An Order for the Disorder?

[Traditium]

I have been wondering this, so I will wonder it aloud here to see if there is an answer I am unaware of. There have been religious orders of the Church that have risen up to engage the culture throughout history when that was necessary. Most notably, the Counter-Reformation had Ignatius’ Society of Jesus.

Now there is a call for a New Evangelization to engage a modern culture that is quite lost. Is there a major religious order, faithful to the Church and its leaders and not the culture, positioned to take on this task in some effective way?

Mainly, if you look where the culture is conversing these days, it seems to be particular bishops and priests speaking up about these issues, with the major religious orders out parading around with the culture.

I’d love to be wrong on this. Are any up to this task?

T
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[TimothyH]

Mainly, if you look where the culture is conversing these days, it seems to be particular bishops and priests speaking up about these issues, with the major religious orders out parading around with the culture.

I’m not sure I undersand this.

Can you clarify what you mean by, “Major religious orders out parading around with the culture”?

Benedictines, for one, don’t parade around at all. They are cloistered and 99.9% of them leave the monastery only to go to the doctor or visit a dying relative. The vast majority of those entering the monastery effectively dissapear from society. So I’m not sure I understand the comment.

-Tim-

 

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[JRKH]

I don’t know about religious “orders” so to speak but there are certainly many apostalates operating in the culture.

Perhaps Opus Dei might fit what you are trying to describe.

Peace
James

 

[agnes_therese]

I’m not sure I undersand this.

Can you clarify what you mean by, “Major religious orders out parading around with the culture”?

Benedictines, for one, don’t parade around at all. They are cloistered and 99.9% of them leave the monastery only to go to the doctor or visit a dying relative. The vast majority of those entering the monastery effectively dissapear from society. So I’m not sure I understand the comment.

-Tim-

I haven’t seen our Discalced Carmelites do any “parading,” either. I don’t know where they’d find the time.