Make demands of your congregants. Give them reason to come, with sermons that don’t insult their intelligence and music that won’t make them groan. Pay musicians and singers if you must. A meaningful worship experience requires mystery and awe and beauty, all of which are conspicuously absent in too many churches today.
No where in this article does the author mention ever addressing her complaints to the pastor. If this means so much to her, it would be encouraging to let the new priest know that he has supporters in the pews.
Quite true. That's part of the reason why she mentioned "new missal language" subsequently.
No where in this article does the author mention ever addressing her complaints to the pastor. If this means so much to her, it would be encouraging to let the new priest know that he has supporters in the pews.
It could be just an omission on her part.
Poor dear the moment she finds the perfect parish it will become imperfect the day she joins.
I guess I am too awed by the Eucharist to let things such as other’s attire become a reason for not attending Mass. Yes gameboy is disrespectful and mom should give the good old church hiss and pinch to children who are disruptive. Crayons a child’s Bible and life savers used to be enough to keep the fidgets at bay.
I have to miss Mass because of my illness quite a bit. And think it is sad that any able bodied, faithful Catholic becomes so hypercritical that they miss it because it does not measure up to their standards.
I of course am not speaking about liturgical abuses or other outright scandals to the faith. If after loving expressions of concern such practices do not end, then I would say yes find a new parish. But pick your battles. The Eucharist is too glorious a gift to shun because of personal likes or dislikes.