Catholicity - Apologetics For Our Time

  Lesson: The Joy of True Service Introduction      True service requires us to change how we think about rewards, our purpose, and especially criticisms . Drawing from the writings of St. Paul, and the Gospel of John, this lesson explains what it means to be a servant of God.      We reflect on the meaning of true service, emphasizing that genuine dedication requires self-sacrifice and joy, rather than seeking human applause.      It encourages believers to work solely for God and trust in His divine reward, and to use criticism or ingratitude from others to learn - instead of trying to match it with combativeness. 1. The Principle of Generous Sowing Scripture teaches that our input directly determines our output. The Law of the Harvest : He who sows little reaps little; he who sows abundantly reaps abundantly. The Condition of the Heart : Giving must come from the heart, never out of obligation, guilt, unwilling...

What To Do With People Attacking Your Faith How Catholics should Respond to Common Protestant Obstructions "There are not one hundred people in the United States who hate the Catholic Church, but there are millions who hate what they wrongly perceive the Catholic Church to be." - Bishop Fulton J. Sheen Dear brothers and sisters in Christ....      The above image and quote by Fulton Sheen highlights something every Catholic will encounter at some point: Catholic prejudice. If youre Catholic, you can expect to be assailed sooner or later by non-Catholics for your faith, and about The Church. It has been that way for a very long time, in fact, since the Protestant reformation. That movement started with anti-Catholic belligerence and it has not abated in the 500 years since. It is THEIR reaction to US, however; keep that in mind as we go along.     And h ere's what you have to remember... very often, if not most of the time, non-Catholics are ...