Bishop Strickland, Dcn. Fournier: Christians Must Stand Strong in the Church as the World Collapses

By Bishop Joseph E. Strickland, Deacon Keith Fournier, LifeSiteNews, Dec 5, 2024

Let us build our lives on the Rock of the Lord Jesus Christ and His Church, where we can wage war together against the world, the flesh, and the devil. Let us stand strong and welcome others into the only place of real safety, the Catholic Church, which bears Jesus’ Name.

(LifeSiteNews) — In the seventh chapter of the Gospel of St. Matthew, we read these words from Jesus to His disciples concerning how they should live their lives:

“Everyone who listens to these words of Mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the house. But it did not collapse; it had been set solidly on rock. And everyone who listens to these words of Mine but does not act on them will be like a fool who built his house on sand. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the house. And it collapsed and was completely ruined.” (Matt. 7)

It is time to make an honest assessment. We should ask ourselves this question, “On what foundation are we building?”

We are living in increasingly turbulent times. The turmoil of violence in our streets seems to be happening so often that we are no longer even surprised by it. Everywhere one looks, we see a shaking of the moral foundations upon which we once relied. There are fractures in the fabric of our civil order and deep wounds that must be healed. …