God & Mystery of Evil Archives - Catholic-Link https://catholic-link.org/apologetics/god-and-mystery-of-evil/ Catholic Resources for the New Evangelization Tue, 20 Feb 2024 02:50:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://catholic-link.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cropped-Catholic-Link_Logo-no-text-32x32.png God & Mystery of Evil Archives - Catholic-Link https://catholic-link.org/apologetics/god-and-mystery-of-evil/ 32 32 400-Year-Old Marian Prophecies About Our Age https://catholic-link.org/marian-prophecies/ https://catholic-link.org/marian-prophecies/#respond Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:40:00 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=806195 In our age of wars, transgenderism, abortion up till birth in various nations, natural and moral calamities and a host of other seemingly insurmountable problems, sometimes it looks as if the world has gone barking mad. Many of us remember times that were much more tranquil not so long ago. But take heart. Our Lady […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/marian-prophecies/feed/ 0 5 Times The Blessed Mother Asked Us To Pray The Rosary https://catholic-link.org/marian-apparitions-rosary/ https://catholic-link.org/marian-apparitions-rosary/#respond Mon, 08 Aug 2022 17:05:45 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=800164 Mary has been known to appear many times throughout the world, and quite often the Blessed Mother has reiterated a similar message: pray the rosary. Meditate on the words of Our Lady in these approved apparitions of the Church and heed her call. 5 Times The Blessed Mother Asked Us To Pray The Rosary Our […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/marian-apparitions-rosary/feed/ 0 Can Catholics Use Tarot Cards? An  Exorcist Shares What You Need To Know https://catholic-link.org/tarot-cards-catholic/ https://catholic-link.org/tarot-cards-catholic/#respond Fri, 08 Jul 2022 09:52:00 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=48941 Let us first look at scripture, the place a Christian must start.  In the Old Testament we find “Let there not be found among you anyone who causes their son or daughter to pass through the fire, or practices divination, or is a soothsayer, augur, or sorcerer, or who casts spells, consults ghosts and spirits, […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/tarot-cards-catholic/feed/ 0 How To Respond To School Shootings: Have Faith, Not Fear https://catholic-link.org/catholic-school-shootings-plan-response/ https://catholic-link.org/catholic-school-shootings-plan-response/#respond Sat, 04 Jun 2022 06:39:00 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=49137 “To our departed brothers and sisters… give kind admittance into your kingdom.  There we hope to enjoy forever the fullness of your glory, when you will wipe away every tear from our eyes.“ ~ paraphrased from Eucharistic Prayer III, Roman Missal, 3rd Edition English Translation, 2011. There were two days left in the school year.   […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/catholic-school-shootings-plan-response/feed/ 0 Is God Good? | Catholic-Link.org https://catholic-link.org/is-god-good/ https://catholic-link.org/is-god-good/#respond Mon, 13 Sep 2021 14:57:00 +0000 http://en.catholic-link.com/?p=471 A simple kinetic type animation that responds to the questions, “Is God Good? If He is, Why Does Evil Exist in the World?” Is God Good? “God judged it better to bring good out of evil than to suffer no evil to exist.” Saint Augustine Bible Verses That Answer “Is God Good?” The Lord, the […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/is-god-good/feed/ 0 How God Worked Through My Battle Against COVID https://catholic-link.org/covid-catholic-hospital/ https://catholic-link.org/covid-catholic-hospital/#respond Tue, 15 Jun 2021 05:07:08 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=43035 How many of the people that you know, who contracted COVID, are grateful that they got it? I know of no one, other than myself. I contracted COVID-19 and went on an intense and crazy journey. Watch this video interview of my discussion with Drew and Katie Taylor to hear more details.  All Alone When […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/covid-catholic-hospital/feed/ 0 What Is The Principle of Double Effect? https://catholic-link.org/catholic-principle-of-double-effect/ https://catholic-link.org/catholic-principle-of-double-effect/#respond Mon, 14 Sep 2020 17:41:45 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=37076 Basis of Moral Theology – Object, Intention, and Circumstance Human acts are freely chosen because God has given us the gift of freedom. When we act deliberately, we are the author of our actions. If we act, then those actions can be morally evaluated as good or evil. The sources of human morality depends on […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/catholic-principle-of-double-effect/feed/ 0 Why Christ’s Sacrifice On Good Friday Is So Much More Than Just A Few Hours On The Cross https://catholic-link.org/why-christ-sacrifice-cross/ https://catholic-link.org/why-christ-sacrifice-cross/#respond Sun, 19 Apr 2020 07:04:00 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=31335 With all the evil and suffering in the world, how does the less than twenty hours of the Passion of our Lord atone for all of the evil of human history? Many new Christians hear the saving message that Christ died to save them upon the Cross. But, how exactly does this one action redeem […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/why-christ-sacrifice-cross/feed/ 0 Why Did God Give Us The Power Of Free Will? https://catholic-link.org/why-did-god-give-us-the-power-of-free-will/ https://catholic-link.org/why-did-god-give-us-the-power-of-free-will/#respond Mon, 17 Sep 2018 13:00:57 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=32105 One of the greatest gifts that God has blessed us with is the gift of freedom. Freedom allows us to choose our actions and proves to us that we are not bound by some predetermined plan for our lives. God granted us this gift as part of the dignity he bestowed on human beings to […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/why-did-god-give-us-the-power-of-free-will/feed/ 0 Are You Prepared To Face Persecution? https://catholic-link.org/face-persecution-thought-experiment/ https://catholic-link.org/face-persecution-thought-experiment/#respond Mon, 20 Nov 2017 22:09:04 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=27553 Did you ever wish that the The Sound of Music was real? The heroes /heroines, the nuns saving lives, the incredible family? Did it inspire endless daydreams about what you would do if you’d lived in Europe during WWII? The musical was based on the book Sound of Music written by Maria von Trapp and […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/face-persecution-thought-experiment/feed/ 0 6 Spiritual Lessons I Learned From The Book Of Job https://catholic-link.org/6-lessons-book-job/ https://catholic-link.org/6-lessons-book-job/#respond Mon, 20 Nov 2017 12:07:40 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=27083 If you haven’t read this Old Testament book, you’ve missed out on a major part of the Jewish spiritual understanding of pain and suffering. I won’t narrate the complete story, but in summary Job had to go through tremendous calamities. He lost his possessions, his servants, and his whole family… and he even suffered a […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/6-lessons-book-job/feed/ 0 7 Truths About Exorcism And Exorcists https://catholic-link.org/7-truths-about-exorcism-exorcists/ https://catholic-link.org/7-truths-about-exorcism-exorcists/#respond Tue, 03 Oct 2017 22:46:43 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=26011 Frequently, while watching TV or when we go to the movies, we find that many of the stories told have as a protagonist the devil. There are diverse opinions about it: some believe that these stories are the result of old fashioned ideas from the past, which Hollywood takes advantage of to make money. Others […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/7-truths-about-exorcism-exorcists/feed/ 0 3 Movies About The Existence Of the Devil (Especially for Nonbelievers) https://catholic-link.org/3-movies-existence-devil-nonbelievers/ https://catholic-link.org/3-movies-existence-devil-nonbelievers/#respond Tue, 18 Jul 2017 15:39:04 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=22411 It is said that one of the best strategies of the devil is to make us believe that he doesn’t exist… and it seems to be working great. I have often found people that tell me: “I don’t believe in hell… to me, the devil doesn’t exist. God is too good to create a place […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/3-movies-existence-devil-nonbelievers/feed/ 0 How To Handle An Inquisition About The Inquisition https://catholic-link.org/how-to-handle-inquisition/ https://catholic-link.org/how-to-handle-inquisition/#respond Tue, 30 May 2017 19:07:49 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=21547 Have you been questioned about the Inquisition? Maybe it’s time we Catholics prepare ourselves to dismantle false premises, rather than being caught on the back foot. One of the wonderful things about being Catholic is all the weird, random, and sometimes jagged questions people ask you about your faith. It might send you to odd […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/how-to-handle-inquisition/feed/ 0 Why Did Jesus Need To Wash Peter’s Feet? An Urgent Question For Every Christian In Today’s World https://catholic-link.org/why-did-jesus-wash-peters-feet/ https://catholic-link.org/why-did-jesus-wash-peters-feet/#respond Thu, 13 Apr 2017 07:43:15 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=20473 Jesus comes to Peter to wash his feet. Peter says to him, “Lord, do you want to wash my feet?” Jesus answers, “What I am doing you do not know now but afterward you will understand.” Peter said to him, “You shall never wash my feet.” Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash you, […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/why-did-jesus-wash-peters-feet/feed/ 0 The Eight Stages Of Genocide…And Why Catholics Should Care https://catholic-link.org/8-things-you-should-know-about-armenian-genocide/ https://catholic-link.org/8-things-you-should-know-about-armenian-genocide/#respond Sat, 23 Apr 2016 03:30:18 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=14276 During a special Mass held in 2015 to mark the centenary of the Armenian Genocide, the Holy Father referred to “three massive and unprecedented tragedies” of the past century. “The first, which is widely considered the first genocide of the twentieth century, struck your own Armenian people,” he said, quoting a declaration signed in 2001 […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/8-things-you-should-know-about-armenian-genocide/feed/ 0 The One Thing That May Be Holding Your Life Back | Luke 13:1-9 https://catholic-link.org/the-tireless-gardener-the-one-thing-that-may-be-holding-your-life-back-gospel-reflection/ https://catholic-link.org/the-tireless-gardener-the-one-thing-that-may-be-holding-your-life-back-gospel-reflection/#respond Sun, 28 Feb 2016 14:11:25 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=13373 One of the best ways to enrich your experience at Sunday Mass is to pray the gospel reading personally. A great way of doing this is using the “Lectio Divina”; this is a powerful method which we explain here. The following is the Sunday gospel reading with a reflection that is especially aimed at youth. We hope that […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/the-tireless-gardener-the-one-thing-that-may-be-holding-your-life-back-gospel-reflection/feed/ 0 “You will not have my hatred.” Letter to a Terrorist from a Man who Lost his Wife in The Attacks on Paris https://catholic-link.org/viral-letter-from-antoine-leiris-to-terrorist/ https://catholic-link.org/viral-letter-from-antoine-leiris-to-terrorist/#respond Tue, 17 Nov 2015 21:12:10 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=11626 There are times when the enormity of a situation and the emotions within it are so huge that it feels impossible to respond with words that are adequate. The attacks in Paris have been one such time when words have come with difficulty, especially when the attacks seem to add to the darkness of violence […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/viral-letter-from-antoine-leiris-to-terrorist/feed/ 0 6 Steps Of Temptation That Neither Adam Nor Eve, Nor You Or I Completely Understand https://catholic-link.org/how-are-we-tempted-6-steps-that-lead-to-sin/ https://catholic-link.org/how-are-we-tempted-6-steps-that-lead-to-sin/#respond Wed, 04 Nov 2015 03:43:02 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=11388 Evil. What is the source of evil? For some, the answer is simple: the source of evil is the devil. For others, the answer focuses on the human being: we are evil by nature. Is our flesh what makes us sin? Deepening a little bit, it would be a mistake to think that our body, […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/how-are-we-tempted-6-steps-that-lead-to-sin/feed/ 0 A Priest Gives 5 Steps To Conquer Temptation | Catholic-Link.org https://catholic-link.org/5-steps-to-conquer-temptation/ https://catholic-link.org/5-steps-to-conquer-temptation/#respond Mon, 24 Aug 2015 19:36:31 +0000 http://en.catholic-link.com/?p=9729 Overcoming sin and temptation involves learning to identify, process, and let go of disordered patterns of thinking, feeling, and desiring. These patterns have deep roots, and as we learn to explore our interior life under the gentle guidance of the Holy Spirit, we will come to a place of greater stillness and interior freedom. Such […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/5-steps-to-conquer-temptation/feed/ 0 How Will Kids Respond to Gay Marriage? (Video) : 5 Truths To Teach Your Children https://catholic-link.org/how-will-kids-respond-to-gay-marriage-video-5-truths-to-teach-your-children/ https://catholic-link.org/how-will-kids-respond-to-gay-marriage-video-5-truths-to-teach-your-children/#respond Thu, 02 Jul 2015 16:41:42 +0000 http://en.catholic-link.com/?p=9162 Late night comedian Jimmy Kimmel took to the streets to ask children their thoughts on gay marriage.  I will admit that a few of the answers from the children were cute and funny, but the others were heart breaking. How can it be possible that these children understand what is happening in our culture today? […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/how-will-kids-respond-to-gay-marriage-video-5-truths-to-teach-your-children/feed/ 0 A 9-Year-Old Watched A Video About Forgiving ISIS, What She Did Next Will Blow You Away https://catholic-link.org/a-9-year-old-watched-a-video-about-forgiving-isis-what-she-did-next-will-blow-you-away/ https://catholic-link.org/a-9-year-old-watched-a-video-about-forgiving-isis-what-she-did-next-will-blow-you-away/#respond Fri, 15 May 2015 16:23:37 +0000 http://en.catholic-link.com/?p=8422 Caroline’s teacher, Mrs. Tranel, shared: As you’ll see, the poem is beautifully simple and evocative (the images have been added by Catholic-link simply to enrich the reading experience). I would like to be the first to thank Caroline for using her talents in such a way. At her request, we ask that anyone interested in […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/a-9-year-old-watched-a-video-about-forgiving-isis-what-she-did-next-will-blow-you-away/feed/ 0 A Hope That Can Never Be Defeated: A Letter To ISIS From The People Of The Cross https://catholic-link.org/a-hope-that-can-never-be-defeated-a-letter-to-isis-from-the-people-of-the-cross/ https://catholic-link.org/a-hope-that-can-never-be-defeated-a-letter-to-isis-from-the-people-of-the-cross/#respond Mon, 27 Apr 2015 20:33:04 +0000 http://en.catholic-link.com/?p=8115 “Love is coming after you… An army comes, an army of martyrs. They carry a message of life. They are a people of the Cross. They come to die at your gates. There is forgiveness tonight brother…” These are words that no man could never speak if God himself did not become flesh. Although perhaps our […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/a-hope-that-can-never-be-defeated-a-letter-to-isis-from-the-people-of-the-cross/feed/ 0 Someone Has To Die: You Or Me https://catholic-link.org/someone-has-to-die-you-or-me-the-passion-story-catholic-video/ https://catholic-link.org/someone-has-to-die-you-or-me-the-passion-story-catholic-video/#respond Wed, 01 Apr 2015 17:20:39 +0000 http://en.catholic-link.com/?p=7708 Countless religious studies indicate, time and time again, that men come to discover that something has gone wrong in their hearts. Something beyond his memory – something far in the past – went dreadfully wrong. Pain, suffering, injustice, egoism, oppression… these have become “normal” for us all; still something inside us says that this “normality” […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/someone-has-to-die-you-or-me-the-passion-story-catholic-video/feed/ 0 My Response To ISIS After They Blew Up My Church With Missiles https://catholic-link.org/they-blew-up-my-church-with-missiles-this-is-my-response-isis-catholic-video/ https://catholic-link.org/they-blew-up-my-church-with-missiles-this-is-my-response-isis-catholic-video/#respond Thu, 26 Mar 2015 17:49:59 +0000 http://en.catholic-link.com/?p=7612 We have wanted to do a compilation of three videos that are testaments of faith, forgiveness, and unity among our Christian brothers and sisters in a state of persecution in the Middle East. Through their faith, we witness how the Christian word in front of hate is always mercy. Mercy does not serve as a […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/they-blew-up-my-church-with-missiles-this-is-my-response-isis-catholic-video/feed/ 0 What Made This Serial Killer Break Down In Just Minutes? https://catholic-link.org/watch-as-the-power-of-forgiveness-breaks-this-brutal-serial-killer-down-in-just-minutes/ https://catholic-link.org/watch-as-the-power-of-forgiveness-breaks-this-brutal-serial-killer-down-in-just-minutes/#respond Tue, 27 Jan 2015 18:03:15 +0000 http://en.catholic-link.com/?p=6916 How powerful is forgiveness? How far can God’s mercy reach? Are we called to forgive what seems to be unforgivable? Gary Ridgway was an American serial killer who was known as the Green River Killer. He was convicted of 49 murders but later confessed to nearly double that number. Part of Gary’s trial is shown […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/watch-as-the-power-of-forgiveness-breaks-this-brutal-serial-killer-down-in-just-minutes/feed/ 0 If God Exists, Why Is There Suffering? A Look At The Question From A Catholic Perspective https://catholic-link.org/wars-middle-east-ebola-god-exist/ https://catholic-link.org/wars-middle-east-ebola-god-exist/#respond Fri, 07 Nov 2014 16:00:55 +0000 http://en.catholic-link.com/?p=6256 This video gives a fairly clear answer to an age-old question: if God exists and he is all good and powerful, then why do people, especially the innocent, suffer? In his argument, Peter Kreeft basically says that the fact we even say “it’s not fair” is proof that God exists, because it points to a preconceived […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/wars-middle-east-ebola-god-exist/feed/ 0 “Calvary”: A Good Irish Priest In The Aftermath Of Sex Scandals https://catholic-link.org/recommended-movie-calvary-a-good-irish-priest-in-the-aftermath-of-sex-scandals-calvary-for-older-audiences/ https://catholic-link.org/recommended-movie-calvary-a-good-irish-priest-in-the-aftermath-of-sex-scandals-calvary-for-older-audiences/#respond Fri, 19 Sep 2014 22:44:52 +0000 http://en.catholic-link.com/?p=5736 A painful walk in the dark, with a few dashes of light humor or just plain oddity, Calvary lays out the drama of a good priest in an impossible world. The religious sensibility in Ireland lays in ruins after the sex abuse scandals, yet the human heart never ceases to long for God. Filmed upon the backdrop […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/recommended-movie-calvary-a-good-irish-priest-in-the-aftermath-of-sex-scandals-calvary-for-older-audiences/feed/ 0 Why does evil exist? A defense of free will. https://catholic-link.org/why-does-evil-exist-a-defense-of-free-will/ https://catholic-link.org/why-does-evil-exist-a-defense-of-free-will/#respond Tue, 11 Sep 2012 19:22:51 +0000 http://en.catholic-link.com/?p=361 Garrett JohnsonBorn in Texas, I spent 12 years living and working in Peru and Italy. A philosopher and a theologian, I have a passion for the power of stories in our lives.

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