The Catholic Cafe

There is certainly a lot of suffering in many forms in the world today, so how we might see our suffering as well as the suffering others as meaningful and purposeful in participating in the plan God has laid out for the salvation of the world is a critically important topic to discuss.

Most of us are quite familiar with the biblical parable of the Good Samaritan. But, in the divisive time in which we live, it bears rereading, and asking ourselves to identify who Jesus would tell us our neighbor is today.

Since becoming official just a short time ago, the overturning of the 1973 Roe V Wade decision has created an uproar in the United States and in the world. As welcome as this decision by the Supreme Court is by the Pro Life community, the battle is hardly over.

In the wake of recent mass shootings and other violent crimes, alongside increases in drug overdoses, addiction and suicides, it is imperative to recognize the work of the devil in all this and to not be overcome by the culture of death.

With the theological concept of Spiritual Physics, God is really warning us of real dangers to our bodies and souls when we choose to disobey. In this second episode on the subject, we look at the eternal consequences of not following the Laws of God.

When God revealed His laws to us, some have seen them solely as rules we must follow to get to heaven. But in actuality, they are more akin to the laws of physics. God is really warning us of real dangers to our bodies and souls when we choose to disobey.

Some Catholic teachings can be challenge a worldly viewpoint, and can therefore be more difficult to follow. Sometimes, the Church requires our religious assent, even if we struggle to believe.

The problem of why evil is allowed to exist when God is supposed to be infinitely benevolent and loving has troubled philosophers and thinkers alike for centuries. It would be good to explore why bad things happen to good people.

So many people today have been raised in world that has only known the unfortunate and tragic reality of legalized abortion specifically because of the Supreme Court decision of Roe Versus Wade.

Many wonder if the discovery of alien life would challenge our Catholic faith, or if our faith can be proven or disproven by empirical science. We must have a proper understanding of the relationship between faith and science.

One must be bold sometimes to proclaim the truth of God in this day and age, and yet one must also me meek and humble like Jesus. it may seem tough or even impossible to balance boldness and meekness.

Sacred Scripture tells us that when Peter hauls in a large load of 153 fish, the net was unbroken. Theologians and scholars tell us this might be an image of a single, worldwide Church.

Most Catholics abstain from meat on the Fridays of Lent, but not all Catholics are sure about what the Church asks of the faithful on every other Friday of the year.

The virtue of humility stands in direct opposition and protection from the temptation to act upon prideful inclinations. The Litany of Humility is a powerful prayer we can invoke to lead us closer to Christ in humility.

Guilt and shame, in the proper context, may actually be something that we can use to motivate and better ourselves as we strive to live in right relationship to God.