Paradoxes of Faith

Life through death, freedom through obedience — the Catholic Faith is a faith of ideas in tension. Father Paul Scalia helps us understand why often seemingly contradictory concepts frequently come together in the life of a Catholic.

Questions Covered:

• 13:42 - When we say “we believe in the resurrection of the dead”, when does the soul and the body come together again?
• 18:50 - How are we supposed to relate to Jesus’ suffering on the cross when no one in their normal mind would do what he did, or do to him what they did to him?
• 21:20 - How is someone who is suffering from a serious disease supposed to see that as redemptive?
• 31:35 - A lot of my friends who are believers seem to have a problem with natural evil. It’s my understanding that before the fall of Adam and Eve there was no natural disease, death, etc. But after, there was. How does that fit in with the theory of evolution?
• 41:18 - Regarding the Christian teaching to love your enemy and to pray for them, how does one reconcile this during a war and a soldier has to kill an enemy soldier?
• 44:24 - I am confused about the brown scapular. Jesus went through a lot of trouble to save us and I feel like to wear that is to say that Jesus didn’t do enough so I am confused by it. Can you give me some insight to this?
• 47:20 - Can you address a more practical step by step way of deepening your faith?
• 50:16 - A friend of mine says that Moses brought the 10 commandments. One of them is thou shalt not kill but then Moses killed. Can you explain that?

Resources Mentioned:

• That Nothing May Be Lost: Reflections on Catholic Doctrine and Devotion by Fr. Paul Scalia