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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.

"...after reading this I'm feeling unusually disgruntled and militant."

You are not the Lone Ranger. I feel this way after almost every Mass in my modernist parish.

Hang in there Albiongirl. say the Rosary every day...it is a sure weapon against evil and can console you. Things are going to get worse before they get better.

In the meantime, I'm selling my house and moving my family to live coser to a Tridentine parish....I should be doing renovations right now but the Religion forum is too gripping...sorta like watching a house fire, some of us shake our heads and weep while others marvel at the light show while breaking out marshmellows to toast.