Forgotten Truths To Set Faith Afire!

(Image Source: Wikimedia Commons ) The practice of fraternal correction assumes several factors.   First, a sin has been committed and it can be identified. Second, a person of goodwill and moral rectitude comes forward to make the correction. Third, other persons and the Church must be willing to intervene if called upon. Fourth, the Church has the courage to remove a recalcitrant sinner from   the   ranks of   the faithful   until   the sinner   repents.   Clarity   of  thought, purity of intention and courage to take the right (and at times difficult) course of action will help sinners repent of their transgression and lead souls to Christ.   'In the end, action must be taken because all that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.' - Edmund Burke Father Jerome Magat 

In a society where many people lack moral courage, the authentic practice of fraternal correction is more urgent than ever. Our society cringes at the thought of confrontation or contradiction for fear of “offending” another person or seeming “judgmental”.     In other cases, so many people have lost a sense of sin that they become unable to clearly recognize evil. In other instances, there is simple indifference to sin itself. The Gospel mandate for fraternal correction expresses Jesus’ desire for us to fight against the aforementioned tendencies… Our Lord mandates that we owe each other, as a matter of justice, the charitable act of correcting each other out of love for God and the salvation of the soul of the person who has committed a wrongdoing or shown a lack of good judgment… (Father Jerome Magat)