Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper as his partner.” Genesis 2:18
Like all the rest of you out there I am sure you could not scan through the headlines without reading something about the speech Harrison Butker gave at Benedictine college.
I don’t know why I get shocked anymore at the depravity of our society, but I was shocked, yes shocked, that a man expressing his love, to the point of tears, for his wife and her sacrifice, has been vilified, even by Catholics themselves. To those Catholics I say, shame on you. Taking his comments out of context and calling them divisive is a form of gaslighting. It may get you praised is US weekly but the rest of us can see right through it because biblical teaching and pointing out lies isn’t what divides. It only seems divisive when the society is so far away from the truth that the truth cuts like a sword.
“Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace but a sword. Matthew 10:34
What I watched in that speech was a man who loves his faith and loves his wife. He didn’t say being a homemaker was the highest of all callings and that every woman should be forced to do that, though it actually is a high calling, he was pointing out the diabolical lie that being a homemaker is horrible for women as an untruth. As a child of the 80’s and a latch key kid I can tell you that being a homemaker was frowned upon during the era I grew up in. Harrison Butker was refuting that. And he was signaling his complete love for his wife that she chose to be a homemaker and to support him. What a novel idea, your spouse doesn’t have to be your enemy, you can be helpers to one another. Sounds biblical to me.
The problem with our society is that they have taught women to hate who they were made to be. Our society is permeated with this woman hating spirit. Whether it be telling us contraception is great when in reality it breaks something that works wonderfully in our body, to telling us that murdering our children is “health care.” A cursory glance at the side effects of the pill on your own body and on the environment should give all women great pause. Society has done everything it can to stop our bodies from doing what they do. It has turned men into enemies and women into men. Instead of fostering love between men and women we have been pitted against one another. And not surprisingly, now men think they can be women and have moved into women’s spaces causing great harm. It’s an age old problem that began with the blaming in the garden of Eden. Satan has been brilliant at convincing us of these diabolical lies.
As a woman who is a wife and a mother, who also works, I took ZERO offense at Harrison Butker’s speech. I applauded it. I saw a man who loved and valued his wife and her dignity and her opinion. If only there were more men like this. There has been nothing greater in my life than being a wife and mother. I am praying for Harrison Butker and his family and I want to thank him for speaking true.
The persecution of right belief and right ordering is well underway. Trust in the Lord and be not afraid.
“If the world hates you, be aware that it hated me before it hated you. If you belonged to the world,the world would love you as its own. Because you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world—therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you, ‘Servants are not greater than their master.’ If they persecuted me, they will persecute you; if they kept my word, they will keep yours also. But they will do all these things to you on account of my name, because they do not know him who sent me. If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin. Whoever hates me hates my Father also. If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not have sin. But now they have seen and hated both me and my Father. It was to fulfill the word that is written in their law, ‘They hated me without a cause.’ John 15:18-25
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Veil of Veronica 
totally agree
I completely agree. His speech was amazingly refreshing.
Very well said! Praise be to God that he had the courage to say what needed to be said. I pray that he touched many hearts of these graduates.
I think the astounding applause he received at the end of his speech says it all for those graduates (and probably a standing ovation, too) thank GOD for men like him
people of good will with a strong moral sense cannot find much out of sync with Harrison’s presentation. The only hiccup ( but he’s entitled to his view) is the Catholic Church advocates 3 forms of liturgical worship in the Mass and does not teach the “TLM” is superior to the Eastern right or Novus Ordo. Otherwise his honor of Christ and truth was as brilliant as direly needed speaking… just in time for Pentecost!
May God Bless him and his family abundantly. Thanks for the comment.
Great commendations! I, too, am a working Mom who applauds Harrison Butker and his courage to speak the truth to a Catholic audience in a Catholic school! I am a teacher in a Catholic school and I absolutely love my job, but my highest calling, now that my husband has passed away, is my honorable position of motherhood! The fickle world may not see it this way, but I believe Almighty God does!
Training your soul.
“This life has been given to you mainly for the purpose of training your soul. This life we live is not so much for the body as for the soul. We often choose the way of life that best suits the body, not the way that best suits the soul. God wants you to choose what suits the soul as well as the body. Accept this belief and a wonderful molding of character is the result. Reject it and God’s purpose for your life is frustrated, and your spiritual progress is delayed. Your soul is being trained by the good you choose. Thus the purpose of your life is being accomplished.”
–From Twenty-Four Hours a Day
The Church speaks of our “vocation”. The enemy wishes to confound this, particularly when it come to its source- the family. This has been the main target because it is here that all other vocations are formed.
Exactly
If only we had more REAL men like him our world would be such a better place A world where boys have real fathers to guide and lead them and little girls have real the love of a father thats much needed!! His family is an excellent example of why God created Jesus to come into the world as a baby to a mother and a father ( the institution of family) was the Holy Family Jesus Mary and Joseph!! If more mothers stayed home with their children and bonded with them children would be healthier Today babies bond with caregivers!!
God is so proud of this man and his reward is great in Heaven
Good commentary, Sue. My wife and I agreed with his comments regarding motherhood and being a home maker.
Though, since I do not watch football (I just do not care for it), I had no idea who he was. Last kicker I paid attention to was Scott Norwood and that dates me, lol.
The devil is always dragging Jesus into his machinations. Bigotry has nothing to do with the King of Glory. Please leave Him out of your hatred for others
I have no hatred for others at all. I have no idea what bigotry you’re speaking of. Yours is a strange comment seeing things that are not there.