For the Love of Souls, Not the Approval of Men
Because Silence Isn't Love
“Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?”
— Galatians 4:16
In a world that values comfort over truth and silence over authentic compassion, I choose to write with clarity and conviction. It is neither popular nor easy, but it is necessary. As a practicing Catholic, I refuse to water down the Faith or present a lukewarm version of Catholicism. The truths I uphold come from God, revealed through Sacred Scripture, Sacred Tradition, and the Magisterium, and I will continue to defend them, even if it unsettles those who reject them.
The truth of Christ can be seen as offensive, especially when it exposes sin glorified by modern culture. Jesus Himself warned that His message would divide, not unite, those unwilling to receive it:
Do you think that I have come to establish peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. From now on a household of five will be divided, three against two and two against three; a father will be divided against his son and a son against his father, a mother against her daughter and a daughter against her mother, a mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. (Lk 12:51-53)
Many today equate love with constant comfort. The Gospel, however, is not meant to leave us feeling warm and fuzzy. Christ came to shake up the world, calling us to be in the world but not of it, always choosing Him above all.
Practicing Catholics, those who not only attend the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass but also accept all the Church’s teachings and live their faith authentically, are often condemned, even by fellow Catholics. On issues like abortion or euthanasia, there should be only one stance for Catholics: to accept the Church’s teachings, which come from God Himself.