Unearned Luck

Photo by Sunyu on Unsplash Last Friday, May 25, the Irish people voted 2 to 1 to repeal the Eighth Amendment to their constitution, an amendment ratified in 1983, and meant to protect the lives of unborn infants. In so doing, the Irish people have opened the door of the henhouse to the fox of "choice," a predator who will not stop until the Irish have killed themselves off, much like the Japanese and most of Europe are already doing. Having the fox's slyness without the dove's innocence, the  "pro-choice" crowd have begun with the unborn, since no one is nauseated by what can't be witnessed. Soon, though, this fox will have the Irish supporting the killing of everyone deemed "enslaved" by life, so long as these mercy killings are kept out of sight. It doesn't take an experienced tracker to see the bloody tracks this fox has left throughout North America, Europe, and Asia, yet, millions are entranced by his innocent gaze and soothing r...

Photo by Maarten van den Heuvel on Unsplash The following is a guest post from Michael Einterz , a husband, father, attorney, and a very involved member of St. Alphonsus  Liguori  Catholic Church in Zionsville, IN. One of his many volunteer roles at the parish is as the director of RCIA and adult education. The Catholic Church in America has a problem. This seems to be a universally accepted truth, but the agreement ceases there. The Catholic Blogosphere, including the number of priests and bishops who participate in the discussions, can’t agree on a solution to the problem – and it’s not for a lack of trying.  Although we could drag out volumes of Church History, in my opinion, a review of the attempts to solve the problem can start back in 2012 when Sherry Weddell published her blockbuster Forming Intentional Disciples. Although not the first of its kind, it combined several elements and rightfully became a hit among parishes and Catholic ministers...

Photo by Alex Blăjan on Unsplash I greatly appreciate Fr. Matthew Schneider's (@FrMatthewLC) brief reply to my post, There Is No Secret To Reverse Parish Closings , via his Twitter account on May 11. As before, I wish to address the four points he raises in his reply, then move to a discussion of a larger topic. I greatly respect Fr. Schneider and am eternally grateful for his priesthood and the beautiful witness it is to the world. I will now address his Twitter comments very briefly. 1.     Fr. Schneider first addresses his writing style, describing it as "brief & with catchy headlines to hopefully increase readership." Alright. Increasing readership is an admirable goal for one devoted to evangelizing the masses via Twitter, but shouldn't a little more thought be given to what is being offered to them? While it may be important to form Catholics to evangelize the world, the issues raised in my earlier article requires evangelization and catechesis of t...