9-13 Reflection

This was posted as a reflection tonight on FB. A reaction to something I saw on twitter.

The Catholic church has been taking a beating lately. More so than even in 2002 when the first scandal broke. It is hard and heart breaking to see the news that keeps coming. I am of the honest opinion that the storm will get worse before it can get better. Faith in leadership is shaken. People want accountability from those leaders. It is hard to want to evangelize about the faith when it seems that the news keeps getting worse and worse. However in order for healing to take place the infection must be purged out. A process that can at times be very painful. But a process that needs to happen. We cannot grow as Catholics with out it.

We who are the laity must do what we can to hold firm to the faith. Above all else that faith is in Jesus Christ. It is though the Eucharist that gives us life as Christ told to us in the Gospel of John. It will not be an easy road a head. More questions exist than their are answers. The answers we have gotten trouble us deeply. Leaders that we count on to guide is as shepherds have in many ways failed us. However despite the crisis at hand. Life moves on. The work of the Church goes on. For all the bad things. Way more good is going on. It is up to us to make sure that those good things are highlighted. That we can help and encourage one another.

I consider myself a "Catholic Evangelist". I share the Catholic faith via the Lego Church Project. I raise awareness for those of us who face disabilities. But The Project is also a prayer for those who need one. To pray for those who have been shaken in their faith. A prayer for healing. A prayer for justice. A prayer for compassion and mercy. Things that we need now more than ever. We will ride out the storm like we always do. We will be stronger for it. The reason why I remain Catholic is very simple: John 6: 68-69: Simon Peter answered him, "Master, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and are convinced that you are the Holy One of God."

-Till Next Time