Are you Voting Antichrist?

I am inundated these days with e-mails and phone calls and people spouting what they've heard in the news or on TV, telling me how crucial it is to vote for so-and-so, and how they have the unique ability to save our nation or destroy our nation or whatever issue happens to be foremost in their minds.

So I've got to say it again.

I don't care how nice one politician seems, or how knowledgeable, or conservative, or courageous, or pro-life, or...fill in the blank with whatever word you see fit.

By nature, politics are of this world, and even the most moral, upright citizen faces great danger when given power over others. In addition, moral, upright citizens are not only more or less unelectable, but they would be utterly miserable serving the machine that is politics.

So I don't care how moral this or that politician seems, or even is. Barring an unprecedented and cataclysmic change in Washington, it won't make a spot of difference. Stop trying to convince me otherwise.

I say Rubbish.

What is now underway has been coming for well over a century, and who is in power will make precious little difference. It's in God's hands now.

All of these arguments are nothing more than the delusions of those who are still desperately clinging to the notion that we have control over the events that are now taking place, and that will take place in the near future.

In a way, it is good to retain that sort of hope for the future, like when actors on a stage attempt to save a performance gone horribly awry, partially for their own sake as much as for the sake of the audience.

Understand that I have not discarded hope: rather, I have discarded the notion that a name on a ballot will change anything whatsoever. Satan is the prince of this world, and the battle to remove him is not ours. We vote for him every time we put our own needs ahead of others. If I shall vote, it shall be through attempting to rid myself of this habit.

My hope now is in the triumph of the Immaculate Heart, which will not be affected by any votes and is still a few years of horrible suffering away.

If all of this makes you feel impotent, then pray fervently and offer sacrifices for the conversion of sinners. Give to others every chance you get, even if it is only your prayers. Seek ways to share of your abundance with those who are in need. Seek only that profit which is spiritual, and forgo financial profit.

God is merciful and has given us a great gift in this monetary collapse. I'm sure that it is hard to see it that way, but just think: losing the comfort and security of our possessions helps us to let go of our worldly addictions and put our whole trust in Him! This is the greatest of gifts!

We might be thankful that God has seen fit to begin in this way, rather than plunging us first into war, famine, or pestilence--though they will come in their due time.

The sacrifices of the coming year will be beneficial for the sake of souls, if perhaps not so much for our bodies. Right now God is especially pleased by fasting, whether it be fasting from food or from other indulgences. We must offer our sufferings for the sake of those who cannot now see past despair and worry. Each mortification brings with it the possibility that another soul may be saved from eternal suffering.

In summation, what is now happening has been preordained for millennia. This house is condemned to be destroyed down to its very foundation: ought we to fret that it has twisted and missing floorboards, or that it has gaping holes in the walls? These are the very reasons why it is condemned. Those who would convince you that this or that politician will be better than that one at fixing the problem are, in essence, attempting to salvage the condemned house. It will not be saved. It will be rebuilt, and this time it will be built by the hand of God, and it will last unto eternity.
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