"Among the many causes of contemporary unbelief, which has become a cultural phenomenon, is the absolutization of man as the center of the universe. The attempt to create a society without God is a manifestation of this unfortunate trend. Although we do not live under an officially atheistic regime, we are all adversely affected by the cultural assumptions that God has been displaced as the absolute center of reality. Instead, according to this thinking, it is man or the individual that takes His place. Without God, society becomes a collection of individuals who are adrift and disoriented. Without God, there is no objective basis for truth. Opinion, personal preferences, and feelings become the criteria. This opens the door to relativism in moral matters: "what's true for you is not true for me" and its many concomitant aberrations (e.g., abortion on demand). A culture without God is a culture that is debased. As Catholics we are supposed to be the spiritual leaders of our society and resist the implicit atheism of these cultural trends. We should see why it is so important to observe Sunday as the day of rest and worship owed to God, lest we forget who God is and who we are in relation to him."
--Fr. Sean Donnelly, MA, D. Min, Pastor of Immaculate Conception Church, Madison, OH., August 15, 2010.
"Behold, he is coming amid the clouds,
and every eye will see him,
even those who pierced him.
All the peoples of the earth will lament him.
Yes. Amen." Revelation, 1:8 (John).
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