A. Back ground:
we reflected last few sundays, how to follow God's Will!. Today it Will further analyze, about a common weakness of church going catholics, thinking that they are more closer to God, than other christian denominations. Today it stressed that first, you should know how to follow Catholicism, be clear about what God wants from you and check whether You are Good catholic before we criticize others;
B. Preamble for todays reading:
B.1 what is Catholicism?
Catholicism basically centered on 2 major logical reasons:
(1) You cannot decide from which parents you will come to this world? Who has decided?
(2) 100% results of your action you will not know? Then who knows?
Catholic answer to these 2 questions is GOD.
Having understood the role of God, into our life, now we should know, how to know HiM, more to know HIM, there are 3 phases, to understand
(1)God,as the Father, gave 10 commandments to follow:
(2) God, as Son, told us to in addition
Following 10 commandments, love each other and pardoned others misgivings towards you
(3)God, as Holy Spirit, formed catholic church, drives the church, thru' Pope and cardinals/bishops/priests in resolving day to problems,arising from technological advancement, forming, new dogma's to support God's kingdom(ex pope will never tell"you can steal")
B.2 How to be a good catholic?
There are 2 sides(like 2 sides of coin) to become a catholic.
(1) Get to know the rules/ 10 commandments+ church rules declared by Holy Spirit! Ex: (7 sacraments, artificial birth control,abortion, Euthanasia...)
(2) To become a member of the church- Baptism/then confirmation
With these 2 You can be a member of the catholic church.
How to practice to reach anticipated Happiness in this world?
2 sacraments, Penance and either matrimony/single life, are the main leading activities anticipated by church, in addition to following sunday mass.
Major principal Catholicism harps on is to convert your talents to skill. It doesn't support laziness, but encourage to develop a vocation by yourself. It advocates to use your free will, to develop under the rules of church. It does not support the western thinking of man can do everything, neither,eastern thinking God will do every thing!. It supports your initiative to develop yourself, with the grace of God. Your initiative become no 1.
Summary of Catholic life!
7Sacraments are visible sign of GOD's invisible actions that sanctifies human life!-consists of 3 major parts: INITIATION TO CHURCH(Baptism,Eucharist & Confirmation): HEALING(Penanc confession or reconciliation)&anointing sick: COMMUNITY-Matrimony& Holy orders. Your root less faith will be converted to a seed of faith at confirmation & will have to develop your life with God to become big tree until you depart. For that follow{FATHER-10 commands+Son Pardoning/love+Holy Spirit-Church rules} Church run by Holy Spirit is assured U(7joys)to acquire necessary understanding, counseling, knowledge,piety,fortitude(
B.3.global villege and information Explosion.
Unlike in the last millennium, you can be contactable by anybody from any corner of this globe with a matter of a second. This has led to positive as well as negative effects towards your life. Positive effects will be that you can update your knowledge very quickly. Negative effects will be that if you deviate from moral laws, you can easily deviate resulting in attracting Sin(going against the rules of the religion), deviating your focus of life, without your knowledge.
Due to many reasons disagreements among family members are growing.(They tend to forget, that catholic principle making 2 in 1 in marriege) On the other hand, church laws with respect to birth control are not been practice properly. This leads many marriages to break down, due to easy contacts of illicit affairs, thru' telephones or face book!. This has become cancerous in mainly the 3 world societies causing crimes to increase. This coupled with drugs creating crimes similar to bush fire.
Solution for these are not to use telephones or face books, but to understand the catholic principles of marriege(2 in 1), it's principles of birth control and like gospel indicate today, eradicate any unwanted affairs, however reasonable it is!, and how much hard it is!.
B.4- Family and responsibility of parents/guardian towards children
With artificial birth control, producing children, implies, like production in the factory. It kills, the concept of God's creation of human. It makes mother like a machine and child like production output. It kills, idea of God's creation of human being and God is the sole owner of human. You can produce a baby, but you cannot
(1) Decide upon his life span
(2) Decide upon how he should develop his knowledge.
(3)Only for your laziness, you use technology making you to become a passive machine, rather than enjoying your life, as a child of God, Where HE will look after your interest.
(4) Your child is a gift of God, your main task is to maintain him, until he get maturity (about 20 years/this time can vary). At maturity you should ensure that he can directly go to God, and have direct contact. This what is your responsibility with regard to your child. When you don't follow commandments, you cannot set examples for your child, how he should follow God, in his life.
B.5- Fornication create out of focus in family life,creating havoc with children
Easy ness to go for sin, is the characteristics of modern era. When your mind is distracted with sin, your focus to family life getting affected. This will create wrong signals among children. Your responsibility with regard to children is hampered. Child life will be distorted throughout his life, which you are responsible.
C. Today's readings;
Book of numbers says(Nb 11:25-29)"..Lord..cloud..
St james says(Jm 5:1-6)"..answer..rich.. Crying..weep..miseries..
Mk(9:38-43.45. 47-48) says"John.." Master..man..not one of us casting devils"..to stop..Jesus said"..not stop..anyone..not against for us.."..cup of water..to christ..He will certainly not lose ..your..foot..cause..sin..cut feet.."
Reminds: Due to global villege concepts, that has already been achieved, tendency for you to betray God's commandments are much more, specially for sins(even mentally) with regard to flesh!.Here readings are focused, to create awareness and warning, to correct your self.
Following 10 commandments, avoiding 7 vices, handing over your worries to Mary, will make you happy even in this life. But always you are tempted to attract sins, even mental, depriving God's will to you. First we have to be good followers of Jesus+ adhere to church rules. Then we will be able to know what others are doing correct or not.
Conclusions:
Today God invite us to reflect on human distraction stemming from technological development, specially sins against flesh, which effect married life,(not only eyes and foot) as well as children, making in effect to a unhappy society. We think that we are real followers of Jesus, where others may be better than us towards God. Todays Gospel reading has simplified and omitted repetition, just for us to indicate how much church(thru' Holy Spirit) has considered about message and reflections of sunday readngs are important for catholic life!.
Mk(9:38-43.45. 47-48)
GBU
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