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នៅទីនោះ គឺជាប្រធានបទមូលដ្ឋានមួយដែលខ្ញុំព្យាយាមត្បាញគ្រប់ផ្នែកនៃកិច្ចបំរើរបស់ខ្ញុំ។ កុំខ្លាចអី! សម្រាប់វាផ្ទុកនៅក្នុងវាគ្រាប់ពូជនៃទាំងការពិតនិងក្តីសង្ឃឹម:

យើងមិនអាចលាក់បាំងការពិតដែលថាពពកគំរាមកំហែងជាច្រើនកំពុងប្រមូលផ្តុំគ្នានៅលើផ្តេក។ ទោះយ៉ាងណាយើងមិនត្រូវបាត់បង់ទឹកចិត្តឡើយផ្ទុយទៅវិញយើងត្រូវតែរក្សាអណ្តាតភ្លើងនៃសេចក្តីសង្ឃឹមឱ្យនៅក្នុងខ្លួនយើង។ —POPE BENEDICT XVI, ទីភ្នាក់ងារព័ត៌មានកាតូលិកថ្ងៃទី ១៥ ខែមករាឆ្នាំ ២០០៩

In terms of my writing apostolate, I have spent the past 12 years striving to help you face this gathering Storm precisely in order that you may មិនមាន ខ្លាច។ I have spoken about the uncomfortable realities of our times rather than pretending that everything is flowers and rainbows. And I have spoken over and over again about God’s plan, a future of hope for the Church after the trials which she now faces. I have not ignored the labor pains while at the same time reminding you of the New Birth coming, as understood in the voice of Tradition. ^[1]Cf. ពួកសម្តេចប៉ាបនិងអរុណរះ និង ចុះបើ…? As we read in today’s Psalm:

God is for us a refuge and strength, a helper close at hand, in time of distress: so we shall not fear though the earth should rock, though the mountains fall into the depths of the sea, even though its waters rage and foam, even though the mountains be shaken by its waves… The Lord of hosts is with us: the God of Jacob is our stronghold. (Psalm 46)

  

SHAKEN CONFIDENCE

In the past two years, the “mountains” of confidence have been toppled in some as one alleged prediction after another has failed to come to pass by certain “seers” and “visionaries.” ^[2]Cf.  បើកចង្កៀងមុខ One such prediction was by an American, Charlie Johnston, who said that, according to his “angel”, the next president of the United States would not come through the normal electoral process and that Obama would remain in power. For my part, I have explicitly warned my readers ប្រឆាំង banking too much on specific predictions like these, including Charlie’s (see ស្តីពីការយល់ដឹងអំពីព័ត៌មានលំអិត). God’s mercy is fluid and, like a good father, He does not treat us according to our sins, especially when we repent. That can change the course of the future in an instant. Still, if a seer feels in good conscience that God is asking them to make such predictions public, then that’s their business; it’s between them, their spiritual director, and God (and they must also be responsible for the fallout, either way). However, make no mistake: the negative fallout from these sometimes rash predictions affects every one of us in the Church who are trying to promote the authentic revelations that Our Lord and Lady want us to hear in these times. In that regard, I wholeheartedly agree with Archbishop Rino Fisichella who said,

ការប្រឈមមុខនឹងប្រធានបទនៃការព្យាករណ៍សព្វថ្ងៃនេះគឺដូចជាការក្រឡេកមើលការបែកបាក់បន្ទាប់ពីកប៉ាល់លិច។ -“ ទំនាយ” នៅក្នុង វចនានុក្រមនៃទ្រឹស្ដីគ្រឹះ, ទំ។ 788

All this said, I have been asked by some readers to clarify my position on Charlie since I not only mentioned him a few times in my writings, but appeared on the same stage with him at an event in Covington, LA in 2015. People have automatically assumed that, as such, I must therefore endorse his prophecies. Rather, what I endorse is the teaching of St. Paul:

Do not despise prophetic utterances. Test everything; retain what is good. (1 Thess 5:20-21)

 

OF “THE STORM”

Charlie’s spiritual director, a priest in good standing, suggested that he contact me three years ago because we were both speaking of a coming “Storm”. This is, after all, what Pope Benedict said above, as well as St. John Paul II:

វាច្បាស់ណាស់នៅចុងបញ្ចប់នៃសហវត្សទី ២ ដែលពពកដ៏ធំដែលគំរាមកំហែងគំរាមកំហែងមកលើផ្តេកនៃមនុស្សជាតិនិងភាពងងឹតចុះមកលើព្រលឹងមនុស្ស។ - ផូចចូផុលទី ២ ចេញពីសុន្ទរកថាខែធ្នូឆ្នាំ ១៩៨៣; www.vatican.va

In the approved revelations of Elizabeth Kindelmann and the writings of Fr. Gobbi, which bear the Imprimatur, they also speak of a coming “Storm” upon humanity. Nothing new here, really. So I agreed with Charlie’s statement that a great “Storm” is coming.

But how that “Storm” unfolds is another matter. At the conference in Covington, I specifically stated that I could not endorse Charlie’s prophecies ^[3]see 1:16:03 in this video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=723VzPxwMms but that I appreciated his spirit and faithfulness to Sacred Tradition. It was also very interesting to have an open Q & A with those at the Covington event where we shared our respective viewpoints. In Charlie’s own words:

One need not agree with all—or even most—of my supernatural claims to welcome me as a fellow worker in the vineyard. Acknowledge God, take the next right step, and be a sign of hope to those around you. That is the sum of my message. All else is explanatory detail. — “My New Pilgrimage”, August 2nd, 2015; from ជំហានបន្ទាប់បន្ទាប់

ក្នុងករណីនេះការទស្សន៍ទាយអំពីអនាគតមានសារៈសំខាន់បន្ទាប់បន្សំ។ អ្វីដែលចាំបាច់គឺការធ្វើឱ្យប្រាកដនៃវិវរណៈដែលមានកំណត់។ —Cardinal Ratzinger (POPE BENEDICT XVI), Message of Fatima, Theological Commentary, www.vatican.va

 

CLARIFICATIONS

All this said, last May, I began to see that many were still assuming that I endorsed everything Charlie was saying. I might point out, however, that I have shared the podium with several alleged mystics and seers over the years, but គ្មាន who were condemned by their local ordinary or who taught anything contrary to the Catholic faith. A few years back, I also shared the stage with Michael Coren, a Catholic convert and author who has subsequently apostasized. I think most people understand that I am not responsible for what others say and do simply because I spoke at the same event as them. 

Nonetheless, last May in Fear, Fire, and the Rescue?, I pointed out the Archbishop of Denver’s preliminary assessment of Charlie’s messages and his statement that…

Archisocese លើកទឹកចិត្តដល់ព្រលឹងអោយស្វែងរកសុវត្ថិភាពរបស់ពួកគេនៅក្នុងព្រះយេស៊ូវគ្រីស្ទសាក្រាម៉ង់និងបទគម្ពីរ។ —Archbishop Sam Aquila, statement from the Archdiocese of Denver, March 1st, 2016; www.archden.org

At the same time, I felt obligated to address the significant differences that were emerging between my writings and Charlie’s. In ការជំនុំជម្រះនឹងមកដល់, I noted the Archbishop’s warning for “prudence and caution” regarding Charlie’s alleged prophecies, and went on further to reiterate the eschatological vision of the Church Father’s that differs from what Charlie and some other mainstream eschatologists are proposing. In តើព្រះយេស៊ូពិតជាកំពុងយាងមកឬ?, I pulled together what is a “prophetic consensus” of 2000 years of Tradition and modern prophecy that paints an unmistakable picture of the horizon.

Since Charlie’s failed prediction, the Archdiocese of Denver issued another statement:

The events of 2016/17 have shown that Mr. Johnston’s alleged visions were not accurate and the Archdiocese urges the faithful not to condone or support further attempts to reinterpret them as valid. —Archdiocese of Denver, Press Release, Feb. 15th, 2017; archden.org

That is my position too, of course, and hopefully every faithful Catholics’. Again, I draw my readers’ attention to the wisdom of St. Hannibal:

How many contradictions we see between Saint Brigitte, Mary of Agreda, Catherine Emmerich, etc. យើងមិនអាចចាត់ទុកការបើកសម្តែងនិងការចង្អុលបង្ហាញថាជាពាក្យនៃបទគម្ពីរបានទេ។ ពួកគេខ្លះត្រូវតែត្រូវបានលុបចោលហើយខ្លះទៀតត្រូវបានពន្យល់ក្នុងន័យត្រឹមត្រូវនិងប្រយ័ត្នប្រយែង។ - ស្ត។ ហាន់នីឡាម៉ារីយ៉ាឌីហ្វ្រេណាសំបុត្រទៅប៊ីស្សព Liviero នៃស៊ីតឌីឌី Castello ឆ្នាំ ១៩២៥ (បញ្ជាក់ពីអណ្តូងរ៉ែ)

…មនុស្សមិនអាចទាក់ទងនឹងវិវរណៈឯកជនបានទេដូចជាពួកគេជាសៀវភៅគម្ពីរឬក្រិត្យរបស់ព្រះដ៏វិសុទ្ធមើល។ សូម្បីតែមនុស្សដែលមានការបំភ្លឺច្រើនបំផុតជាពិសេសស្ត្រីអាចត្រូវបានគេយល់ច្រឡំយ៉ាងខ្លាំងនៅក្នុងចក្ខុវិស័យវិវរណៈទីតាំងនិងការបំផុសគំនិត។ ច្រើនជាងមួយដងប្រតិបត្តិការដ៏ទេវភាពត្រូវបានរារាំងដោយធម្មជាតិរបស់មនុស្ស ... ដើម្បីពិចារណាការបង្ហាញណាមួយនៃវិវរណៈឯកជនថាជាជំនឿឬសំណើរដែលនៅជិតសេចក្តីជំនឿតែងតែមានការក្លែងបន្លំ! —a letter to Fr. Peter Bergamaschi

I hope this clarifies for readers where I stand in regards to the specific prophecies of ណាមួយ seer or visionary, no matter how great in stature, level of approval, or otherwise.

 

ឆ្ពោះទៅមុខ

I also hope that the “inquistional” bearing of some Catholics would give way to a more merciful, calm, and mature approach to prophecy which—like it or not—is part of the life of the Church. If we follow Church teaching, live by it, and discern prophecy always in this context, there truly is nothing to be afraid of, even when it comes to prophecies that មាន ជាក់លាក់. If they do not pass the test of orthodoxy, they must be disregarded. But if they do, then, we simply watch and pray and get on with the business of being faithful servants in the daily duties of our vocation.

Many are asking me what I think about the confluence of the 100th year anniversary of Fatima and other such “date” markers in 2017. Again, I don’t know! It could be significant… or not at all. I hope people will understand when I say, “Does it really matter?” What matters are two things: that every day, we place ourselves in a state of grace by recourse to God’s mercy and love so that we are always ready to meet Him at any moment. And second, that we co-operate with His will in the salvation of souls by responding to His personal plan for our lives. Neither of these obligations suggests ignorance of the “signs of the times,” but rather, should strengthen our response to them.

កុំខ្លាចអី!

 

ការអានដែលទាក់ទង

ទំនាយត្រូវបានយល់យ៉ាងត្រឹមត្រូវ

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សម្តេចប៉ាបហោរានិងភីការិយាតា

 
ជូនពរអ្នកនិងអរគុណដល់អ្នកទាំងអស់គ្នា
សម្រាប់ការគាំទ្រក្រសួងនេះ!

 

ដើម្បីធ្វើដំណើរជាមួយម៉ាកុសនៅក្នុងព្រះគម្ពីរមរមន នេះ ឥឡូវពាក្យ,
ចុចលើបដាខាងក្រោម ជាវជាប្រចាំ.
អ៊ីមែលរបស់អ្នកនឹងមិនត្រូវបានចែករំលែកជាមួយនរណាម្នាក់ឡើយ។