Fri Jan 27, 2023 – 9:17 pm EST
WASHINGTON, D.C. (LifeSiteNews) — A religious sister and former U.S. Army colonel known for her bold pro-life witness is calling on Christians to better discern and fight the battle for life by staying in a state of grace.
Sister Deirdre Byrne, POSC, exhorted listeners at the TFP Washington Bureau on Saturday to follow the example of St. Joan of Arc, who put a high priority on making sure her soldiers “maintained purity, which means being in a state of grace,” she said.
She told how St. Joan would seek out “confession and Holy Communion” for her soldiers and wanted “no girlfriends” for them “in case they were killed in battle, and that sword went in their chest … Joan would feel like her soldiers had gone to our Lord.”
Asked by a British canon lawyer if she was in a state of grace in an attempt to find fault with her, Joan replied, “Lord, if I’m in the state of grace, please keep me there. And Lord, if I’m not in a state of grace, please put me there,” Sr. Deirdre said.
Sister Deirdre underscored the importance of
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