If there are one billion people calling themselves Catholic, there are three billion cockerels in the wings, waiting to crow at any given moment. But those of us who do show up for Mass more often and who genuinely care about the Faith are in a good position to share the benefits of true faith and sacramental participation. When confronted with people who have become lukewarm, or who have fallen into the relativist mindset, people of more fervent faith ought to share it. If we ve been down a hard road to get it, we need to share a few of the falls we ve taken or rather, chosen to take along the way. At the very least, we ll cheer somebody up.
Nothing makes an imperfect person feel better than the fact of someone else s imperfections.
Works for me every time. Hey, face it. We re human. I have, on occasion, even shared the essentials of my own greatest personal slap in the Faith to date with people who I thought needed to hear them and believe I ve had a positive effect. While it doesn t currently represent a united front, it does represent incredible potential, and hope for a united front.