That would be my generation ;-)
One of my favorite books in the OT is Ecclesiastes who tells us that "everything old is new again. There is nothing new under the sun". This is also true of the Catholic Church. Look back even farther into the history of the church and you will find periods filled with abuses. The one consolation we have as Catholics is the knowledge that the Holy Spirit guides the Church, despite the failings of the men who run it. St. Paul reminds us to "hold fast" to our faith.
We know from history that there are cycles in nature and also in the Church. We are in such a cycle now and must pray that holy men and women will rise up and restore the treasures that have been misplaced. There are those, like you and I, who are doing just that.
It’s really odd to go into one of the Trad Churches and see how well, they do hang on to Tradition, not just SSPX but CMRI is another one http://www.cmri.org/.
To: yefragetuwrabrumuy
Two and three generations ago, American Catholics to a great extent lived in communities whose secular behavior revolved around the church.
That would be my generation ;-)
One of my favorite books in the OT is Ecclesiastes who tells us that “everything old is new again. There is nothing new under the sun”. This is also true of the Catholic Church. Look back even farther into the history of the church and you will find periods filled with abuses. The one consolation we have as Catholics is the knowledge that the Holy Spirit guides the Church, despite the failings of the men who run it. St. Paul reminds us to “hold fast” to our faith.
We know from history that there are cycles in nature and also in the Church. We are in such a cycle now and must pray that holy men and women will rise up and restore the treasures that have been misplaced. There are those, like you and I, who are doing just that.
5 posted on 11/20/2008 4:31:38 PM PST by NYer (”Run from places of sin as from a plague.” - St. John Climacus)