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# Make America Meek Again: The Legacy of St. Gregory the Great
- URL: https://joshualore.com/inthemiddleway/make-america-meek-again-the-legacy-of-st-gregory/
- Published: 2016-03-11T16:27:03.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-03T04:21:19.000Z
- Author: Joshua Lore
- Tags: Uncategorized, catholicism, christ, christianity, greatness, humility, meekness, saints, St. Gregory the Great, #Migrated-1788408094757, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-09-03 00:01

> ‘On the anniversary of his death, the greatness of this champion of the Church provides weighty meditation material for American Catholics who are standing in the midst of a thundering swell to “Make America Great Again” in a sense that does not follow in the footsteps of St. Gregory the Great, nor certainly of Christ himself….The reluctance to be great is a measure of both sanctity and sanity, and it is therefore a cause for greatness through the virtue of meekness.’

Sean Fitzpatrick meditates on St. Gregory the Great’s lesson that greatness is only achieved through the reluctance to be great, and the desire, through meekness, to do *good*.

Check out the brief article [here](http://catholicexchange.com/make-america-meek-again?ref=joshualore.com).

[Make America Meek Again: The Legacy of St. Gregory the Great](http://catholicexchange.com/make-america-meek-again?ref=joshualore.com)