For a Moral and Religious People

For  a Moral and Religious People

“Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” — John Adams, Letter from John Adams to Massachusetts Militia, 11 October 1798.

This Independence Day we Americans celebrate our United States Semiquincentennial, 250 years since the signing of our Declaration of Independence. It’s a momentous occasion and all the festivities justifiably exemplify our patriotism. Recently, Cardinal Raymond Burke released an 8 – part  video series discussing the virtue of patriotism. https://guadalupeshrine.org/olm-messages/vop-ep6/

Zeale website describes the series this way: In the videos, Cardinal Burke describes patriotism as a moral virtue rooted in gratitude and ordered toward the common good, distinguishing it from purely political or emotional expressions of national identity.

“True patriotism calls us to love our country rightly, to seek her true good, and to labor for her renewal, according to the moral law written by God upon the human heart,” Cardinal Burke says in the first episode. “Patriotism ennobles the heart. Patriotism becomes a path of holiness, uniting earthly duty to heavenly hope.”

We encourage you to watch Cardinal Burke’s series and continue to reflect on the virtue of patriotism.

Happy Independence Day from all of us at Catholic Parents Online!