No Jesus when you attended the Catholic Church?
Sorry, Buddy, there always has been. Don't you remember the readings: the Gospels telling about Jesus' life, the letters of St. Paul -- usually the second reading -- instructing the communities that he was going out to in the beliefs of Christ, and the first reading, usually from the Old Testament, many of them prophecies about the coming of Jesus Christ????????
I think Russell Scott may be younger than the rest of us and, therefore, received some very luke warm catechisis. We're being too hard on him. I only received two years of Catholic schooling as a 6 to 8 year-old but it accounts for my orthodox faith today. The Novus Ordo mass properly done has much beauty and value. Unfortunately, it's hard to find a parish that offers one.