Choosing One or the Other
In the Spiritual Exercises , St. Ignatius of Loyola teaches of the “Two Standards.” One is the Standard of Christ and the other is the Standard of the enemy. We are confronted with the choice to either stand with the army of Christ or with the army of the enemy and his lies. In St. Luke’s Gospel Jesus says to His disciples one “cannot serve both God and mammon” (Lk. 16:13). At face value, of course the choice is clear—we ought to stand with the army of Christ and to serve God. But, when it comes down to making the decision and actually living out that decision day in and day out, is it as clear and easy? Do our actions and choices make that decision obvious? Everyday we are given numerous opportunities to choose. If someone does an act of uncharity, do I return one? Or do I even think about saying or doing anything back that would be uncharitable? You may ask yourself how does this relate to either serving God or ...