[xsmommy]

oh there are plenty of those, aren't there? my oldest daughter is a sophomore at an all-girls catholic HS which isn't terribly catholic either. their lenten reflections in religion class this past week focused on the UNJUST war in Iraq and Abu Gharib, instead of perhaps more personal sins that perhaps they could do something about. it drives my husband and i insane. and my daughter also, who does her part to inject the CATHOLIC viewpoint whenever she can.

[rogator]

"...their lenten reflections in religion class this past week focused on the UNJUST war in Iraq and Abu Gharib, instead of perhaps more personal sins that perhaps they could do something about."

That kind of "religious instruction" drives me wild. Unfortunately it is much too common.

[AlbionGirl]

I went home to visit my family last week, and in the parish of my 'yut', the homilist was a nun, whose homily concerned her ministry and getting donations for it.

Her ministry involves some work with hospice, I think, and as she was getting tangent-y she happened to remark, 'did you know that the US is the only major country that doesn't have socialized health care?'

Again, I wanted to bolt. I don't come to Church to hear social critique of my country.

It's disgraceful that the faithful have to church shop at all, let alone to the degree in which they have to.

xsmommy, I'm usually not this bleak or crabby, but after reading this I'm feeling unusually disgruntled and militant.