Dear
Fr. Joe:
There are a lot of different religions out there and everybody thinks
theirs is right. One of my friends says that we are all right. Is that
true?
Nope. One of the things about our culture that is beautiful is our intense
desire to be accepting people. When we do this, we can be acting in a
way that is very Christ-like. However, sometimes in our efforts to be
open people, we sometimes accept too much. Or, as one of my seminary class-mates
put it, “You can be so open-minded that your brain falls out.”
Jesus came as a divine person who was many things: the Son of God, our
Hope, our Savior, all these and more. But Jesus also came as the truth.
Check out the Catechism, number 2466 for more info.
Some people will tell you that truth is subjective. They say, “You
have your truth and I have mine.” That, my brothers and sisters,
is just plain wrong. There is only one truth and we can participate in
it fully or partially.
There always is and always will be things that are more truthful than
others and this includes our relationship with God.
What if I were to say that your car is red while you were to say it is
maize and blue. Now, as beautiful as those two colors are when put together
on, say, a football helmet, it’s not like your car would appear
maize and blue to me and red to you, right?
Since we now know that there is truth out there and it is not a matter
of opinion, then we have an obligation to find out what it is.
Enjoy another day in God’s presence!
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