By: Bruce Jones

Bruce Jones — Fri, 08 Oct 2021 08:39:00 +0000

Given the presence of such media communication as
Facebook, Twitter, and the mobile phone, the youth of
today who are also confronted by drugs, porn, legalisation of
abortion, and euthanasia have an uphill battle with the
omnipresent denial of any supernatural, which includes
basic dogma and doctrine.
With the Catholic Catechism’s omissions of discussion of
the real presence, and little reference to apparitions of
Mary, on whose shoulders does the lot fall to stem
the influence of adverse input and for preservation of
the faith?
How will youth catch the faith? [faith is caught not
taught?]. Will it be Hill-song?
Given that over 40,000,000 pilgrims have been to
Medjugorje Yugoslavia, surely a closer look at what it
proposes might be worth a pause for thought.
Pray, fast, lead simple lives, be reconciled to God
each day…
“Abandon yourselves totally to me”.
In ‘Centessimus Annos’ -the Encyclical by Pope St John
Paul II is reference to alienation and exploitation (of
the committed). This alienation of those who are closer
to eternal truths by virtue of personal prayer, continues;
Mother Teresa was banned from Twitter !
Are big media giants complying to the old schema of
only printing verifiable fact?
Youth have an uphill climb. They will rise to the occasion,
provided they are not deluged by various heresy that
arrives via the TV which continues to destroy shame.
The advice of Anthony Fisher O.P. Archbishop of Sydney,
in “The Australian”, “The church will serve
the culture best, as well as its own members, by being its
best self, faithful to the mission given by Christ-not by
reinventing itself as a secular NGO” should be widely
discussed. It is a trap easily made and easier for the
gullible to fall into.
Many problems inside the catholic church continue
precisely because its members do not listen- to the voice
of Christ every day, with appropriate listening skills.
Listening to each others chatter on a Sunday is not conducive
to spiritual and emotional growth which it sorely needs.
And many issues which a synod or a plenary or Vatican II can
easily be faced instead of postponing these to a gathering
which is tempted to fall into an old outdated
model of church.
Silence in churches is one of these. The Rosary at night
instead of TV is another. Fasting each week ditto.
Peter Hans Kolvenbach, head of the Jesuits slept with his
window open on the bare floor near it.
“The imitation of Christ” by St Thomas a Kempis (read
by Christian brothers at mealtime), was once
second only to the bible in published works- until Harry
Potter arrived. Is there a hunger? Ask the author who
is now a Billionaire, second richest woman in the world.
Secular NGO’s the Catholic church are a luxury it can
ill-afford.

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By: Bruce Jones