Reflection 2

A great Father of the Church is Clement of Alexandria. I want to remember at least two things about St. Clement of Alexandria. First, he is considered one of the pioneers of the dialogue between faith and reason. And the second, it is about the importance of marriage and virginity.

Because of globalization and secularism, the people’s perspective on faith has changed abruptly. An additional ingredient to this change is the fast technological development of the world. People forget that faith is truth itself. This dialogue between faith and reason is only a continuation of what may be the saint of Alexandria has started. Clement of Alexandria is a good example of how we can appropriate faith and reason with each other in our explanation of the contemporary issues of the world. This time it is not much about doctrinal aspects but rather on the means of spreading the faith. The Fathers of the Church have already given us almost all the content of our faith. What we can do now is how in our means of evangelization we can share the importance of faith and reason in the lives of the people. We should do something to help people to enlighten their minds about the role of faith in daily lives. And the concept of marriage is secularized and materialized. Some couples don’t want to be married in the Church. It is always expensive to get married. People tend to forget the spiritual importance of marriage. Moreover, the prevalence of teenage pregnancy is very alarming. So what can we do with this? Therefore, we should do what is the right thing to do so that we will not be misguided. I have learned that we should seek the Lord's guidance so that we will not get easily give in to temptations.