Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Day 44---Cookie Jar Sweet Memories!


Day 44

 

The girls either went to church with Mom,

or Dad picked them up after Sunday

School to go to Grandma Margie’s

 

Nanny made sure the girls got a good religious foundation; “Heathen” Dad managed to come to the rescue (so to speak) picking up the girls for a Sunday visit to his Mom’s house.

I had determined, after eighteen years of parochial education, that “religion” had little, if anything, to church. The day I left for college, I went to mass with my mom; it was thirty-eight years before I shadowed any church door, after that day, save the occasional funeral, marriage, baptism. The 1962 “Vatican II Encyclical” concluding the “liberalization” and “ruination” of the denomination. Think I “over-reacted”? Hmm! Well! Maybe? But, I doubt it; based on the facts.

In 1962 the U. S. population totaled about 230 million people; the Catholic Church sported a 95 million membership. In 2017, the U.S. population is around 325 million population; that “Great” church institution, through its “brilliant” modernization to the “liberal” slant has brought them to a conclusion of 65 million people. These are the facts, whether they like it or not.

The contrary argument is that the “Church” has a million more members in third world countries! Wow! Three billion more people and “they” managed to indoctrinate 1 million while losing 30 million! These geniuses ought to be working for the government.

Hell! Maybe they are! In 7 decades, I have never seen any positive outcome born of a lie!

“Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on “me”!

I instilled moral values leaning toward virtue, I pray, by example, in my children and demand “Quality” within my own life; right and wrong, good and evil, black and white do exist; people know the difference. It is their choice! Each will be judged according to his works and deeds. If we are really lucky, just maybe, our true intent might mitigate our trespasses. Amen!?

I attend mass regularly and have for about five years, now. We searched for as many years looking for “religion” in a church, both official denominational sects and the non-denominational. Finding a traditional “Latin mass” rekindled my childhood love for reverence and respect for God. In my humble opinion, the once Great Catholic Church is on the verge of another Great Scism like the one which sparked the Protestant Revolution at the hands of Martin Luther. We’ll see.

So? My girls and their children turned out real good---living rewarding lives…Quality people.

“Religion” seems to be less a membership in a “cult” than in a practice of Christian generosity. Again, a personal opinion; but, one based in experience with open-minded discernment. I am responsible for “me”; I’ll make my choices and live, and die, with the consequences/ That sounds like “justice” to me. If I am wrong, it ain’t the first time!

In conclusion:

Live! Love! Laugh! Focus contemplate!

Vigilant be! No one’s future is ever late!

 

And,

 

Faith! Family! Freedom! Might just be all there really---Is!

In one eternal instant the only mercy-blessing will be…His!

Amen!

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