Many of us become embroiled in conspiracy theories regarding the end of the world, and most often it is the Bible that is misused and misquoted to propagate false ideas. As Catholics, the cautionary words of Jesus about nobody knowing the day or the hour but the Father, must remind us that the important aspect of our faith is being prepared, at all times.
Our faith shows us the pathway to hope. It teaches us patience and perseverance in trials and temptations to despair. It is the one thing that pulled many people through the most recent pandemic and, perhaps, renewed their relationship with God, making it even stronger.
The Decalogue (Divine Positive Law) is an explicit statement of what the Natural Law requires of us. Hence, it covers not only Catholics or Christians, but all men. Jesus Christ confirms the commands of the Old Law but reveals more demands for His followers.
Devotion to the saints is not uncommon in the lives of Catholics. But understanding the significance of saints and that they strive mainly to lead the Church Militant to Christ through example is something not very many of us know about.
Jesus’ interaction with the good thief, as He is dying, gives us hope that no matter how far we stray from the narrow path, Jesus will always be there to embrace us if we approach him with remorse and repentance.
Jesus is a contradiction that people could not understand in His time and in our time as well. Through pain and suffering, this King Redeemer takes us to the heavenly kingdom, an idea completely alien to those immersed in the allures of this world.
Some people take training courses on anger management. In contrast, Christianity offers a course on anger prevention.
Mary is the lighthouse that guides us to Christ. The only way our spirituality can falter is when our devotion to the Mother of God is an inauthentic, self-serving one.
Apocalyptic writing is not a literal representation of what God wants to convey to us; it is not about the end of the world. It is meant to give us a better understanding and appreciation of the hurdles of life that every Christian must face in this world in order to enter into the kingdom of God.
The Catholic life is not one of apparent success. Failure seems more the stepping stone to building the kingdom of God here on earth and inevitably finding our own salvation in eternity.
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