“Clarity”
Our modern lives should be clearer than ever.
We’ve got instant access to basically all of the information in the world. Why, then, do we see such widespread uncertainty, disunity, and mental health challenges? With all of our modern conveniences, why does discerning a happy and holy path through life seem to get harder not easier?
The pace of technological change moves faster than the rate of our ability to adapt. The protective factors of social cohesion, family stability, education, and mentorship simply cannot keep up.
As people of faith, then, we must turn to our eternal truths – the Word of God which continues to speak to us, the Tradition of the Church which illuminates the human experience in ways that no other source can. The truth revealed to us through the Church is interpreted for every age and so remains alive, consistent, and relevant.
The social teaching of the Church has so must offer us in terms of clarity of how we develop as human beings. We can be confident that when we view the world through the lens of the Life and Dignity of the Human Person we will develop habits and practices that keep us on the path of light.