"What does faith consist of? It consists first and foremost of a response to the love and mercy of God. It requires trust and openness to the overtures of God or of a friend. Someone can reach out to us in love in all sincerity. However, if our hearts remain hardened and our minds skeptical, no relationship is possible. Clearly, faith, although personal, cannot be just a subjective faith. It is also an objective faith. One does not pick and choose what one wants to believe. Rather, one believes on the basis of the authority of God who reveals through His Church. Unfortunately in this generation, there is a deep distrust in authority and institutions. Because of relativism and individualism people trust in themselves and reject things they don’t like or disagree, like the little children in the gospel. Many so called Catholics pay lip service to the teachings of the Church. They pick and choose the doctrines they feel comfortable with. Theirs is a selective faith. Faith, however, invites us to be the People of God, to be Church, a communion of love and a sign of unity for humanity. If there is no unity in our faith, we are counter-witnesses and clearly contradict our very nature as Church. Ultimately, we must ask ourselves, “Do we belong to the household of God? Do we believe that the Church, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, guides our Magisterium to keep us in the truth? Or do we believe in ourselves more than that the Church is truly the bulwark and pillar of truth keeping us all safe in truth, love and unity?" ~ His Grace Archbishop William Goh
Posted on: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 22:08:40 +0000
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