When Right Is Right

 “In each and every generation they rise up against us to destroy us..."

~ from Passover prayer

It's difficult to argue with that quote. History proves that the Jewish people always are in the world's crosshairs. They are justified in defending themselves.

I think they should do what they need to do in Israel and tell every other country and government official trying to restrain them to--how can I say this politely?--get lost.

That's just one Catholic white woman's opinion. I'm far from alone, but that isn't even relevant. To quote Bishop Sheen, "Right is right." Protect your people, Israel. It's only right.

War and Justice

Death has climbed in through our windows and has entered our fortresses; it has removed the children from the streets and the young men from the public squares.

~ Jeremiah 9:21

When I was growing up, my father would always react to cold-blooded murders reported in the news with one sentence: "Take him out and shoot him."

In my idealistic youth, this was a horrifying statement to hear. I would protest that the murderer deserves a trial, due process of the law--all the niceties of mid-20th century American society. Dad was impervious. He would shake his head and reiterate, "Shoot him."

I'm much older and wiser now and, having witnessed so much deliberate evil, I often wish I could tell my father he was right. But in the case of the Hamas atrocities against Israel, I think a quick execution by gunfire is far too kind to the monsters that perpetrated such sadistic slaughter against innocent civilians, including infants.

A fearsome war is coming as Israel fights to survive as a nation and to protect its people. The war will be just, and it must be won.

Psalm 102:2