We celebrate our country’s Independence Day on July 4th. We remember how in 1776, the Second Continental Congress ratified the Declaration of Independence, effectively establishing the United States of America. Lest we forget, we also are called to remember and celebrate the people who formed the US into the country that it is today, including American Catholic saints.

Sts. Thomas More and John Fisher contributed to the humanist scholarship of early modern England. More wrote theological and philosophical treatises, while making a career as a lawyer and government official. Bishop John Fisher worked as an administrator at Cambridge, confronted the challenge Martin Luther presented to Christian Europe, and most importantly served as Bishop of Rochester. As a bishop, he is notable for his dedication to preaching at a time when bishops tended to focus on politics.

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As a Church community, we need to encourage and support men to follow the example of St. Joseph and embrace their various roles as father. Even if a man is not a parent, he is still called to spiritual fatherhood - a fatherhood that fosters others’ relationship with God, protecting them from evil and providing an example of Christ’s love.

Our Catechism tells us that “the mystery of the Most Holy Trinity is the central mystery of Christian faith and life. It is the mystery of God in himself. It is therefore the source of all the other mysteries of faith, the light that enlightens them. It is the most fundamental and essential teaching in the ‘hierarchy of the truths of faith.’"