Rescued by Theology

I was recently marooned on the island of Doubt - the waves of Death, Suffering, Despair, Betrayal, Stress, Fatigue devastated my ship of Life even though it was fortified with Faith... And then, unsuspectingly, Theology (Reason illumined by Faith) came along and rescued me... for good.

Read about my story of enlightenment in the midst of trials and tribulations during the past 3 months here.

I've discovered that Faith and Reason must work hand in hand to ensure our happiness in this life and the next - if God wanted us to just believe blindly, He wouldn't have given us an intellectual and curious mind!

In fact, Reason proves that our Faith is the most logical thing of all and hence, it's also a great evangelisation tool! Check out the classic 5 proofs of God here:)

For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities - his eternal power and divine nature - have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse. (Romans 1:20)

The truth of our faith becomes a matter of ridicule among the infidels if any Catholic, not gifted with the necessary scientific learning, presents as dogma what scientific scrutiny shows to be false - St Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) Theologian

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