The devil uses sin and controversy in the Church to discourage and distract us from our central duty to accept and share God’s life and to be holy. Global headlines and international controversies take the focus away from the crisis of faith in our family, our parish, and ourselves. We have to trust God for things that are out of our control and embrace the mission he is giving us for what we can influence.
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The spiritual roots of the Church crisis
R. Jared Staudt
Monday, January 23, 2017
The devil uses sin and controversy in the Church to discourage and distract us from our central duty to accept and share God’s life and to be holy. Global headlines and international controversies take the focus away from the crisis of faith in our family, our parish, and ourselves. We have to trust God for things that are out of our control and embrace the mission he is giving us for what we can influence.