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Dear Pip,<\/span><\/p>\n

You keep forgetting why your life is different than the Solar System. \u00a0I will be happy to remind you. The Solar System stays in order without any effort. \u00a0The planets don\u2019t have to decide whether they will revolve around the sun or something else; they have no choice. \u00a0Gravity is not one option among many physical laws they can choose from; gravity holds them in orbit whether they like it or not. \u00a0That\u2019s how the physical world gives God glory: by doing exactly what God created it to do. <\/span><\/p>\n

You, on the other hand, can only give God maximum glory by CHOOSING to do exactly what God created you to do: live in friendship with him, build his Kingdom, maximize your God-given talents, achieve human and spiritual maturity and the happiness that goes with it by following the moral law\u2026 The moral law, the law of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong, is not like gravity. \u00a0You aren\u2019t forced to follow it. You have to choose to follow it. You have to choose what will be the center of your orbit. You are not a planet, my upstart young nephew, nor a satellite, but a human being.<\/span><\/p>\n

Today\u2019s saint has something to say about this. \u00a0Rather, I should say that he has something to say about what your center of moral and spiritual gravity should be. \u00a0That is the most important decision you have to make, by the way. Just as the entire solar system derives its order and beauty from having the sun at its center, so the order and beauty and meaning of your life will depend on what you put at its center. \u00a0Here\u2019s where Padre Pio\u2019s maxim comes in handy: \u201cIt would be easier for the earth to carry on without the sun than without Holy Mass.\u201d Think about that for a second. Really think about it. Can the earth carry on without the sun? Impossible. It would turn into to a huge ice cube floating randomly through space. \u00a0Just so, the human race would freeze (morally speaking) and be completely lost without the Mass, the prayer that fully plugs us into Christ even while we\u2019re still in our earthly exile. That\u2019s how Padre Pio saw things, and he knew what he was talking about.<\/span><\/p>\n

He entered the Capuchin Order when he was only 16, after a mighty struggle against the attractions of the world. \u00a0He was a normal, humble, obedient monk, but his prayer life, from the beginning, was extraordinary. And soon enough, other extraordinary phenomena began to surround him. \u00a0At the start of World War I, the Italian army drafted a lot of young priests; Padre Pio was among them. But during his preliminary physical examination, he was found to have a fever so high that it shattered the thermometers (literally). \u00a0Even so, he wasn\u2019t delirious. Doctors couldn\u2019t figure out what was going on, but they eventually declared him unfit for service, so he was permitted to go to a monastery in San Giovanni Rotondo, where he would live out the remaining fifty years of his life. \u00a0Soon after his arrival, he received the stigmata. Then his uncanny ability to read souls in the confessional began to attract huge numbers of penitents. Then his miracles, his prophetic proclamations, his frequent bilocation appearances (to assist the thousands of souls who came to make up his \u201cflock\u201d), the steady stream of unlikely conversions \u2013 these remarkable manifestations of God\u2019s Spirit made him a fascinating and popular religious figure. \u00a0Above all, however, people were moved by witnessing his celebration of the Holy Mass, during which he seemed to suffer exactly what Christ had suffered on Calvary.<\/span><\/p>\n

In short, my precocious nephew, this saint knew what he was talking about when he talked about spiritual things. \u00a0And you happen to be suffering from a spiritual malaise \u2013 lack of a spiritual center of gravity – so you should take his recommendation to heart. \u00a0The earth can survive better without the sun than without Holy Mass. If I were you, I would make Mass the center of your young life.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yours truly, Uncle Eddy<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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He was ordained a Catholic priest in 2003 and earned his doctorate in moral theology in 2010. He provided spiritual support on the set of Mel Gibson\u2019s\u00a0The Passion of the Christ\u00a0while researching the 2005 Catholic best seller,\u00a0Inside the Passion, the only authorized, behind-the-scenes explanation of the film. Fr. John has contributed news commentary regarding religious issues on NBC, CNN, Fox, and the BBC. He also served as the English-language press liaison for the Vatican\u2019s 2005 Synod of Bishops on the Eucharist. His most widely known books are The Better Part: A Christ-Centered Resource for Personal Prayer and 60 Days to Becoming a Missionary Disciple. His most recent book is\u00a0Spiritual But Not Religious: The Search for Meaning in a Material World. Fr. John resides in Atlanta and serves as Territorial Vicar for the Legionaries of Christ. See all books, Regnum Christi Essays, Retreat Guides, posts, and online classes from Fr. 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