I thought I would share this bit I read this morning. It perfectly sums up what I'm hearing in my heart about reforming my own life . . . with the veiling and all other aspects of deepening my prayer life and experiences with Christ.
It may well require that we put away half-measures. We cannot hope to renew society if society cannot detect a difference in the way Catholics marry, raise their families, conduct their businesses or serve in the government. In other words, we can never hope to renew society unless we ourselves are committed to renewal in our own lives. And we can never hope to renew society as long as we find ways to accommodate social values that are fundamentally opposed to the values of the Gospel.
This is not just a question of getting more Catholics to accept specific aspects of the Catholic Church's social doctrine. Instead, it is a matter of the formation of a Catholic conscience that is disposed toward conforming one's life to the imitation of Christ.
Taken from page 4 and 5 January 2009 issue of K of C "Columbia" by Carl A. Anderson, Supreme Knight
Please pray for Father Neuhaus, who is gravely ill and has been anointed - pray he has a happy death.
Also, please pray for those in Western Washington (state) who are in danger of and/or are being flooded out of their homes/jobs/livelihoods.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
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This is kinda like what we were talking about yesterday. We are losing our Catholic identity because our Mass was changed to look protestant, just ask a protestant who attends our Novus Ordo. It used to look and sound (latin, chant, organs only, SILENCE) differently.
We are still supposed to eat fish or sacrifice on Fridays, which used to set us apart. People went to confession before Mass and sometimes didn't recieve Our Lord eucharistically. We were of a different mindset.
We are called to be set apart, to look differently. I believe the veil is another way that we used to do so.
Also, I did not know about Fr. Neuhaus...prayers in progress.
Wonderful, wonderful blurb. And so true. How can we be the light of Christ if we darken it by half measures and attachments? I once heard a priest talk about how he went to Germany and attended a youth Mass there. He said they had made so many conformaties to intice the youngsters, just for the sake of getting them to Mass. He said it was so hard to see because there was nothing that should ever be changed in the Sacrifice of the Mass, only us that need to change. He was so upset about it, all for the sake of getting pews filled with young teenagers and adults.
off topic,
Thesaurus Thursday is up and running, come on over and play for awhile!
Very very true...very very good.
Thanks for putting this up on your blog.
This excerpt is very true. As Catholics, we shouldn’t be afraid to embrace our faith and stand up and stand out. Remember the song: “...and they’ll know we are Christians by our love....” If we live our lives in Christ, people tend to take notice.
You've touched upon a topic that has been on my heart A LOT as of late - what's the point of being Catholic if it's seen as indistinct than anyother belief system? All or nothing, that is what Christ asks of us. That is the example of the saints. That is the call of the Holy Father.
So the question I continually ask myself is, what am I waiting for?
Yes,LArryD!
As my husband always says, "How radical is radical enough for Christ?!
Can you ever do enough for Him? How many saints were reviled by those around them?!
Wow, I hadn't realized I had more comments on this topic. But, I so agree: be radical in your Faith, it lets your radical LOVE shine!!!
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