January 11, 2011 – Catechism 678-682

“The triumph of Christ's kingdom will not come about without one last assault by the powers of evil.”

I can’t help of think of movies, in this instance the Lord of the Rings movies, where the bad guys either have an extreme confidence and send everything they have for one last assault to totally obliterate their enemies.  It is in this moment when the shoe drops and they are defeated, at least in movies with happy endings, and because they put all their eggs into this final push, their defeat is total, a complete turnaround.  As I am thinking of movies where this takes place it gives us some idea that this understanding of God’s victory over evil is somehow inherent in our very nature.  King Arthur, (which was on TV Sunday night), Saving Private Ryan, Lord of the Rings, (in all three big battle scenes) the plot almost becomes cliché, yet that is where our hope lies.  But we must keep in mind that the “last assault” will be one that is completely and utterly intimidating.  Only those heroes with the most courage and faith and hope in their cause rise up to eventually see the other side.  Will we be ready to stand against that last assault, the tsunami of evil (that appears not so evil), the last push where Satan uses everything he has in an attempt to completely obliterate the light.  That will be a dark day, but the sunrise that comes after will never end.