Fr. Jerry Pokorsky: God’s Supremacy: An Examination of Conscience

By Fr. Jerry Pokorsky, Catholic Culture, Dec 04, 2023

Fr. Jerry Pokorsky is a priest of the Diocese of Arlington who has also served as a financial administrator in the Diocese of Lincoln. Trained in business and accounting, he also holds a Master of Divinity and a Master’s in moral theology. Father Pokorsky co-founded both CREDO and Adoremus, two organizations deeply engaged in authentic liturgical renewal. He writes regularly for a number of Catholic websites and magazines.

Revelation and Church teaching clarify God’s Commandments, which written on every heart (cf. Rom. 2:14-15). Our greatest life challenge is to recognize God’s supremacy as known through the Creed, Ten Commandments, and the sacraments.

Pride tempts us to place ourselves above God’s law. Adam and Eve did not commit a sin of weakness when tempted by the Devil. They expected to “be like God, knowing good and evil.” (Gen. 3:5) Pride distorts human nature and wrecks families, communities, and nations. The sin also wreaks havoc on our understanding of religion. But a good Confession begins to restore the right relationship with God and others.

Dangerous forms of the sin of pride, packaged in ideologies, threaten entire civilizations. So-called gay marriage undermines families. The Black Lives Matter ideology (insofar as it excludes the lives of other races) impugns whites as intrinsically racist.  ….