We’re given up on the Catholic Church. We went to xmas mass and all these people were there, but the church is new and soulless. i told hubby half way thru “were done here. new years resolution is find a new church”
we’re tyring the small lutheran church in town. it will crush the families, but this catholic church is just all wrong.
but then again, i remember midnight mass in latin and i loved it as a kid!
Do you still love it? There are still places that offer it, and with the added benefit of not leaving the Catholic Church.
Try the SSPX Latin masses.
We worship God, not a church. Over the years, I have visited some Catholic Churches that were at both ends of the spectrum from ultra flamboyant to blank walled but NEVER did it ever cross my mind to leave the Catholic Church. I looked around, visited other Catholic Churches and eventually found a wonderful Maronite (Eastern) Catholic Church.
Why would you want to leave the Catholic Church over a building?
The buildings themselves grew - no big deal. The minister (now senior minister) is still there - which is a very big deal for us. (Otherwise I probably wouldnt have gone back there to begin with.) But the service itself is different - the biggest noticable difference being the "contemporarization" of traditional hymns and the large amount of contemporary (modern) Christian music as compared to our younger days.
My wife and I enjoy the "traditional" aspects of the old service as we believe that helped bond the generations together in our former services.
We left the Episcopal Church not because our church building was modern (it was, and it was ugly, but we put up with it for 28 years) but because the denomination fell into rank heresy. We LOVE our Catholic parish. But we had to visit around to find the one in which we felt most at home.
If you love the Latin Mass, find a Motu Proprio parish. They are starting up almost everywhere (my daughter found one in Charlotte NC). I wouldn't recommend SSPX because they come with all sorts of other baggage . . . .
Find a LCMS or Wisconsin Synod Lutheran church. ELCA churches are very liberal.
Isn’t there another Catholic Church nearby that you could try before throwing the baby out with the bathwater? Or have you tried talking to the bishop about the church you were attending?
***We went to xmas mass...***
The soul of the church is not in the building, but in the religion.
In the future, it would be deeply appreciated by all Christians if you would type CHRISTMAS, instead of Xmas.
FYI, this is NOT a Catholic Church - it is an Anglican Church in England.
I’ll be the first to admit that there has been bafoonery in decision-making within the Catholic Church in past decades, but THIS is not one of them.
Just for clarification....
Welcome home.
If you like, many people here can direct you to a Holy Parish.
When I moved to Detroit, I felt like you did. I almost ended up at Trinity Lutheran.
Then Our Lord directed me to my parish. It’s lovely.
I urge you to look around, at other parishes. I cannot go to the Catholic church in my town - its soul is self-conscious, smug, New Age, human-centric. We went back for an Ash Wednesday service for the first time in several years and got a crawling sense of evil.
But the next closest two parishes have good, traditional priests and cultures. We have been very happy in one of them for about ten years now. Look around, and don’t give up the Church to the soul-less! We need you.
If you loved the Latin rite, google for the nearest Latin rite mass. It may be so far away you can only go once a month, but give it a try.
With the Mass centered around the Eucharist, there can be no greater gift that we receive. I assure you there will be a church that will satisfy your soul.
BTW... you may want to tune into Relevant Radio.com
A Catholic radio station that you will find very edifying. Drew Marioni is great, as are Morning Aire and Archbishop Sheen's, Life Is Worth Living.
God Bless!
Please find another Catholic Church to your liking. The Lutheran Church doesn’t have all the truths that the Catholic Church does.
Sorry you have such a dud of a priest.
I’ll bet there are Masses in Latin in your area. Go searching!
I’ll bet there are Masses in Latin in your area. Go searching!
Come to our Catholic church. We are in Los Angeles, have a Latin Mass, 5 others of all varieties, humble and Christ-loving Carmelite priests, 24/7 Adoration, and fiery priests who dare to stand front and center for the Truth of God. We couldn’t be happier.