In the most recent edition of a Catholic newspaper called The Wanderer, I read an article by Donald DeMarco entitled, "The Invulnerability of the Catholic Church."
Here is the opening paragraph of the article (along with the first sentence of the second paragraph):
"The Catholic Church is a paragon of balance. In this regard she has no peer. There is sin, but there is forgiveness. Punishment is tempered by mercy. Nature is elevated by grace. Sex is conjoined with responsibility. Rights are counterbalanced by duties; work is counterbalanced by prayer. Will is tethered to reason. Where there are difficulties, there is hope. Where there is doubt, there is faith. Where there is goodness, there is love. Problems are resolved; order is maintained.
The secular world knows no such system of balance."
I read that and all I could feel was a deep gratitude that God had sent His Son into the world to establish this Church, which as those words describe has no peer. I felt gratitude that Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, God's Only Begotten Son, died on the Cross so that our sins could be forgiven. I felt gratitude, too, that I was fortunate enough to be exposed to our beautiful Catholic Faith from my earliest days on earth and was given the grace to believe it was the One True Faith.
I thank you, God, for the gift of Faith. And I pray for all those unhappy souls who wander the earth searching for the Truth, searching for peace. May they be led home to the peerless Church established by Our Lord, where all the answers to life's toughest questions can be found.
This is so beautiful. Thank you for sharing- the article and your gratitude and prayers.
ReplyDeleteYou are very sweet. God bless you and Happy Easter!!
DeleteI love the sense of that 1st paragraph.
ReplyDeleteBe well in your faith, my friend.