https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/04/obscure-saint-teaches-us-about-what-we-face/
An Obscure Saint Teaches Us About What We Face Every Day
Guest Post by Pro-life Leader Frank Pavone, National Director, Priests for Life
<< EDITOR ADDED DATE 2026-04-13>>
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Protecting our children, always a priority for people with a conscience, has been thrust into our awareness more than ever by tragic events in the news.
So what would you do if you knew of a child who was being abused by cruel parents, kept hidden from the world because her infirmities were an embarrassment?
If you lived early in the 13th century in Italy, would you have stood up for St. Margaret of Castello, patron saint of the unwanted?
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The Church canonizes saints in order to have us follow their example of heroic virtue, and Margaret of Castello is no exception. But when I think of this Patron of the Unwanted, it seems to me that the challenge flows even more from considering what was done to her, and what the appropriate reaction to it should have been.
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As a gun-owning pro-life pro-choice anti-death penalty little L libertarian, the whole “right to life” issue is fraught with moral, financial, practical, emotional, and other “land mines”. It’s hard to imagine going through the decision process. And so, it’s not fair to issue draconian Gooferment diktats in a one size fits all solution — abortion is illegal, abortions is legal, or something in between. To me this signals that the Gooferment must have a role that allows people to make the the tough decisions without add to their fears.
I have “no dog in the fight” other than to tell the Gooferment “to back off”. I’d let people alone to figure out what the best solution is for their personal situation. Maye the Gooferment has a role in making choices safe, affordable, and fair. But that’s the limit.
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