Christ Jesus is “the sun of righteousness”; He is our righteousness as the Son of God. As a man He was pure, and righteousness was displayed in all His actions. During His life He was perfect and pure as a man.  Jesus Christ is the author of grace; His death and resurrection gave righteousness unto us–His children. His glory, pure and spotless, brightly outshines the sun. We as the redeemed of Christ Jesus bathe in His beams of divine love, mercy, and grace. His rays of grace alone can transform lost souls into righteousness. Jesus’ grace in our lives is like the rising sun. He is our dayspring from on high, spreading His light as we bask in Him, soaking in His glory.

Malachi 4:2 The Sun of Righteousness will rise with healing in its wings

The Son of God has healing in His wings like the sun, beaming rays…

Public Catholic exists because of two events.

1. President Obama declared war on my church. I first learned about the (then) proposed HHS Mandate forcing religious institutions to purchase insurance that paid for contraceptives, abortifacients and sterilization in the fall of 2011. I knew immediately that this was an unprecedented attack on religious freedom. I also saw it as a deliberate attempt to destroy the Church’s moral voice by forcing it to compromise its teachings in the face of government power. I had known for a long time that Christianity in general, and the Catholic Church in particular, was under growing secularist attack. But this mandate went beyond what I thought any President would do.

2. The Republican-led Oklahoma House of Representatives killed over half the pro-life bills backed by Oklahomans for Life in 2012. They used exactly the same tactics the Democrats had used to kill pro-life bills for…