For all of my adult Catholic life I’ve heard a general complaint that in the past several decades the Church in the US has had a “failure of catechesis.” Often this is demonstrated by pointing to low Mass attendance, surveys about what Catholics believe about the Eucharist, and data showing that Catholics, by-and-large, don’t follow the Church’s sexual teachings significantly more than the general population does.
Thanks, Paul, for this reply. Yes, "we replace vulnerable prayer of our need with performance piety as purported a gift". You using my email address was invited by me. Keeping or allowing my thanks (need) and my invitations (gift) the right way round is my belief in uncertainty in God as "to be itself" (Latin: ipsum esse) as Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire) puts it, in covenant, non-presumed reciprocity of the Three Persons, father Son and Holy Spirit; each fully God. Lets keep in touch. Oliver Clark
Thanks, Paul, for this reply. Yes, "we replace vulnerable prayer of our need with performance piety as purported a gift". You using my email address was invited by me. Keeping or allowing my thanks (need) and my invitations (gift) the right way round is my belief in uncertainty in God as "to be itself" (Latin: ipsum esse) as Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire) puts it, in covenant, non-presumed reciprocity of the Three Persons, father Son and Holy Spirit; each fully God. Lets keep in touch. Oliver Clark
Thanks for this Paul - this is so true and aligns with my own experience.