
young single mothers alone and pregnant with another child
and with little money….we need to visit the prisons more often,
we need to visit the senior nursing homes and say hello and
bring a little gift for them, we need to welcome new people into
our parish and community…IF WE START TO ADDRESS THESE
PROBLEMS MORE DIRECTLY….WE ARE LIKE ST. LEO
WHO DID NOT PUT HIS HEAD IN THE SAND,,,,BUT ADDRESSED
THE PROBLEMS OF HIS AGE…
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