We can only know the truth if we seek it out, if we read God’s word, if we study it, if we join study groups, if we learn from our brothers and sisters in Christ. We need to know what the Church teaches, not rely only on our own understanding. Are we willing to seek out God’s truth in our lives as it pertains to religious freedom?
From the US Bishops' website:
Pray: That the Spirit of Wisdom would illumine our minds and open our hearts, as we seek to know the truth about God and to live in the fullness of that truth.
Reflect: Religious freedom is rooted in the nature of the human person. Human beings have a capacity to seek and hold fast to truth. A natural desire compels each one of us to reach out and grasp the truth about God. Creation itself bears witness to the reality of God, drawing us out, inviting us to listen for God’s voice. And God speaks to us. Because God has created us for communion with Him, we have a corresponding duty. The right to religious freedom flows from this duty to seek the truth. Religious freedom means immunity from coercion, but its source and summit is the
truth about God.
Act: Catholic teaching on religious freedom has much to offer our culture today. Take the time to learn more about the richness of Catholic teaching on religious freedom. Consider getting a study group together to read and discuss what religious freedom is really all about.
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