Fish Fry or Way of the Cross, or......Both?
The Lost Soul of America
I've been watching some news channels and seeing them praise Biden for his devoutness to the Catholic Faith. I find it fascinating, because these people praising Joe Biden for his devoutness to the Catholic Faith are the same people who vilified Amy Coney Barrett for her devoutness to the Catholic Faith. It is obvious these people who vilify one while praising the other, recognize the fallacy of Joe Biden's devoutness, otherwise there is no way they would embrace is so. What they are really embracing and what they love is His rejection of the basic Dogmas for the Faith, because there is no worry about the Dogma living loudly in him. Otherwise they would be terrified of him, and he never would have won the presidency, because they would not have allowed it, much less instituted a structure of cheating and thievery to get him there.
I marvel at how someone like Joe Biden can attend Mass every day, supposedly, and still commit such immoral acts, and on such a grand level. How can someone receive our Lord in the Holy Eucharist and then be driven to initiate war on unborn babies, when Church Teaching and Doctrine cannot be any more clear about the evil of this barbaric practice.
Then it hit me.
1 Corinthians 11:27-32
27 So then, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord. 28 Everyone ought to examine themselves before they eat of the bread and drink from the cup. 29 For those who eat and drink without discerning the body of Christ eat and drink judgment on themselves. 30 That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep. 31 But if we were more discerning with regard to ourselves, we would not come under such judgment.
Wow, this is a lesson for all of us. I'm sure there are many of us participating in the Eucharist in an unworthy manner, and let me define what this means - in a state of mortal sin. How many of us skip Mass for a lame reason, yet present ourselves for communion anyway, the next time we go. How about those of us who have not gone to confession in over a year, or who have participated in immoral sexual behavior or conduct. There are a lot of other offenses that could knock us out of our state of Grace with God. Do we reject this passage and embrace the notion that we can present ourselves however we are, because just because we believe something to be true, that does not necessarily make it True. There are many things I wish were True, but are not. The above explanation is St. Paul and Scripture, the Infallible Word of God. We need to take heed, and take it seriously.
It does explain a lot. Receiving unworthily does not bring us Grace and blessings, but curses. We sink ever more deeply into our sinful ways as a result, and slip farther and farther away from Truth and that genuine relationship with God. Denying someone Holy Communion is a blessing and favor, it is the genuine care of a sick soul, not intolerance and judgement. Truly holy clergy will never accompany someone along the road to perdition, but evil and unholy clergy certainly will. They are on that road themselves and want the company.
With each reception of Holy Communion unworthily the souls sinks deeper and deeper into the mire of that sin and forsakenness. Our punishment for sin in many cases is our ever increasing attachment to that sin. So, it is a very slippery and steep slope that takes us deeper and deeper into that pit and dark hole, that to the sinner appears to be radiant and wonderful but is anything but. It is a hole that takes much effort to climb back out of, once those scales fall from our eyes and we see with the eyes of restored vision and Faith.
We must pray like we have never prayed for the leaders of our country and the Church, and not just so America can be saved, but so they can be saved; so we can all be saved for all of Eternity. Eternity is a long time, and the salvation of souls should be the main concern in all things. Concern for our country is secondary. So many are so lost, and evidently don't even know it, and the clergy they are aligning themselves with know it, or should know it, but for some uncertain reason have fallen astray as well. It is a noble effort, praying for lost souls will elevate our own holiness and blessings, even if we take a hit temporally for doing so, and calling out the sin.
About the Author
I am a 57 year old, wife and mother of two grown sons. I am Cradle Catholic and experienced a reversion to the faith several year ago that moved me to dive more deeply into an understanding of the church and it’s doctrines and dogmas. The more I read, and discover, the deeper my love of the Catholic Church and her teachings becomes.
I become the Executive Director of a very active and busy Crisis Pregnancy Center on the West side of Cincinnati in October 2021. God is so good and answers prayers even though He knows at times, we have no idea what we are asking for. I left this job a few days ago, after having my heart broken and idea of working for a Catholic institution disallusioned. I am so honored and humbled to have had the experience to serve women and the unborn in this capacity! I am also very grateful for God, allowing me to see for myself, that perhaps such a calling was not His long term plan for me. Perhapos returning to Catholic 365 is more to his liking and fits more into his plan for me. I hopefully can once again be more active with content to this wonderful website.
I live in Cincinnati, Ohio where I attended the same parochial grade school and public high school that my two boys attend. I sang in the choir for 35 years and have also been a cantor. I recently left singing in church because i found it to be a grave distraction to the awesome significance of the Liturgy. I haven't looked back, and love the Mass now more than ever! I have been a past member of the Education Commission and have devoted many hours to the well being of St. Ann Church and School (now Our Lady of Grace).
I look forwad to being back and submitting more articles and content. I love being able to share my faith and use this platform as a way to express my deep love and devotion to our Lord. We need each other, and what a wonderful way to connect with others!
