It was not long after I clicked the "Post" button on my last entry, when the thought popped into my head: "Oooh, I'd better change that to say, 'Say a prayer to Saint Agatha... for her intercession with Our Lord.'" A few minutes later, I wanted to smack myself for "being PC". A few minutes after that, I wondered if my justifiable caution isn't simply good evangelism. Now I'm just confused.
age empires crack xpI remember a time, long ago, when my mother's prompting, "Say a prayer to Saint Jude," would bring a feeling of hope that some lost cause might yet have a happy ending. Now this kind of a phrase causes me anxiety that someone, somewhere might believe I'm raising a human being - saintly, residing with Jesus in heaven, a reasonable candidate for intercession - to the level of the Almighty.
Does anyone else have this problem? Am I being cautious for the sake of apologetics, or shamed into unnecessary apologies?
I've just read that radio personality, political pundit, and recent convert to Catholicism, Laura Ingraham, is being treated for breast cancer. Please say a prayer to Saint Agatha for her speedy recovery.