Can You Hear the Dialtone?
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...