He tempted our Lord, just as he tempts us, with empty promises of power and pleasure. The Prince of Darkness was for Christ, just as he is for us, the first obstacle to overcome in the spiritual life. When Jesus began his ministry he was taken by the Spirit to be tempted by the devil.
For Our Lord has elevated us to the highest plane of a vertical obstacle course that has only three hurdles to overcome– the devil, the flesh, and the world. How many obstacles do these divisions pose not only to Catholics, but all people who strive for peace in their daily lives?įar more than the reality of our spiritual closeness to God. Indeed, how polarized has our world become due to the division of the “right” and the “left?” He wrote the following in his book, Peace of Soul: “Forgetting God, man’s vision has lately been reduced to a single dimension he now thinks of his activity as limited to the surface of the earth–a plane wherein he moves not up to God or down to Satan, but only to the right or the left.”
In desiring to attain earthly merits, we’ve lost sight of our true goal– God. After that, he’ll be able to attend to the “things of God,” (whatever that means) by tending to the needs of his parish.Īrchbishop Fulton Sheen noticed the people of his time struggling in this worldly obstacle course and concluded that we have aimed too low in our end game. Once he overcomes that, he’ll be ready to take on more powerful positions in his work and his community. He thinks that if he is able to pass over the obstacle of his physical appearance, he’ll be better prepared to take on the next barrier of economic stability. I believe that modern man views the spiritual life in much the same way it views the obstacle course– horizontally. The competitor moves from one side of the course to the other and only succeeds if they are physically fit enough to overcome the hinderances. There’s a starting line, a whole slew of barricades and pitfalls, then the finish line. When we think of ninja courses, or any obstacle course of that matter, we tend to imagine them horizontally. Our souls are worked out in much the same way that competitors’ bodies are worked on a ninja warrior course-a constant barrage of obstacles that we must overcome. It is a difficult task to be “in” the world, but not “of” it, so much so that in order to remain a faithful Catholic while still participating in the goings-on of the public square, we are forced to experience a multitude of daily obstructions that work against their spiritual advancement.
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With insight, candor, and faith, Walsh shows conservatives how to confront liberal arguments, defeat the progressive agenda for good, and reclaim American culture for truth.One of the greatest soul-strengtheners (and soul-crushers) of our Catholic faith is the constant mental gymnastics it takes to exist with the gift of free will. If progressivism can bend life, family, and sex to its whims, Walsh argues, it has established relativism over God as the supreme law, and owns the power to destroy western civilization. Abortion redefines human life, gay marriage redefines the family, and the latest theories on gender redefine what it means to be a man or a woman. In The Unholy Trinity, TheBlaze contributor Matt Walsh draws on Catholic teachings to expose how liberals have attempted, with startling success, to redefine life, marriage, and gender. What’s at stake? The most fundamental elements of society, including how we understand reality itself. New attitudes on abortion, gay marriage, and gender identity threaten to become culture defining victories for progressives-radically altering not just our politics, but dangerously placing Man above God and the self above the good of the whole.
Americans concerned with blocking liberals’ swift rethinking of life, marriage, and gender need to capture this moment to turn the tide of history.įor years conservatives have worried endlessly about peripheral issues, liberals have been hard at work chipping away at the bedrock of our civilization, and putting a new foundation in its place.
Republican control of the presidency, senate, and House of Representatives for the next two years is a precious-and fleeting-gift to conservatives. The Trump presidency and Republican Congress provides an urgent opportunity to stop the Left's value-bending march to destroy the culture of our country. This highly anticipated debut from Matt Walsh of The Blaze demands that conservative voters make a last stand and fight for the moral center of America. It's now or never for conservative values.
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