Stand Up for Marriage: Live the Sacrament!

There's been a lot of buzz recently since the Supreme Court heard two cases involving the question of whether or not same-sex unions or so-called same-sex marriage should be constitutionally protected. I haven't written one line about the debate on this blog since the cases were heard, mostly because I feel others have articulated the arguments for traditional marriage much better than I ever could.

One thing, that has struck me in all of this is the absence of discussion about our roles in being witnesses to the world of the sanctity of marriage. If those of us who are married (especially Catholics) would start living our marriages like the sacrament they are, we could change the world. LITERALLY. I honestly believe that is where the fight will be won, by being witnesses of our faith. In other words, this means by sanctifying our ordinary lives, we witness to the Gospel truth, announcing it to non-believers and fortifying the faith of believers (AA, 5). The Council of Vatican II spurred the laity to use their particular gifts “to explain, defend, and properly apply Christian principles to the problems of our era in accordance with the mind of the Church” (AA, 6).

Here's a video that cuts to the chase: