An Anniversary of Remembrance-
Archbishop Oscar Romero
It was 27 years ago today that Archbishop Romero of El Salvador:

Romero was shot to death on March 24, 1980 while celebrating holy Mass at a small chapel near his cathedral, the day after he gave a sermon in which he called for soldiers as Christians to obey God's higher order and to stop carrying out the government's repression and violations of basic human rights.
--Wikipedia

The life of faith can often be dangerous when you decide to live in ways that the powers that be don't like. Too often we think of this as what Christians are supposed to do in anti-Christian countries or places where their right to worship may be threatened. Archbishop Romero reminds us that when the church challenges the state, it doesn't matter what faith the state professes. You can find yourself in deep trouble.

May we never find that out in this country.