DECIDEDLY AND UNAPOLOGETICALLY CATHOLIC

This weekend, in my homily for the Solemnity of the Holy Trinity, I referred to a commencement speech given by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.  We are called to live the mystery of the Holy Trinity, and if you listen to Justice Thomas' speech, you will hear the words of a man who not only gives the young people of today some practical advice on how to navigate through the world as a Catholic, but also the testimony of a man who was grounded in his Catholic faith early in his life and, after ups and downs, has made the Catholic Church his rock and who lives in the mystery of the Trinity.  He was able to establish early in his life what his purpose in life was as a person created by God, and shares this purpose with the graduating students and with all who listen.  He describes himself in his speech as "decidedly and unapologetically Catholic".  We too are called to be able to describe ourselves in the same way through our beliefs and actions.  Justice Clarence Thomas' speech can be found here.  He starts to speak about his first experience of the Catholic Church at around the 8 minute mark.