Harvesting The Fruits of Contemplation

(Image source: Wikimedia Commons )  Should we be concerned about the salvation of our souls and the souls of those we know and love? Hopefully, after liste ning  here , you will know the correct answer. 

We thank Allison Gingras at  Reconciled To You   and Elizabeth Riordan at  Theology Is A Verb   for once again hosting Catholic bloggers at  Revisiting Wednesday .  It is a privilege for us to share our work with them and their followers . Stop by for a visit now .  What follows is my contribution for this week: Monday Musings - Will We Use Our Ears To Hear? (Originally published on July 24, 2017) Some Catholic theologians, clergy and writers teach that  we should have a reasonable hope all men and women will be saved. We should reject this erroneous prediction of  our eternal residency. Even a simple man like I can understand that this claim of universal salvation doesn't really pass the smell test.  How could it when Jesus Himself told us:  "For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it (Matthew 7:14)? Less we would forget this es...

Some Catholic theologians, clergy and writers teach that we should have a reasonable hope all men and women will be saved. We should reject this erroneous prediction of  our eternal residency. Even a simple man like I can understand that this claim of universal salvation doesn't really pass the smell test.  How could it when Jesus Himself told us: "For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it (Matthew 7:14)? Less we would forget this essential Truth, from time to time our Lord has used others as His messengers. Here are just a few examples: St Bernard "said with tears that there were hardly one ship out of ten lost on the sea, but on the ocean of life there is hardly one soul saved out of ten." St Teresa of Avila saw souls "falling like snowflakes into hell." Even the Blessed Mother at Fatima told the children:  “Pray, pray a great deal, and make sacrifices for sinners, for many souls...

Pondering Tidbits of Truth is my simple and inadequate way of providing nuggets of spiritual wisdom for you to chew on from time to time.   Dr. Paul Thigpen "No matter who you are -- whether or not you know it -- you have a mortal enemy who wants to destroy you, not just in this life, but in the next. It's a spiritual war with crucial consequences in your everyday life. And the outcome of that war will determine your eternal destiny."   (From a Spiritual Warfare M anual by Dr. Paul Thigpen)