Heroes and Superheroes

Growing up heroes and superheroes were goals to aspire towards. These were the bigger than life personalities which covered my imagination with tales of amazing feats. While these characters were "superheroes," they were not fictional persons like Superman, Spiderman or Wonder Woman, they were actually men and women who had lived in former times yet still lived heroically.



These were a few of my superheroes:

• Mary--a young peasant girl called by God to be the Mother of Jesus, our Savior;
• Monica--a mother who prayed incessantly for the conversion of her son, Augustine (who later lived his own life in an extraordinary way);
• Paul--a zealous defender of his Jewish heritage until he had personal encounter with Jesus;
• Miguel Agustin Pro--a Mexican priest martyred during the religious persecutions of the 1920's in Mexico.

 As a young child, I heard the stories of these Christians and many others from my grandmother. These were the stories that she remembered from her own formative years.

As we prepare to celebrate the Feast of All Saints and the Feast of All Souls this weekend, let's take a few minutes to reflect on the influence of these men and women in our lives and in our faith.

How can we continue to inspire future generations with the memory of the lives of these heroic men and women?

Sr. Catherine