Somewhat Old, but Not Dated

I wrote this post after the election and forgot to post it.  I found it again today and thought "Well, this is still relevant, so why not?"




I stumbled across this post on a very good blog, from a young priest. His entire blog gives me a strange sense of peace about the election results.  As I’m tempted to feel a sense of doom of the ever-descending judgment this nation brings upon itself, it is reassuring to hear the rise of a new generation of men.  These men, priests that will shepherd their flock, have been formed in THE Truth.  They will shepherd, not by shying away from the divisive issues, but by uniting their parishes on the foundation of Christ’s Truth.

We live in a world where truth (let alone Truth) no longer exists.  Our relativistic society screams “Whatever seems true to you, is your truth”… not to be confused with “my truth,” of course.  It is screaming this so loudly, that I get a weird sense of calm and peace.  Satan knows he must scream in an effort to distract from the alternative: the most beautiful Truth. The knowledge of God and of all that HE IS.  This Truth stops us in our tracks when we finally hear it.  It sings to our souls if our hearts have not yet been hardened.

But as the history of humanity demonstrates, Truth is often confused with the web of lies that Satan is constantly weaving, as he cleverly takes what is pure and good and lovely and subtly twists it juuust enough to confuse.

I take further consolation in this quote from Archbishop Fulton Sheen, that His Church will always be able to discern Truth.
       
          "Since a week ago last Saturday, we can no longer expect them to defend the law of God. These
          sects will work out the very logic of their ways, and in 50 or 100 years there will be only the
          [Catholic] Church and paganism. We will be left to fight the battle alone, and we will."
               
                        --Then-father Fulton J. Sheen, March 1931, reacting to the United States Federal Council of
                        Churches of Christ endorsement of the use contraception by married couples

I think this gives me peace because it simply admits the task at hand, the task that we of the “one, holy, catholic and apostolic” faith have ALWAYS been tasked with, regardless of this past election.  At one time, we could count on a majorly Christian society to stand with us on most social issues. As seen in the quote, up until the 1930’s, all Christian faiths said that contraception had no place in marriage.  Today, in 2012, we have now seen abortion and gay marriage added to the list of things that were once sinful, but are no longer considered to be so by society and many Christians.

Is the connection not obvious? But more importantly, does Truth change?  Can God deny Himself?  Regardless, Satan has taken most into his clever clutches, leaving the Church alone to fight this great battle.

And She will.

I am thankful for this Church, Christ’s beloved bridegroom, who is unwavering in doctrine, and has been a steady proponent for the Truth for its entire 2,000+ years of existence.  She has been through many trials and tribulations and has survived, and she will do so again, because Christ promised her that “the gates of Hell shall not prevail against it.”