If Not Catholicism Then What? by Dr. Donald DeMarco

We were not made to get through life by ourselves.  We need something outside of ourselves that steers us away from the rocks of despair on the one hand, and the vanity of egoism on the other.  We are complex beings and need an array of safeguards because there is a multitude of ways in which we can fall.

An enemy awaits for every need we have.  If we believe only in ourselves, we fall into the abyss of pride; if we believe only in others, we are untrue to ourselves.  If we dedicate ourselves only to work, we forfeit the benefits of play; if we dedicate ourselves only to play, we lose sight of life’s meaning.  We need a great deal of antidotes so that we do not fall.  We must find an equilibrium that protects us from tumbling into the trap of one-sidedness.   …

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