“So every one who
acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father
who is in heaven; but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny
before my Father who is in heaven” (Mt 10:32-33)
At the time
he wrote, Matthew wrote to Christians who already experienced
opposition and persecution. It was an invitation to testify without
fear the Kingdom of God, the Gospel that we have discovered and
received as "the treasure".
But the courage, the
valor in the face of unforeseen difficulties, we cannot give this
virtue to ourselves: it comes from our Father who knows the number of
our hairs and follows us as beloved children. Our "security",
serenity and peace, because we trust by believing the Word of Jesus,
will then be the most eloquent testimony. Then, at the opportune
moment, can follow the spoken word, but it will serve to the extent
in which it will be the fruit of our being abandoned to Love.
A great number of Christians today have
swallowed the lie of Satan that Satan and hell do not exist because
God is Love. Even many bishops and pastors do not believe that the
devil exists (http://www.speroforum.com/site/article.asp?id=2879)
and prefer to tell the people in their diocese and in their parishes
what they think the people want to hear! Satan disguises himself as
an angel of light (2Cor 11,14) and thus does not tell us the whole
truth that God, Who is true Love, respects our dignity created in the
image of God (Gen 1:26-27) and thus respects our choice, our free
will. If a person during his whole life does not seek the Truth (big
“T”) outside of his head but fabricates the comfortable truth
(little “t”) in his head, God at his death, will confirm this
choice and that person will be separated from the Truth, Who is God,
for all eternity. The saints explain that this definitive separation
of the creature from the Creator is more painful than all other pains
in hell put together. Here on earth, whether we believe it or not,
those of good will and those not of good will are surrounded by the
love of God. At death, God, out of love, will confirm our choice for
all eternity!
Even Pope John Paul II had to insist
firmly to the US bishops to “acknowledge the
Truth (Jesus) before men” and to fight against this "pick
and choose smorgasbord type Catholicism" in LA in his September
1987 visit: "It is sometimes reported that a large number of
Catholics today do not adhere to the teaching of the Church on a
number of questions, notably sexual and conjugal morality, divorce
and remarriage. Some are reported as not accepting the Church's
clear position on abortion. It has also been noted that there is a
tendency on the part of some Catholics to be selective in their
adherence to the Church's moral teachings. It is sometimes claimed
that dissent from the Magisterium is totally compatible with being a
“good Catholic” and poses no obstacle to the reception of the
sacraments. This is a grave error that challenges the teaching
office of the bishops of the United States and elsewhere. I wish to
encourage you in the love of Christ to address this situation
courageously in your pastoral ministry, relying on the power of God's
truth to attract assent and on the grace of the Holy Spirit which is
given both to those who proclaim the message and to those to whom it
is addressed"
(http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/speeches/1987/september/documents/hf_jp-ii_spe_19870916_vescovi-stati-uniti_en.html).
When Saint John the Baptist said to
Herod “it is not lawful” to have the wife of your brother, he
lost his head (Mt 14:1-12). How many Christians are ready to loose
their head to “acknowledge” the Truth, Jesus, “before men”?
How many people today do not want to hear the words “it is not
lawful” by way of the example of authentic Christians, and want to
get rid of the true Christians in the public square or put their
heads “on a platter” as they did to Saint John the Baptist, in
order not to hear anymore “it is not lawful”?
Our good witness and prayers are more
important today than ever before in the history of the world. When
few people pray, those aliened in the army of Satan go forward. The
technique to brainwash our heads and lead us in a direction that we
do not want to go, without us knowing it, is highly developed today,
having taken control of the motors of the culture: the mass media,
the schools and almost all of the religious institutions. The true
Christians feel tremendous pressure to not acknowledge the Truth, Who
is God, before men in the public square. Today “free sex” is
considered the thing to do, a good; chastity in ones state of life is
considered very strange. “Woe to those who call evil good and good
evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness” (Is 5:20).
If you might want to have a little
taste of how the forces of evil are becoming incarnate today in the
world, visit: “Catholic Prophecy Today”
(http://markbeast.blogspot.com).
In particular to understand how they are brainwashing us in a very
destructive and sly way, as well as the well planned strategy to get
rid of true Christians out of the public square and to make them feel
as hypocrites, read the section: “37. The Astounding Impact of the
Ruthless Manipulation of Militant Gay Activists!”.
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An Experience of Life:
There was a great
silence in the classroom while the professor
of philosophy was teaching. Her speech was perfect: logical,
convincing and exciting. And yet inside of me a small voice was
urging me to be on guard, to defend the truth. That way of thinking
in fact was very dangerous. Following the thought of that philosopher
of which she was speaking, we would come to conclusions very absurd.
She said that man can
be happy only if he lives alone, if he has plenty to drink and to
eat, if he has a house to rest. She even stated that man’s life
came about by chance and that the soul is mortal, destined to end
with the body.
After the explanation
the teacher asked what we thought. Some of my companions said that
they agreed with the thought that she had
exposed. But I had a very different opinion. Overcoming the fear of
being alone against the whole class, I raised my hand to be able to
speak, sure that the Holy Spirit would suggest to me what to say. I
began by explaining that the life of every person is a precious
commodity that comes from God, and not by chance, and that we fulfill
ourselves not so much by estranging ourselves from the world and
thinking selfishly for ourselves, but rather if we love and live for
others.
How is
it possible to say that God does not exist? Just look at the balance
and harmony of nature to be certain of His presence. Just think of
man, of his greatness, who has the capacity to understand that his
life comes from God and is destined to return to Him.
The
words continued to come out of my mouth with
great confidence, while the class watched me very attentively. I
realized that in that moment I was like an instrument that God was
using to illuminate my companions. At the end of my intervention
everyone began to agree with me. They realized it was
not right to adhere to the thought of that philosopher.
On
leaving the school, the professor of
philosophy came up to me and whispered: “You know, it was very nice
what you said! It helped me a lot and even your classmates now think
like you.”
Anna Rosaria
(Rome, Italy)
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Father Joseph Dwight
Ps.
It is becoming very quickly, in the
world today, very difficult to acknowledge Jesus, the Truth! How many
Christians are ready to loose their titles, prestige and work, and
enter into poverty in order not to deny Jesus, in order not to deny
the Truth and to not commit a grave, mortal sin, which kill the
soul?!?
MARY ANN GLENDON EXPLAINS WHY THE BISHOPS ARE SUING THE U.S. GOVERNMENT
The main
goal of the mandate is not, as HHS claimed, to protect women’s
health. It is rather a move to conscript religious organizations into
a political agenda, forcing them to facilitate and fund services that
violate their beliefs, within their own institutions.
UK DOCTORS WHO REFUSE TO PERFORM SEX CHANGES CAN BE BANNED FROM PRACTICING
The General Medical
Council has issued guidance warning that it would be “discriminatory”
for doctors not to prescribe either the pill or morning-after pill
because they disagree with people having sex before marriage.
(http://winteryknight.wordpress.com/2012/05/24/uk-doctors-who-refuse-to-perform-sex-changes-can-be-banned-from-practicing/;
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9284065/Doctors-could-be-banned-from-practising-for-refusing-to-give-unmarried-women-contraceptives.html).
