Why Does God Allow Evil? Suffering, Chastisements & Our Times ~ Fr. Ripperger

About this sermon

Why does God allow evil, suffering, and the chaos we see in the world today? In this Catholic conference, the priest explains why God permits evil in general, and why He is allowing the specific evils of our age — from cultural collapse to chastisements, natural disasters, and the spread of communism. Drawing from St. Thomas Aquinas, the Saints, Scripture, and years of experience as an exorcist, he walks through the classic teaching on: The three kinds of goods (soul, body, and external goods) How God permits evil to bring about a greater good How suffering, trauma, and woundedness can lead to deeper union with Christ The difference between punishment and correction Communism, treason, and why Our Lady (especially at Fatima) is Heaven’s chosen antidote Why free will is so important — and how our choices have massive spiritual consequences A clear definition of evil as the privation of a due good If you’ve ever asked “Why did God allow this to happen to me?” — this talk answers that question with clarity, realism, and hope. It shows how God can use even terrible wounds, injustices, and cultural insanity to purify souls, raise up saints, and draw tremendous glory from apparent defeat. 🔍 In This Talk You’ll Learn: Why God sometimes allows bodily and external evils for the sake of your soul’s perfection How to ask: “What spiritual good is God trying to bring out of this suffering?” Why unresolved trauma and wounds can block union with God — and why healing is essential How some natural disasters can be chastisements or linked to demons of the air The distinction between: Punishment vs. correction God actively chastising vs. sin punishing itself Why God may “let sin run its course” so we see how destructive it really is How Our Lady’s Immaculate Heart and the consecration of Russia were meant to avert worldwide evils Why God sometimes raises up great saints (like St. Joan of Arc) in times of betrayal and treason What evil actually is: the absence of a due good, not just “bad vibes” or unpleasant feelings 00:00 – Opening prayer: “In the name of the Father, and of the Son…” 00:45 – Topic overview: Why God allows evil in general & in our times 01:25 – God brings good out of evil: Adam, Eve, the Fall & the Resurrection 03:10 – The three kinds of goods: soul, body, and external goods 04:09 – Christ’s Passion: losing bodily & external goods to save our souls 06:55 – Offering up sickness, cancer, and suffering for purification 09:07 – “Why did God allow this to happen to me?” – trauma & healing 10:16 – How trauma damages our faculties and blocks union with God 11:37 – Healing as a way of glorifying God and growing closer to Christ 12:55 – God allows evil to punish us? Natural disasters & chastisement 14:04 – Haiti vs. Dominican Republic: consecration, voodoo & repeated disasters 16:07 – Demons of the air & the traditional ritual against storms 18:31 – God allows natural disasters to stop sin and prevent greater evils 19:07 – God allows suffering to purify our imperfections 20:23 – Punishment vs. correction: when God spanks us because He loves us 22:42 – The coming chastisement as a corrective for a world gone insane 25:29 – Two ways we suffer: God’s chastisements vs. sin’s own consequences 26:32 – God “delivering people up” to their lusts (Romans 1 in real time) 27:58 – God allows evils to raise up saints and expose communism 29:18 – Fatima & Our Lady’s Immaculate Heart: what could have been avoided 31:07 – St. Joan of Arc: treason, cowardly kings & heroic fidelity 33:53 – Not all evil is punishment: original sin, sickness & a broken world 34:44 – Free will: why God doesn’t “take it back” and why it matters 35:52 – True freedom is choosing among authentic goods, not evil 37:38 – Why God allows evil choices and respects our freedom 38:10 – Cascading effects of sin: internal damage & external fallout 39:41 – Suffering others’ sins & the Passion of Christ as measure of our guilt 42:30 – “Punishment fits the crime”: today’s evils and our culture of death 45:17 – Q&A: What is evil? Definition as privation of a due good 46:20 – Final blessing Fr. Ripperger's Press https://sentradpress.com/ Fr. Ripperger's order is found at https://dolorans.org/ For more by Fr. Ripperger & please visit http://sensustraditionis.org/ https://liberchristo.org/ https://montechristo.net/ (C) 2024 Sensus Fidelium 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 #Catholic #WhyGodAllowsEvil #Suffering #Chastisement #DivineJustice #DivineMercy #SpiritualWarfare #CatholicTeaching #ImmaculateHeartOfMary #Fatima #FreeWill #ProblemOfEvil #TraditionalCatholic

Topics

• Suffering & Trials