Thomas Griffin 2/16/26 (For The Daily Signal)
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President’s Day is an opportunity to reflect on more than just the role of the leader of our nation. Yes, this person should be an individual of strong character, strength, courage and fidelity to what is best for Americans.
However, America also has a long-standing history of that office being carried out by a person of faith. The American project was built on the belief that God is real and that He created us with a dignity that no ruler ought to violate.
The summer of 1783 saw much confusion and fear about the future of the country. The War of Independence had been won, but the states were still scrambling to decipher how they would interact with each other and with Congress.
Before Gen. George Washington resigned from his command, he wrote a letter to all the governors (it was intended for the entire American community as well). This letter is known as the Circular Letter to the States.
Washington begins, “I think it is a duty incumbent on me, to make this my last official communication, to congratulate you on the glorious events which Heaven has been pleased to produce in our favor.”
Thomas Griffin is the chairperson of the religion department at a Catholic high school on Long Island where he lives with his wife and children. He has a masters degree in theology and is a masters candidate in philosophy. Thomas 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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