It’s easy to criticise, we all do it from time to time.
In The Irish Catholic of March 12 Fr Chris Hayden is given three pages of the newspaper. What exactly is Fr Hayden saying? Has it something to do with the demise of faith in Ireland?
I have worked for over eight years as a hospital chaplain, have been around the block many times, working in different jobs, engaging with many people over 50 years.
Administering Holy Communion on Ash Wednesday this year, I ran out of hosts, so broke one in two. I gave the last half to a woman who grew up in a ‘holy’ Ireland. When she realised she was receivng half, she asked me where the other half was. Maybe that tells the true story of where we have been with our faith at least this last 100 years.
Someone else asked for a second helping of ashes, not to take away but for his own forehead.
What’s the difference between that and the examples of so-called non-faith Fr Hayden mentions in his writing in The Irish Catholic?
Fr Hayden talks about liturgical freefall, what exactly is that?
In any attempt to inspire people towards the mission of the Gospel story it can never make sense to patronise or preach down to us.
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