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Dear Liz,<\/span> If God isn\u2019t a feminist, then I don\u2019t know who is. \u00a0I mean a real feminist, one who champions true femininity and wants the light of its genius to bathe every aspect of human life and society with its enlivening warmth. \u00a0Take today\u2019s feast for example, in which we commemorate Mary\u2019s visit to her cousin Elizabeth after the Annunciation. You remember the scene, don\u2019t you? The Archangel Gabriel appeared to Elizabeth\u2019s husband, Zechariah, promising that he and Elizabeth would have a child, even though they were now past their childbearing years. \u00a0So Elizabeth indeed gets pregnant, and in her sixth month of pregnancy, Gabriel appears to Mary to announce that she will be the mother of Jesus. In the course of that conversation, Gabriel mentioned Elizabeth\u2019s pregnancy \u2013 Elizabeth was a relative of Mary\u2019s. So then Mary goes \u201cin haste\u201d to visit her cousin and take care of her until she has her baby, who turns out to be St John the Baptist. \u00a0Well, as soon as Mary shows up, John jumps for joy in Elizabeth\u2019s womb, and Elizabeth blesses Mary, then Mary sings praise to God. It\u2019s all quite dramatic if you think about it. <\/span> Now, back to true feminism. \u00a0Have you ever wondered why God chose to send Jesus to the world <\/span>through Mary<\/span>?<\/span><\/i> \u00a0And why the aging mother Elizabeth acknowledged Christ as Lord when he was still in Mary\u2019s womb, but later on his Apostles didn\u2019t even believe in him after witnessing numerous miracles as well as the resurrection? \u00a0Here we have two Jewish women of the first century, one\u2019s a teenager and the other\u2019s almost an octogenarian (that means \u201cin her eighties\u201d); one is carrying in her womb the greatest prophet ever to be born, and the other is carrying in her womb God himself. \u00a0They are intricately involved in the plan of salvation, following in the footsteps of Sarah, Rachel, Rebekah, Ruth, Judith, Esther and all the heroines of the Old Testament, and paving the way for the countless female saints adorning the history of the Church. \u00a0If you wanted to, you could write the history of Alexander the Great without making reference to prominent women (it would be incomplete, but would appear believable); you could write the history of the Roman Republic in the same way; you could even write the history of the foundation of the United States glossing over the role of women \u2013 but if you take women out of the history of salvation, you would have nothing to tell. \u00a0God created us \u201cmale and female,\u201d and he has been faithful to that design throughout his work of redemption.<\/span> Sorry for that digression. \u00a0I am aware that the Visitation means a lot more for the Church than equal dignity for women \u2013 but it certainly doesn\u2019t mean any less. \u00a0You can rest assured that whatever God calls you to do for his Kingdom, it will be well worth the doing.<\/span> Love, 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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