Good will to all men? Not from the grumpy atheists! (Thank God not all atheists are grumpy but there sure seems to be a lot of them)
Why is it that so many in the atheist community cannot bring themselves to get past their anger whenever they engage in discussions? The language of many of their contributions in public debate is laced with invective and dripping with sarcasm and bile. There are exceptions of course, but they tend to fall more into the category of being the 'exception that proves the rule' when compared to the hostility of many of today's atheist posters. Comment offered by the theists in the public square is often depicted as being 'malicious' or 'venomous' and intended to enslave the 'feeble minded and weak' by those who post. Nothing could be further from the truth. Venom is something that is oriented to death. Christians are oriented in a 180 degree different direction. We speak not to the culture of death that grips our world but rather for the culture of life and light which ends with the gift of eternal life. For example, the Catholic Church in its hum...
Why is the Church, or spokespersons claiming to speak on behalf of the Church, or whatever, worried about whether or not Catholics will be on the Editorial boards of newspapers?
ReplyDeleteIs it through newspapers they wish to Preach to All Nations?, By far the majority of people in the World do not get or read any newspaper.
Who are they really trying to influence- the wealthy- they do not read papers much. Or is the politician who , for the most part, scoffs at religion in any form or forum?
If Catholic Clergy would spend half as much time concerning themselves with their own flocks, preaching the Truth, and all of the Truth, giving the Holy Spirit the opening to Grace the flocks, good results would follow.
There were no Editorial Boards on the Mount of Olives, the Mount of the Beatitudes, or Calvary, and the messages of Truth got out loud and clear.
Jesus said to feed the Lambs, the Sheep, and that He would be with us.
It requires a Clergy which is willing to do what Jesus said and preach Him- THE WORD- not the fluff that way too many Clergy are handing the flocks, because they, the Clergy, do not, themselves , believe the WORD.
Please, any Clergy who read this blog, look in the mirror, and see that you are NOT God, you are only asked to speak His Word!
What part of this do you not understand?
Prepare your own Homilies, do not get them off the Internet, and put the True Message in them.
Are you afraid to speak the TRUTH ?