Saturday, April 2, 2011

If you are a depressed but also hopeful Catholic don't miss this posting

Will anyone care 500 years from now about today's debates? Women priests? Married priests? ...

Long time editor from Orbis Books, Michael Leach, has written a clear and honest article about what many of us feel and question.

Can The Catholic Church Change?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-leach/can-the-catholic-church-c_b_841971.html?ref=fb&src=sp



Pelayo in Covadonga, Asturias, Spain

I invite you to join me in this dialogue and use his wise words as a starting point.

I have been a lay minister in the Catholic Church for over 30 years. I have experienced "Camelot" and the dungeons of the Inquisition. Yet, after all this time I still remain a Catholic. Why?

Michael Leach has shared a lot of wisdom in his book, "Why Stay Catholic" and also in the above article. I invite you to read both as we continue the conversation on a subject that brings so much pain to so many Catholics today.

I will be posting my own opinions and experiences and hope you do the same so that we can all grow together. You can write in English or in Spanish.

I look forward to this exchange!