October 26, 2011 – Catechism 1108-1112

I was thinking about the Holy Spirit and the work that it does through its influence on people.  We have been reading about the importance of it in the Mass and other Liturgies, but I also know that many Christians believe the Holy Spirit influences their actions.  I would venture to say that Martin Luther felt the Holy Spirit influenced his actions.  I have talked before about the Holy Spirit being God and not being able the contradict itself, yet when people both say they are led by the Spirit and say two completely different and contrary moral beliefs, they cannot both be right because God is not a contradiction. 

This all made me think about what is actually leading the side that is not right, because one side is wrong.  People do great and holy actions, so it is really hard to say that they are being led astray by something evil, yet it is hard not to come to that conclusion when the wrong side of God is sin and evil. 

You don’t want to put people into black and white categories because we spend so much time worrying about the grays and trying not to hurt anyone, yet Christ was pretty clear, get on my right and my left, the sheep and the goats, those on one side and those on the other. 

I just think it is very important for everyone, Catholic or not, to think about this, because there is a right way and a wrong way.  There is no grey with God, no matter how much we like to play in that realm.  If there is a right way, we need to find it and need to be honest with ourselves.  It doesn’t do us any good to left people off the hook with fluffy answers because salvation is something that you need firm answers for a explanations that stand firm.