That good and evil exist in this world together is a reality. Instead of fixating on uprooting the evil in the world, we need to allow God’s will to unfold in its fullness and focus on uprooting the evil within us.
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Impatient man and our calm God
In his impatience, man attempts to root out evil altogether, forgetting that evil and good exist in the same space. But God waits patiently until the weeds can be removed without hurting the good crop, and the end result is the fulfilment of God’s plan for His kingdom.
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (232): What do we mean by “meditation”?
While vocal prayer is important as it involves our whole being participating in praying to God, meditation makes a more interior journey, relying on imagination, emotion and desire to be one with Him. Contemplation is a complete surrender to God under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
Missionary work among the Bayaka Pygmies
The Bayaka Pygmies, who are mainly Catholic, though living in relative peace with other ethnic groups, suffer from exploitation and poverty. Besides their social and economic upliftment, Fr. Michele Farina aims to find a way for some of the Bayaka youth to experience World Youth Day.
Promoting Vocations to Priesthood
One of the unique aspects of diocesan priesthood is its focus on serving a particular geographical area and community. This allows diocesan priests to develop strong relationships with their parishioners and to become deeply involved in the life of their community.
WHERE IS CHRIST TODAY?
O Clarim brings to you a six-part series themed ‘Where is Christ today’ by Fr Fausto Gomez OP. In the first part of this series, Fr Gomez writes that Jesus promised us that the gates of hell would not prevail because He would remain with us until the end of time. And so He remains in the community of the Church, in her sacraments, and in the process of evangelizing, in bringing others to Him.
Sowing and tilling: A healthy spirituality can change the world
We must necessarily work on our spiritual lives and not just attempt to improve the material aspect of our lives. In doing so, we will follow the Lord as He wants us to and transform the world as well.
Four grounds in the same heart
The Parable of the Sower helps us understand that we all go through various stages in our spiritual growth, where we may be unreceptive to the truth; then accept it for a while but not act on it because of persecution or the cares of the world; and, finally, when we open our hearts to God and accept His way wholeheartedly.
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (231): When and where can we pray?
We can communicate with God anywhere we are, although there are appropriate places for some forms of worship. While the Church gives us some instruction on when to pray, our prayer lives must continue ceaselessly, guided by the desire to unite with God and be obedient to His Word.
Resting in Christ
Rest is essential for every human being. Finding our rest in the Lord, in the Scriptures and the Eucharist, especially on the Sabbath, is a far more fulfilling and spiritually edifying experience than any purely human act of self-indulgence in the guise of respite.