These little ones

“Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea."

Whoever--parent, priest, peer, president, politician.

May we never cause sin in any youngster by the laws we pass, by the trade we do, by the campaign promises we make, by the conviction we fail to stand on.

May we, instead, help youth to be #InMission by helping them to feel #Beloved, by fostering their being #Gifted, by giving them spaces to be #Empowered.

St. John Bosco, pray for us. #2019YearOfTheYouth #ChildrenNotCriminals

St. John Bosco, inside the Church of Santa Ana, Panama City

*Originally posted on Facebook.