tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853204965986587589.post2821200162070555938..comments2024-03-17T22:48:00.427+08:00Comments on Reflections and Ruminations: The real struggle that the faithful encounter when society makes a choice that is morally unsettling.Fr Luke Fonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079016104331055895noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853204965986587589.post-59087897284488768772015-07-04T19:14:24.359+08:002015-07-04T19:14:24.359+08:00“.................. the philosophies of the curren...“.................. the philosophies of the current world have shouted a much louder definition of love, and unfortunately, one which is much broader than it is deep. It makes the case, and rather successfully at that, for the love of self and the promotion of the ego.” – I do agree with that.<br /><br /><br />Somehow, the word Love has been such a convenient scapegoat for many of society’s blunders or moral lapses throughout the ages. For example, in the Sixties, when some wantons loosely experimented with smoking marijuana and co-habiting it was hailed as liberating oneself to universal love of human kind. It is always easy to dress-up, to camouflage self-love and egotism and coat it sweet with seemingly righteous principles of social justice and freedom and make it fun with lots of symbolism like flowers and songs or rainbow flags?<br /><br /><br />In fact, I was quite astonished or rather flabbergasted at how exceedingly thorough some Christian writers were (on-line), when they searched for Biblical verses and ingeniously contrived to explain away how God never really forbade same-sex marriages – because He loves all who are made in His image and likeness and Jesus’ great commandment is love. I doubt they could be serious for they have not really participated in any moral engagement of any sort and are just letting their personal opinion ride. Isn’t that an EGO thing? I like what one speaker said about EGO – its for - ‘Edging God Out’ and I feel that, this is what we are currently doing.<br /><br /><br />God bless you, Fr<br /><br />tessa<br />Tessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04211998984286520369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853204965986587589.post-55107189989936611762015-07-02T09:53:33.339+08:002015-07-02T09:53:33.339+08:00When I believe God created the world, everything a...When I believe God created the world, everything and all thing, anything that is beyond my ability to act / react, I offer it to Christ whom I trust will set all things right.<br /><br />When, I do not know, but I will offer it every day, remembering you saying before,. frLuke. that if you keep repeating/pestering, our Lord will hear. It is in His Hands and I move on, lighter :)<br /><br />wt <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853204965986587589.post-8978785583463575032015-07-01T13:01:59.528+08:002015-07-01T13:01:59.528+08:00It is sad, but I suppose one could say it was just...It is sad, but I suppose one could say it was just a matter of time – before the US Supreme court would legalise same-sex couplings (I hesitate to use the word marriage). But then the signs were all there. <br /><br />This ‘downward spiral’ had its beginnings way back in the nineteen-sixties. Pope Paul VI in his encyclical “Humanae Vitae” predicted with frightening accuracy the devastating effects of the widespread acceptance and use of contraception. What we are seeing today then, are the fruits of that fundamental shift in the (mainly developed nation’s) mindset concerning sexual matters. It was just a matter of time, I suppose, before things got to where they are now. <br /><br />Just this morning my daughter said that she was both disappointed and saddened that more than a few of her Catholic friends actually approve of all this. What she (my daughter) finds particularly scary is the ‘right’ of same-sex couples to adopt children! So where do we go from here? <br /><br />You are absolutely correct in stating that there are no clear-cut answers. Indeed, things are looking rather bleak right now. But then God can turn even the most seemingly hopeless situations into something life-giving and positive. Just like Jairus, we are instructed to, “..not be afraid, only have faith” in spite of everything that’s happening around us: and stay true to all that the Catholic church teaches.<br />God bless you, Fr. Luke.<br />Robbie Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853204965986587589.post-47603721736167163302015-06-29T13:38:17.331+08:002015-06-29T13:38:17.331+08:00Thanks for your timely sharing, Fr. Indeed, there ...Thanks for your timely sharing, Fr. Indeed, there are no clear-cut answers to this issue. Indeed, fear is probably at the heart of many (myself included) who have a tension of two loves in their lives – the love of their LGBT friends/relatives, and the love of God and being faithful to his teachings in the faith.. “Do not fear. Only have faith”. Cindynoreply@blogger.com