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Today I heard a comment, “She is so Catholic, if someone
mentions God outside of church then [she thinks] they are a fanatic.” It made me really sad that the impression
that people have of Catholics is that God stays in church. Even other Catholics can feel uncomfortable
when the topic of God or religion come up outside of the parish walls.
This image that we have as Sunday Christians needs to
change. Catholicism is rich in tradition
which is beautiful, but it can also hurt us if it isn't celebrated
properly. Catholics have the bad habit
of teaching their children the traditions of the Church without teaching them
the faith and explanation behind them. I
think that in many cases the parents themselves don’t know the true reason that
we as Catholics do what we do.
How do we fix this problem?
Self education. We so often push the responsibility of our
faith onto others, it is our parents’ fault, it is our teachers’ fault, it is
our priests’ fault. Instead of blaming
others we need to take our faith into our own hands. Ultimately it is our own soul at stake. In today’s technology saturated world it is
so easy to read up on Catholicism, but my most valuable advice is to find a
priest or other adult with a strong knowledge of the faith and form a relationship. I am so blessed to be surrounded by people
who know what they are talking about.
Frob completely won me back over to Catholicism during my freshman year
in college.
This idea of reeducation is the driving force behind the NewEvangelization. This generation is being
called to change the face of the Catholic Church. With Pope Francis at the head of our Church
we are showing the world that Catholics are genuine Christians who live the
faith in all aspects of our lives. I encourage
you to rise up to the challenge of carrying Jesus outside of Sunday Mass. This post has ended; go glorifying the LORD
with your life.
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