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** We have been building on sand.   
** We have been building on sand.   
** The storms of the modern age (WW I, WW II, Cold War; culture of death, culture wars) have swept away or will sweep away everything that is not built on the Rock.  Jesus is the Rock; Peter represents Him.
** The storms of the modern age (WW I, WW II, Cold War; culture of death, culture wars) have swept away or will sweep away everything that is not built on the Rock.  Jesus is the Rock; Peter represents Him.
** The [[sins of priests]] are our Hurricane Katrina.
** We have termites at work, weakening the foundations of the U.S. Church ([[Catholic Buts]]).
** We have termites at work, weakening the foundations of the U.S. Church ([[Catholic Buts]]).
*** The Church in Europe shows where the U.S. is heading.
*** The Church in Europe shows where the U.S. is heading.
*** We don't have a "priest shortage."  We have a shortage of faith, hope, and love: abortion, divorce, adultery, promiscuity, contraceptive mentality, addiction to pornography; sinful laity as well as sinful priests; proclamation of the gospel of self-satisfaction rather than that of Jesus Christ, crucified.
* Time to repair.
* Time to repair.
* Time to evangelize.
* Time to evangelize.

Revision as of 01:15, 30 August 2010

Where are we?

What is the Spirit saying to the Church? "Whoever has ears ought to hear what the Spirit says to the churches" (Rev 2:29).

There is "a time for every purpose under heaven" (Eccl 3). What time is it?

  • Time to repent.
    • We have been building on sand.
    • The storms of the modern age (WW I, WW II, Cold War; culture of death, culture wars) have swept away or will sweep away everything that is not built on the Rock. Jesus is the Rock; Peter represents Him.
    • The sins of priests are our Hurricane Katrina.
    • We have termites at work, weakening the foundations of the U.S. Church (Catholic Buts).
      • The Church in Europe shows where the U.S. is heading.
      • We don't have a "priest shortage." We have a shortage of faith, hope, and love: abortion, divorce, adultery, promiscuity, contraceptive mentality, addiction to pornography; sinful laity as well as sinful priests; proclamation of the gospel of self-satisfaction rather than that of Jesus Christ, crucified.
  • Time to repair.
  • Time to evangelize.

Where are we going?

What is Jesus doing today? He is risen--He is risen, indeed! He is alive and well, reigning in glory. He has a plan and a purpose for the work we do on the The Station of the Cross.