Growing Inconsistencies in the Church
Choose Wisely
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Here's the deal. You all should know me. You know I am 100% prolife. You also know I'm 100% Catholic and subscribe to St. Thomas Aquinas' idea of the lesser of two evils (reiterated by JP2.) And the abortion issue is a good barometer for voting our Catholic faith, where we can evaluate two candidates and clearly see one is more extreme than the other.
However, there is a greater threat to our faith of which Our Lady of Fatima warned. It was around the time of the Bolshevek Revolution. Prior to this, Russia was a Christian Nation---but that was about to change. Mary warned three little shepherd children in Portugal over a series of messages of the need to pray the Rosary in order to stave off the Great Evil that would come from Russia and spread throughout the world: Communism.
In this election, you have the opportunity to stand by Mary's disdain for the worldview that replaces God with Government. On one hand is the party and candidate that wants to implement policy to edge us closer to the Communist abyss. Big government. Oppression against people of faith. Heavy taxation to fund their socialist agenda. A lax attitude regarding incoming dangers to citizens from illegals coming over the border...which plays out in an irreverence toward upholding laws.
On the other hand is the party and candidate that stands for freedom as God intends for all. Allowing those of faith to freely exercise it. Smaller, less intrusive government. Safeguards to protect the Nation from harm. And the party that has always represented true opportunity to pursue the American Dream...within the confines of law.
It is important not to be fooled by flowery speech that tickles the ear, but in fact has no real substance. It is also important to look at empty promises that lack follow through, and instead look at a candidate's history of trustworthiness. Does a candidate demonstrate that he can do what he promises?
As Catholics we must learn to know our faith well enough to be able to ignore personality. Our Country could be on the brink of a no-turning-back moment. Remember the Blessed Mother's warning at Fatima. Don't assist the Evil One in moving us closer to what Mary warned of. Stand with her against any candidate that promotes a Socialist agenda. It is a hop-skip-jump to full blown Communism. It is the faithful who can help us avoid this anti-God danger. Now is the time for discernment.
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I am a mother of seven and grandmother of twelve. I was blessed to homeschool the youngest from second grade through high school. I spent many years as a singer-songwriter. One of my songs was in the semi-finals at Music in the Rockies, and I was a semi-finalist in a Billboard contest. In 2017, I co-wrote with my husband my first book: 95 Questions for Protestants, which answered urban legends about the faith. A few years later, I published Confessions of a Catholic Homeschool Mom, which chronicles how I stumbled my way into homeschooling our youngest. I publish a blog (www.95-Questions.com) that addresses issues of faith, politics and current events. I am in the process of a children's book series, and developing a Catholic apologetics board game for families. As you can see, I have been writing in one form or another for most of my life. I truly hope you enjoy reading my pieces here.
