Who here is violent? It is said in the Gospel that the violent will bear away the kingdom of heaven. Are you doing violence? What violence would you not do for the greatest of riches which is everlasting? This is your only chance, don't mess it up. Judge yourselves according to the beatitudes and other counsels of the Gospel, and make it your highest priority to improve where you are lacking.

Every week or every month should be dedicated to making 1 new habit/ striving to improve on 1 little thing.

Blessed be the Lord, my God, Who teacheth my hands to fight and my fingers to war. ~ Psalm 143:1

All things have their season, [...] a time to kill, [...] A time to destroy [...] A time of war [...] ~ Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

It is better to choose a commendable war than peace which separates from God.~ St. Gregory

But as for those my enemies, who would not have me reign over them, bring them hither, and kill them before me. ~ Luke 19:27

St. Nicholas punched heretic Arius.

Pope St. Pius X punched blasphemers.

Holy Crusades

A Religious Order Can Wage War
https://www.traditioninaction.org/religious/n014rp_ReligiousWagingWar.htm

and:

Do not think that I came to send peace upon earth: I came not to send peace, but the sword. Matthew 10:34

Blessed be the Lord, my God, Who teacheth my hands to fight and my fingers to war. ~ Psalm 143:1 (D-R bible)

All things have their season, [...] a time to kill, [...] A time to destroy [...] A time of war [...] ~ Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

It is better to choose a commendable war than peace which separates from God.~ St. Gregory

But as for those my enemies, who would not have me reign over them, bring them hither, and kill them before me. ~ Luke 19:27

St. Nicholas punched heretic Arius.

Pope St. Pius X punched blasphemers.

Holy Crusades

A Religious Order Can Wage War
https://www.traditioninaction.org/religious/n014rp_ReligiousWagingWar.htm

There is a time for all things.

But when did the Catholics start the actual fighting.  No one here on the US soil is actually fighting in a combat war right now.  If the bad guys come to my door.  First we would pray, second try reason, and third we would protect our own.  I think many of you are imagining future conflicts that are not happening right now.

Prudence is key.  

Who is going to organize the army right now?  If everything is so bad, then where are the people banning together to fix it?

It would be a different story, if I lived in Israel, or Ukraine, or any other actual war location. 

We can only control the controllables and God will handle the rest.

All this war on paper is exhausting and actually doesn't accomplish much. It really is just brother fighting brother, but don't hear me I am just a nobody woman, who can easily forget all this and go back to my kitchen and wash dishes.

Quick story:
After class one day when I was 14 I was pushed up against a wall and was threatened to have my face beat in.  Why?  Because I said "You people don't understand" to a group of girls, some which were black.  They thought I was racist.  By the grace of God I said the right things and she let me go.  I wasn't hurt.  By the end of the year, we were at least cordial.  I tell this story, because this is why I believe God has our back.  He is in charge and every situation you are in toughens you for the real battles against demons and yourself. 

There is a time for all things.

But when did the Catholics start the actual fighting.  No one here on the US soil is actually fighting in a combat war right now.  If the bad guys come to my door.  First we would pray, second try reason, and third we would protect our own.  I think many of you are imagining future conflicts that are not happening right now.

If the bad guys come to my door, the guns come out first, if they want to reason when it's aimed at their head, fine; if not,  I will pray for them as they bleed out.   My order is the opposite of yours. It is gun first, reason second (maybe), and pray third.  Hopefully your husband's order is the same as mine.

 Hopefully your husband's order is the same as mine.

I hope so too.

Blessed be the Lord, my God, Who teacheth my hands to fight and my fingers to war. ~ Psalm 143:1 (D-R bible)

All things have their season, [...] a time to kill, [...] A time to destroy [...] A time of war [...] ~ Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

It is better to choose a commendable war than peace which separates from God.~ St. Gregory

But as for those my enemies, who would not have me reign over them, bring them hither, and kill them before me. ~ Luke 19:27

St. Nicholas punched heretic Arius.

Pope St. Pius X punched blasphemers.

Holy Crusades

A Religious Order Can Wage War
https://www.traditioninaction.org/religious/n014rp_ReligiousWagingWar.htm

Give us some sources on that. Seriously.

I always want to learn more about St. Pius X.

We need to understand what spiritual / temporal means...

There is a time and place for everything. This is mentioned multiple times in the Bible. Sometimes violence, (like a just war, cause, self defense) is the right thing to do, due to prudence.

Yes I agree with that.  Prudence is key and  usually God provides what is needed.