Posted on 11/15/2015 6:02:28 AM PST by steve8714
Today I went to Mass, the first time since I heard my pastor compare Pope Francis to the prophet Amos, favorably. Today was also the day the hectoring began for "Beyond Sunday", the latest rebrand of the Archdiocesan Expansion Fund. Those of us who remember the pre-1968 Church might recall a vibrant Catholic presence in the black neighborhoods of North St. Louis. A sizable minority were Roman Catholic, attracted by the ability to send their children to Corpus Christi, Mercy, DeAndreis, Laboure, or even McBride, St. Marks or Rosati-Kain high schools, keeping them out of the street life at a critical point in their upbringing. Sadly, all these closed, at the same time Expansion Fund money was building Kennedy for the sons and daughters of the affluent. No wonder folks did not seem enthused, including the pastor.
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