The Romin' Catholic

+JMJ+ "The world's greatest need is great men ... [and] what we need are saints, for saints are truly the great men." Ven. Fulton Sheen spoke these words 85 years ago. Have our needs really changed all that much? Do others no longer need our sanctity more than we need it? Are the Evils we face too great to be vanquished by the Cross?  Absolutely not! The world still and always will need saints, and it's up to us to walk the crooked and narrow path tred before us by the Treasury of the Church. We need, and ought  TO BE  saints! We need to be virtuous. We need to graft ourselves what is known as the Four Cardinal Virtues of Masculinity: Patience, Fortitude, Perseverance, and Silence. And we should start with no other model of masculinity but with the Terror of Demons and Protector of the Holy Church: St. Joseph. The first virtue, Patience , is the ability " to endure present evils without sadness or resentment in conformity with the will of God. " A

+JMJ+ The Rain is Alright You hear me knocking There's no need to fright Don't worry for me The rain is alright The thunder rumbles The sky is black Don't call for me I won't answer back Listen to my words I bring you a song No need to get up I won't stay long Don't fret over me I'm not yours to keep Don't look for me You need your sleep Don't look for me Tomorrow or tonight Don't worry for me The rain is alright ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Leave your Impromptu Poetry in the comments for a chance to be featured on the blog, and God bless! Photo Creds:  Dominik Schröder