The faith of our fathers - Carmel Apologetics

"""96 THE FAITH OP OUR FATHERS.only an act of irreverence, but of sheer folly, to disobey the voice of this ever-truthful Mother.^If a citizen is bound to obey the laws of his country, though these laws may not in all respects beconformable to strict justice; if a child is bound bjnatural and divine law to obey his mother, thoughshe may sometimes err in her judgments, how muchmore strictly are not we obliged to be docile to theteachings of the Catholic Church, our Mother, whoseadmonitions are always just^whose preceptsare immutable !For twenty years/ observed a recently convertedMinister of the Protestant Church, I fought andstruggled against the Church with all the energyof my will. But when I became a Catholic, all mydoubts ended, my inquiriesceased. I became as alittle child, and rushed like a lisping babe into thearms of my mother." By Baptism, Christians becomechildren of the Church, no matter who pours uponthem the regenerating waters. If she is our Mother,where is our love and obedience ? When the infantseeks nourishment at its mother s breast, it does notitsanalyze food. When it receives instructions fromits mother s lips,it never doubts, but instinctivelybelieves. When the mother stretches forth herhand, the child follows unhesitatingly. The Christian should have for his spiritual Mother all thesimplicity, all the credulity, I might say, of a child;guided by the instincts of faith. Unless ye become/ 1"says our Lord, as little children, ye shall not enter