Thomas Griffin 3/25/25 (For National Catholic Register)
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Let Us Begin: New Book on the Life and Power of St. Francis
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In my life I all too often seek to completely understand large decisions before I make a real commitment to them. I want to know exactly what is going to happen, how it is going to happen and why it is going to happen — even if I know it will bring me closer to God. Doubt arises when we allow ourselves to get lost in the details that are less important than the big picture. If a decision will bring about deeper union and intimacy with God, then that must be where our “Yes” is driven from.
In her “Yes” — her fiat — Mary, the Mother of God, does not require hard evidence or deep explanation of how these events will take place. Gabriel tells her simply, “Nothing will be impossible for God” (Luke 1:37). That is all she needed. The details of today’s solemnity provide us with the recipe for how we should follow the living God.
When we view the witness of the Blessed Mother, we can see that faith is built on relational trust.
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Thomas Griffin is the chairperson of the religion department at a Catholic high school on Long Island where he lives with his wife and two sons. He has a masters degree in theology and is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Empty Tomb Project: The Magazine. He is the author of Let Us Begin: Saint Francis’s Way of Becoming Like Christ and Renewing the World.
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