Atlas vs. the Infant King: Why Modern Man Is Crushed by Doubt | St. John the Baptist Explained

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Modern man is crushed under the weight of the world — just like Atlas, the titan punished for grasping at equality with God. But Christ, the Infant King of Prague, holds the entire world effortlessly in His hand. In this powerful sermon, we confront the crisis of faith destroying the modern world by comparing: The pagan myth of Atlas The humility and sovereignty of Christ The false accusation that St. John the Baptist doubted The poison of modern philosophy beginning with René Descartes The devastation caused by doubt among theologians and clergy Did John the Baptist really doubt when he asked, “Art thou he that art to come?” Or was he, even from prison, fulfilling his mission — pointing his disciples to Christ? This talk dismantles: Claims that hell may be empty or temporary Attacks on Scripture, miracles, and Tradition The modern obsession with novelty over truth The lie that man is the measure of all things Instead, we return to: Aristotle and St. Thomas Aquinas Objective reality and God’s created order Faith that conforms the mind to truth — not truth to the mind Modern man has become Atlas — bearing a world he was never meant to carry. The solution is not doubt. The solution is Christ the King. “He must increase, and I must decrease.” 📿 Return to the Infant King. 📖 Return to Scripture. 🕯 Return to Tradition. 0:00 – Opening Prayer & Gospel Question 0:14 – Atlas at Rockefeller Center Explained 1:13 – Atlas vs. the Infant of Prague 1:45 – Christ’s Two Natures Explained 2:16 – The Crisis of Faith Today 2:42 – Did St. John the Baptist Doubt? 3:24 – Ignatius Study Bible Claim Examined 4:40 – The Spread of Modern Doubt in the Church 5:05 – Hell, Purgatory, Scripture, and Modern Errors 7:54 – Attacks on the Virgin Birth & Nativity 8:23 – Why Doubt Makes the World Heavy 8:46 – John the Baptist’s Mission from the Womb 9:52 – Why John Sent His Disciples to Jesus 11:05 – The Baptism of Christ & Certainty 11:50 – “Behold the Lamb of God” Explained 13:02 – “He Must Increase, I Must Decrease” 13:44 – René Descartes and the Birth of Modern Doubt 15:08 – Aristotle, Reality, and St. Thomas Aquinas 17:01 – How Man Replaced God 18:06 – Atlas as the Image of Modern Man 18:27 – The Infant King as the Solution 19:03 – Why John Sent His Disciples to Christ 20:50 – Three Lessons for Catholics Today 21:45 – Personality Cults & False Saviors 22:27 – Run to Mass and Confession 22:44 – Fidelity Until Death 23:06 – Final Exhortation & Closing Prayer For more please go to http://www.reginaprophetarum.org/sermon & please say 3 Hail Marys for the priest The website https://sensusfidelium.us/ To donate please visit https://sensusfidelium.us/donate-support/ Donations to Sensus Fidelium is 501(c)3 tax deductible #CatholicTruth #StJohnTheBaptist #CrisisOfFaith #InfantOfPrague #CatholicTradition #AntiModernism #AtlasMyth #CatholicPhilosophy #ChristTheKing #TraditionalCatholic #FaithOverDoubt

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