Catholic Flashcards
Is he dead?
It’s worse! He is discouraged!
He’s lost his heart and trust. Don’t, don’t do that!
Father Mike
Why did the Jesus wait to save Lasarus? He wept himself….he loved Mary and Martha…
What did he encourage?
Did he want to take the problems and difficulties from us?
It’s much better to have broken heart than to lose it.
Father Mike
Why is it meaningful to give even the smallest thing to the God?
Because nothing that you give to God is wasted.
Father Mike
How many people saw Jesus after resurrection?
More than 500 people gave independent testimony
Our faith is based on facts!
When God wants to give us mercy?
When we are in the deepest need, when our strength is gone
He has even more mercy for sinners.
As Pope Francis said: God has indefinite mercy but it’s timeframe is limited
Divine Mercy Sunday: 2nd Sunday after Easter- who established it and what happens on that day?
Jan Paweł II powiedział że to bylo najszcześliwszy jego dzień kiedy ustanowił Divine Mercy Sunday
Poprzez objawienia przekazane przez siostre Faustyne Kowalska
Odpuszczenie grzechòw przez spowiedź i komunie
As Catholics we are called to life of uncertainty: what to do about it?
fth Mike
Embrace it
Don’t be afraid
Knowledge of the the plan of action is an illusion of certainty of the outcome
As Catholics are we called to be “safe” and “harmless”? fh Mike?
We are called to stand up for Jesus and make sacrifices
We are not harmless
If you believe in him you fear no one, as everything else will be lost, at some point
What happens with all gifts from God, like youth, attractiveness, health, popularity, love for children?
All are eventually taken away.
But they all came from God in the first place.
There is going to be a moment that you lose everything, but you can also can all those gifts back if you follow Jesus.
He gave life for me to have such chance. Don’t screw it up!
Who is walking dead?
Modern indifference
Person who is indifferent either because of previous trauma or because of being too comfortable
When our wounds don’t allow us to take joy regardless of the circumstances
What is Christian indifference?
I have joy regardless of my circumstances
I had joy in hunger, joy in abundance and joy in difficulties
Father Schmitz quoting St. Paul
How one should conduct himself/herself to please the God?
I need to make It worthy to God, sacrificing his son for me.
God put his son through a lot of suffering so the scripture was fulfilled and our sins have chance to be forgiven. He didn’t have to do that. Jesus certainly could have comfortable experience somewhere else!
Leonard Cohen about conflicts surrounding us:
The only moment that you can live here comfortably in these absolutely irreconcilable conflicts is in this moment when you embrace it all and you say “Look, I don’t understand a fucking thing at all - Hallelujah!”. That is the only moment that we live here fully as human beings”
Father Schmitz on waiting and silence
Waiting purifies
Silence magnifies:
sometimes in silence you may be more anxious or lonely —> it is because feelings are magnified; there is no distraction
fth Schmitz on value of knowledge that doesn’t change what you do?
It’s worthless
Even demon knows that there is one God
Follow God’s teaching
