And yet if “we keep a Latin mass” is the best thing you can say about your practice of Christian faith, then that begs for the question to be asked: what do you do with Jesus Christ once you are outside the church doors?
It’s more than mere “morality.” “Morality” can be had by pagans who robustly refuse Christ. It’s about the way Jesus lives in and among Christians who call on Him to assist them to do so.
HiTech, I enjoy your posts, but seriously, is this the time for this discussion?
There’s no greater union with Our Savior than at Mass when we receive Him. Every Sunday I am there pleading with Him to remake my poor soul in His image and begging His mercy. The rest of the week I am trying to respond well to His grace (very badly) in every thing I do. I am trying to live my entire life devoted to God, trying to be closer to Him every day, and accept His holy will in all things. And I have found from my experience that I can best do all this in the context of the traditional liturgy rather than a modern slovenly service where people treat receiving Our Lord as if it were no big deal.
I didn’t mean any of this to turn into an apologia for Catholicism. I was merely trying to point out that your assessment above, that we are becoming more Protestant, is not the case. If anything we are more attached to the teaching of Trent than other Catholic groups.