Manly Saint
There is a beautiful article on St. Gabriel Possenti, who I see as a manly Saint. Of course all saints are courageous and I tend to relate to the story and lessons from this saint very much.
This Saint has opened my eyes to the fact that sometimes God wants us to actually fight off bullies, both from a physical and intellectual way. It’s so right that there are times we can’t hide and claim that we are merely turning the other cheek. When Jesus asked us to offer the other cheek, He probably didn’t expect us to be cowards, although at most times, we are expected to be patient.
We can’t walk away from protecting the defenseless under the pretext of following Jesus’ advise to turn our cheek. Turning the cheek surely doesn’t extend to subjugating our dignity or that of others.
