Friday of the Third Week of Easter - Certitude of Faith
From Catholic Daily Reflections by My Catholic Life!
April 23, 2026 · 7 min
About this episode
This episode reflects on the certitude of faith in relation to the Eucharist and the importance of human reason and free will in understanding deeper truths of eternal salvation.
Read Online “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the Flesh of the Son of Man and drink his Blood, you do not have life within you. Whoever eats my Flesh and drinks my Blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. For my Flesh is true food, and my Blood is true drink.” John 6:53–55 Human reason and free will are the most precious natural gifts God gave us. They are what separate us from every other animal. Human reason enables us to think critically, understand concepts, and arrive at conclusions. Central to our human reason is our free will, which enables us to act upon the conclusions we reach or to reject them, choosing instead to follow our disordered appetites and misguided desires. Though human reason was wounded by Original Sin, it was not completely destroyed. We must diligently strive to act rationally and in accord with our common sense, adhering to the natural law that God has written on our souls. However, even though a rational approach to natural law will bring us a long way toward right living, it is not sufficient to lead us into the deeper truths of eternal salvation, promised to us in Jesus’ discourse on the Bread of Life, on which we have…
Topics covered
- Eucharist
- faith
- salvation
- human reason
- free will
Keywords
- John 6:53-55
- Bread of Life
- natural law
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: the Bread of Life, The Feeding the Multitude
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