tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396682199178122530.post1355280472336790410..comments2023-12-28T22:22:42.307-08:00Comments on Nobody In Particular: Property Of...Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03128359303310478673noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396682199178122530.post-38032334004106243602010-11-07T17:27:39.444-08:002010-11-07T17:27:39.444-08:00-applause-
Well said, well said. Looking back on ...-applause-<br /><br />Well said, well said. Looking back on it, I think you're probably right, although I didn't follow John Paul II as closely as I might have. But I would add one caveat... Living the faith has to be more than a path to happiness - it has to be a path to happiness that helps overcome obstacles to happiness that said faith itself generates. A person whose faith doesn't appear to demand that much of them may have a hard time connecting with someone who feels they are being asked to make a serious sacrifice. (In other words, a woman being asked to stay in an unhappy marriage for the rest of her life might need to see others overcoming that same level of hardship for her to be convinced.)Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03128359303310478673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396682199178122530.post-23787280841712657322010-11-07T13:25:55.827-08:002010-11-07T13:25:55.827-08:00I think this was something the Holy Father's p...I think this was something the Holy Father's predecessor was more gifted at -- he was able to tell people, young people in particular, that they were being called to something heroic, which I think they have an appetite for. <br /><br />The Holy Father's lamentations are valid, but maybe not the best stuff for a persuasive homily. <br /><br />--<br /><br />I think it also falls to us (I say "us" to include myself) in the laity, more than the clergy, to show that living the faith is a path to happiness. If people look around at Catholics trying to live the faith, and don't see happy people, they're not going to be too eager to join.JohnMcGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476537916134121570noreply@blogger.com