I have the honor of being a Knight of St. Peter Claver, a fraternal Catholic organization named after the missionary to African slaves brought to South America in the 1500s.
Slavery was a horrific and shameful occurrence, especially in the Americas. But St. Peter Claver ministered to hundreds of thousands of these tortured individuals.
At our annual Mass for the feast of St. Peter Claver yesterday, the presiding priest spoke of the utter dehumanity of this practice. I could not help but reflect on the continuing dehumanizing that occurs through abortion and genocide.
St. Peter Claver, Pray for us!
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