See below an interview with a dear Arlington priest who is serving in Iraq. Fr. Eric Albertson used to fight in the abortion wars before he became an army chaplain. Father and I sidewalk counseled together at Commonwealth abortion mill in Falls Church, VA. One day he was reamed out by a lady leaving daily Mass at St. James next door. She yelled at him to "stay away from that place." Can you imagine a real Catholic chastising a priest for standing up to the murder of the unborn? She should have been thanking him. His actions were the mark of a good shepherd. Another mark of a good shepherd is boldly speaking the unpopular truth. See Fr. Albertson's, A Way to Understand Why Contraception is Wrong.
This is a man who is not afraid to defend the truth. It's been 40 years since Humanae Vitae and liberal Catholics still haven't seen the light of that prophetic encyclical. If you've never read it, do yourself a favor and see how Pope Paul VI predicted many of today's evils that stem directly from contraception/abortion.
19Aug2008, Baghdad: Recently, CatholicMil.org re-connected with Arlington Diocese priest, Army chaplain, Purple Heart recipient, Fr. Eric Albertson currently serving in the sandbox. An award winning photo journalist, Albertson candidly and vividly offers his firsthand account of success in Iraq, its cost, and the need to more fully appreciate all the good being accomplished "over there". – Judy L. McCloskey
What area in Iraq do you cover as the chaplain? I am assigned to Multi-National Division Center (MND-C), Baghdad, Iraq...
No comments:
Post a Comment