The Catholic Church has repeatedly come under attack in today’s post-modern society. In spite of her weaknesses caused by the sins of a few, the Church is still the greatest herald of truth and morality in the world today.
There are many in this world who hate the Church and what she represents for this reason. They will not tolerate anything or anyone standing in the way of their goal to establish a secular state, free of moral restraint of any kind. They see the Catholic Church as standing in the way of “progress.” These people routinely lash-out the Church and her leaders in the effort to silent Catholics from publicly speaking-out on issues of morality.
Catholic lay people are called to stand in solidarity with our Bishops in defending our faith in the public square. As stated in Ephesians 6:12, this is not a battle of human flesh, but is one against principalities and powers, the rulers of darkness, evil spirits. We must arm ourselves with spiritual weapons to fight this battle. This includes remaining in a state of grace and wrapping ourselves in prayer. We must also work together in groups to educate ourselves on the issues and to courageously respond to the attacks against our Church and her leaders.
Such is the mission of the Catholic Defense League. Our aim is to make it easy for Catholic lay persons to engage in this battle and respond to the call to defend our faith. We urge you to explore the resources available on our website, register to receive our updates and then to engage in the battle by taking action when called to do so.
