U.S. Priests and seminarians survey: more vocations in orthodox dioceses"
Could it be the beginning of an answer to Leo XIII prayer??
"St. Michael,the Archangel, defend us in battle....."
Maybe the hundred year free reign is coming to an end?
There are so many obviously intelligent people here, and most of them have zeroed in on the problems in the Catholic Church.
Is it posible that Bishops are not as smart as Freepers, and think that homosexuals and pedophiles are the ANSWER to it's problems?
I too wonder about most Bishops fondness for homos.
The devil wants us all to lose heart. Don't do it, and don't get caught outside the Catholic Church when your time comes
This current crop of Bishops they're inside the Church, aren't they? Yesterday at Mass our Priest spoke of Satan in the Church. By way of anaology he referenced that scene in the exorcist where Satan is finally driven out of the child's body and goes through the wall, leaving the word confusiion scrawled across that wall. Who are the true priests, who are the false ones? This stuff scares the bejeepers out of me.
Here in Rochester, the closing of several Catholic schools was announced over the weekend, and our local radio talk show guy addressed the issue. He said that by any measure you want to take, Catholicsm in the US is in broad retreat.
He's a Mormon (I think), and he spoke positively of the contributions of Catholics to the US, especially with the excellent schools they always maintained. So, he wasn't trying to denigrate the Faith at all.
I feel sick about this piece, and everytime I hear of a school closing it's as if I'm losing a personal belonging. I'm just sick about this, and when I'm not sick about it, I'm enraged. Some of these bishops must be in league with Satan to have laid our Church so low.
An excellent point! Thank you for making it.
One need only watch EWTN's The Journey Home to understand how our Lord and His Blessed Mother are calling people to the Catholic Church, using extraordinary means. Last night's segment featured a former Hare Krishna who served for 15 years as a Braman, intent on drawing christians into his pagan church. It was the Blessed Mother who spoke to his heart about her Son.
Excellent post, my friend. I couldn't agree with you more.