As we come to the feast of Christ the King this year, everyone has politics on their mind. There are important elections coming up in less than two weeks that will decide the course of our country for the next four years. The coincidence of this feast and the elections provides for us an opportune moment for us, as Catholics, to remind ourselves of our politics. Our political stance is very simple: we have a king to whom we pledge our wholehearted allegiance, Our Lord Jesus Christ. We recognize Him as our God, our Redeemer and as the head of the race to which we belong, the human race. We strive with all of our might to submit our entire lives to Him, to follow His will in everything that we do. It is an honor for us to be able to serve Him. We believe that He established a Church that is a divine institution, the Catholic Church, and that this Church communicates to us the truths that our King came to teach us and the way of life that our King wants us to follow. We know that when we serve this King by living a devout Catholic life and especially by following Him on the royal way of the cross, He gives us a share in His royal power. He gives us the power to rule over the world, the flesh and the devil. Through our service of Christ our King, we become truly free. We have the ability to refuse all that works to destroy us; we have the ability to direct ourselves towards our true good. We know that, if we are faithful to our King during this life, we will be given a kingdom in the life to come. We will be given a share in the eternal reign of Christ the King for all eternity in Heaven. We will join in the triumph of Our Lord, Our Lady and the saints forever. This is our politics; this is our plan for our life. For us, Our Lord Jesus Christ is everything.
