Feeling a bit lost

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When reading the lives of the Saints , don’t you wonder sometimes is the Church still the Church as for examle in the time of Therese of Lisieux?
I answer yes.

Would the Saints feel at home in the contemporary Church as they did (or did they) in their own time?
 
When reading the lives of the Saints , don’t you wonder sometimes is the Church still the Church as for examle in the time of Therese of Lisieux?

Would the Saints feel at home in the contemporary Church as they did (or did they) in their own time?
I don’t see that the Church has changed so terribly much, but just that we as families and societies have pushed it so far back as a priority. I mean it is common these days for people to have their kids miss CCD for a soccer game or to be just too busy to go to mass. The thing that strikes me when reading something like Story of a Soul, is how Saint Therese grew up with her faith being woven into every moment of her day. To me that was such an appealing quality of her childhood, that it wasn’t just about going to church and being proper, but in being in awe of the presence of God in every aspect of her life.
 
I can sympathize with what you are saying Zorrox. While the practice in the Sacred Liturgy has not changed much as dulcissima had pointed out, there is still reason for concern. We have all sides of the Church putting forth there ideas and concerns on how to answer this problem, (namely, the contemporary, “progressive” view) which pushes such agendas as the infusion of Protestant forms of worship, hand holding, having the laity take on what could be considered the Priests role or responsibility in some way. Music which does not for the majority foster a sense of wonder and awe. It is secularized with instruments which by common opinion are suitable for secular rock bands or contemporary music. The doing away with some beautiful Liturgical traditions, which yes are subject to change on some levels. Then ultimately Liturgical abuses inevitably follow.

Many people are for this type of Liturgy. Then there are people who are insistant that Latin is the only suitable tongue for the mass, and that the vernacular is non-essential. These people maintain that Vatican II was evil, or deficient in some manner. They become hardened and rebelious, bad mouthing anyone whose view are indifferent to theirs, and labeling them as a “Liberal” disobedience pften ensues. Ultimately those who become so radical in this way become schismatics and endanger their sould because of it, such as SSPX socities or Sedevacantists (latin for “while the see is vacant”).

There are many different names being thrown around, conservatives, liberals, progressives, etc. forget them all, the only title you need to take is to be an othodox Catholic, that means you follow the Holy See in it;s decrees and follow Cardinal Arinze prefect for the Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of The Sacraments.

The Church is a boat if you lean too far to left you risk falling off the boat, so to those who lean to far to the right, be neither to the left or to the right, for in both you risk falling off into the same waters, but straight down the center of the ship, right in line with the Pope.

You are either heterodox or orthodox …pick the latter.

God Bless you
 
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