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By Dr. Jeff Mirus, Catholic Culture, Nov 14, 2023
Reflecting back on the the (potential) Providential trajectory I outlined in Friday’s commentary, I began wondering about how the turmoil we are witnessing in the Church might relate to God’s plans for Christian unity. After all, the multiplicity of different churches and denominations claiming the name “Christian” seriously undermines the Christian claim to be “of God”, and therefore rather obviously dampens the persuasiveness and impact of even an authentic Catholic renewal.
There is no escaping that Christian disunity seriously undermines the persuasiveness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. But what I am trying to do now and last Friday is to suggest that the discouragement we may feel given the widespread absence of faith in both the Church and the world today ought not to lead us to despair, or to the conclusion that Satan has the upper hand. I am claiming that we can just as easily see God’s Providence at work. …
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Jeffrey Mirus holds a Ph.D. in intellectual history from Princeton University. A co-founder of Christendom College, he also pioneered Catholic Internet services. He is the founder of Trinity Communications and CatholicCulture.org.