Uniformity With God’s Will In Anime #7: Yamato Ishida

Having reached the final chapter of St. Alphonsus Liguori's Uniformity With God's Will with this post, I will be closing off this series and recommence the St. Pius V Corner column that was temporarily halted last July. While in previous chapters the author discussed the basics of perfect uniformity of the soul to what God …

Uniformity With God’s Will In Anime #6: Ryota Hiiraga/Joseph Bartrich

I apologize if this week's edition of Uniformity With God's Will In Anime seems like a repeat in theme of the second one, especially considering the characters' circumstances. Tied to this are the main points of Chapter 2 of St. Alphonsus' eponymous book and the second half of the fifth chapter are basically a repeat …

Uniformity With God’s Will In Anime #5: Saitama

The fifth chapter of St. Alphonsus' Uniformity With God's Will is more or less an expanded version of the second chapter, which describes the book's central idea: that the various circumstances of our life make up God's plan for us, and that we must be ready to accept whatever comes from Him. While the previous …

Uniformity With God’s Will In Anime #4: Yuuta Togashi

I would like to wish all my readers a blessed All Saints' Day today - wherein we commemorate all the holy men and women who, having lived exemplary lives on Earth, have passed into eternity to live among the others justified in Christ, as part of His Mystical Body (present as the Catholic Church). May …

Uniformity With God’s Will In Anime #3: Anzu/Yassan

In Sacred Scripture, Our Lord counsels numerous times on the importance of putting the principles of God first, over our own. One such instance is in St. Matthew 19:16-26, where a rich young man approaches Our Lord to seek out his advice on how to achieve everlasting life. Having kept all the commandments of the …

Uniformity With God’s Will In Anime #2: Konno Yuuki

No facet of human life is contemplated upon as much as the question of, "Why does suffering exist?" Philosophers have attempted to find a suitable answer to this dilemma, with a plethora of answers resulting. Atheists use this as an "opportunity" to "prove" the non-existence of God, saying that if He were to exist, He …

Uniformity With God’s Will In Anime #1: Sakura Kinomoto

Today is the feast day of St. Alphonsus Liguori, the famous Catholic bishop of Sant'Agata de'Goti, moral theologian and founder of the Redemptorist congregation of priests. I find the selection of this date for this type of post rather fitting, because of a particular incident related to him. Two months ago, I came across one …