We consider that even credible private revelation must be treated according to Church teaching. While we indeed take each private revelation very seriously, if it seems trustworthy by virtue of the Church-sanctioned norms for discernment (to read more click here), we are ultimately striving to extract from the diversity of revelations a “prophetic consensus” that itself neither rises nor falls on the authenticity of one or two mystics, but rather constitutes the clear call of the Spirit to the Church today.ĥ. The scope of this site’s content is intrinsically limited and nothing should be inferred from the mere absence of a given seer from its pages.Ĥ. We remain open to considering further developments relevant to discerning the revelations we have included, and thus are not claiming absolute certitude in each revelation on this site, even though we have decided that each is worthy of inclusion here and important to disseminate. We both acknowledge and deeply respect the distinction between Public and private revelation, and we do not propose any of the latter here as demanding the same assent as the former from the faithful.ģ. It is with the Church, then, that we “test” prophecy: “ Guided by the Magisterium of the Church, the sensus fidelium knows how to discern and welcome in these revelations whatever constitutes an authentic call of Christ or his saints to the Church.” ( Catechism of the Catholic Church, n. We are not the final arbiters of what constitutes an authentic revelation-the Church is-and we will always submit to whatever she definitively decides. We kindly request that, while reading this website’s contents, all readers keep in the forefront of their minds the following six key caveats:ġ. O’Brien, Are We Living In Apocalyptic Times? And that can be measured in terms of lost human souls. If apocalyptic thinking is left largely to those who have been subjectivized or who have fallen prey to the vertigo of cosmic terror, then the Christian community, indeed the whole human community, is radically impoverished. One day, Jesus was speaking to a group of people and he said to them, "I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat.I was thirsty and you gave me a drink.The widespread reluctance on the part of many Catholic thinkers to enter into a profound examination of the apocalyptic elements of contemporary life is, I believe, part of the very problem which they seek to avoid. In that one minute while you and I were thinking about all the good things we like to eat, twelve children in the world died because of hunger-related illness. Sometimes we forget that not everyone in the world has plenty of food to eat. I mean really hungry with no hope that you would get anything to eat today.or tomorrow.or the next day. Have you ever been hungry? Oh, I don't a little bit hungry. What did you think of that you like to eat? (Give them time to name some if time permits.) I thought about fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, hamburgers, hot dogs, pizza, cake, cookies, ice cream, candy, and a lot more. Are you ready? Okay - ready, set, go!ĭid you think of a lot of good things to eat? I did. I am going to turn this timer over and for one minute, I want you to see how many things you can think of that you like to eat. When you turn this timer over, it takes one minute for the sand to trickle down from one end of the timer to the other. This morning I have brought a timer with me. Have you ever heard someone say, "Wait just a minute?" Well, sometimes a minute can seem like a long time.
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