August 9, 2023
Verse of the day
“Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him, “for all who draw the sword will die by the sword.”
Matthew 26:52
Voice of the day
Even the possession of weapons which cannot be morally used is wrong. They are a threat to peace and might even be the cause of nuclear war. The nuclear weapons of communists may destroy our bodies. But our intent to use nuclear weapons destroys our souls. Our possession of them is a proximate occasion of sin.
Prayer of the day
Again, we cry: woe to those who think they have the right to take life and who build these weapons. We mourn those murdered by weapons of mass destruction; may such weapons never be used again.