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Cause and effect. 

It strikes me as providential that the first reading of today’s Mass should mention the Cities of the Plain, Sodom and Gomorrah, having been Lot’s destination as he separated from Abraham - seeing it is the middle of Gay Pride week.

LifeSiteNews.com has an interesting article on America’s Rabbi, Daniel Lapin speaking about a chastisement or purification coming for this Country, because our sins rival those of the world before the flood, as well as those of Sodom and Gomorrah.  Interestingly enough, within the piece is a quote from the late Ruth Graham who said, “If God does not judge America soon, he will have to apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah.”  The Rabbi assures us he won’t have to do that:

As for God having to apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah for not acting on America for its sins, Rabbi Lapin suggests God is in fact acting on
America.  “God doesn’t necessarily act towards every culture in the same way,” he said.  “Every culture that adopts abortion and homosexuality as normal is a culture that begins to decline and eventually vanish off the stage of world history - that is God acting.”“That is precisely the point.  It is not that hard to see in many ways the fortunes of the US of A are simply not where they were before these twin scourges became prevalent.  Yes, He is acting - He is not going to have to apologize to
Sodom at all.  He is being very consistent.  He may not be burying us in thunderbolts and mountains of salt but the damage that the US of A is enduring is no less fatal.”- LifeSiteNews.com

Deduction, my dear Watson.

St John of the Cross tells us reason and common sense ought to inform us that some chastisement awaits us.  He writes: “Supernatural events can also be known in their causes, since the divine Providence responds most certainly and justly to what the good or bad causes arising from some men demand.  One can know naturally that a particular person or city, or some other factor, will reach such a point that God in his providence and justice must respond in conformity with the punishment or reward that cause warrants.” - Ascent II, 21:9 

Sadly, abortion (murder) and sodomy are two sins that cry to heaven for vengeance.  The coming cataclysm will be good for some, very bad for others.  Someplace in the Gospel Jesus assures us, “By your patience you will save your souls.”  Today, he also instructs us as to how we should conduct ourselves:

“Strive to enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the road broad that leads to destruction, and those who enter through it are many.  How narrow the gate and constricted the road that leads to life.  And those who find it are few.” - Matthew 7

However, just as in the days of Noah…

(Art: Destruction of the Cities of the Plain)