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Editorial: Chasing the Apocalypse, by Eric Sammons – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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The Apocalypse. Grok (X)

By Eric Sammons, Crisis Magazine, April 7, 2025

Eric Sammons is the editor-in-chief of Crisis Magazine.

 

We live in strange times. Our culture has long been looking to Sodom and Gomorrah not as warnings but as models to emulate. We lived through a worldwide pandemic that we’ve since discovered originated not from nature but from man’s hubris…and there’s reason to suspect another “plandemic” might be coming. Technology threatens to blur the distinction between human and machine. And instead of being a light of the world, the Church herself staggers under the weight of confusion and apostasy.

It’s no surprise, then, that some Catholics, especially those of a traditional bent, look at the chaos and whisper, “The End is near.” The Book of Revelation starts to feel less like a symbolic vision and more like a news ticker. I get it—believe me, I do. I’ve felt that same tug, that urge to connect the dots between our crumbling culture and the apocalyptic warnings of Scripture. But here’s the thing: obsessing over the imminent End of the world is a spiritual trap, one that can lead us away from the very faith we’re trying to defend. …..

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