We are in apocalyptic (unveiling) times. If they are not the end times, they are at least the end of our times of Christian civilization. The katechōn (restrainer) is ceasing to restrain.
This is a journal of those end times, whose purpose is to articulate a new theory of universal history that sheds light on this eschatological moment by drawing from the pure fountain of Sacred Scripture, the Church Fathers, the Saints, and the teaching of the Church.
“And you know what is τὸ κατέχον [restraining him] now so that he may be revealed in his time. For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only he who now ὁ κατέχων [restrains] it will do so until he is out of the way. And then the lawless one will be revealed, and the Lord Jesus will slay him with the breath of his mouth and destroy him by his appearing and his coming.”
—St. Paul (2 Thess. 2:6-8)
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#5—St. Pope Gregory the Great’s Prophecy of the End Times Church
St. Pope Gregory the Great predicts the Church will be severely weakened prior to the unveiling of Antichrist. There will be fewer miracles, fewer prophetic voices, its penance will be less fruitful, and “the words of doctrine” will fall silent.
#4—Why We Are Likely in the End Times
We believe we are more likely than not to be in the end times, specifically in the days of the Great Apostasy just prior to the revelation of Antichrist.
Here’s why.
#3—St. Paul’s Outline of the End Times
To understand the end times requires detailed knowledge of numerous books of Scripture. However, in some places, we have fortunately been provided with “grand outlines,” so to speak, about the overall picture, and in a way that is clearer than in other apocalyptic books.
St. Paul’s words in 2 Thessalonians 2 are among these examples.
#2—The Three Great Signs of the End, According to the Council of Trent
“The Sacred Scriptures inform us that the general judgment will be preceded by these three principal signs: the preaching of the Gospel throughout the world, a falling away from the faith, and the coming of Antichrist.”
#1—A New Universal Theory of History in Apocalyptic Times
The purpose of The Katechōn is to present a new universal theory of history informed by the pure fountain of Sacred Scripture, the Church Fathers, the Saints, and the teaching of the Church that can help us have eyes to see and ears to hear in the midst of these apocalyptic times.