tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2627678655315773932.post6347173307483856519..comments2024-01-20T00:43:03.851-07:00Comments on Beginning to Pray: The Priesthood and PrayerAnthony Lilleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12208767782574708168noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2627678655315773932.post-7530270539984583722019-09-24T15:18:36.047-06:002019-09-24T15:18:36.047-06:00Materialism has overtaken American society, and is...Materialism has overtaken American society, and is worming its way deeply into religion. Catholics are not immune. Priests need, somehow, to find ways of convincing their flocks of the reality of Christ's abstract -- that is, spiritual -- teachings as being the way to confront the concrete obstacles to holiness erected by our culture's concreteness. Spiritual lives are real, too. Unfortunately, that is a most difficult concept to prove in today's materialistic environment. We in the pews need to be convinced that holiness is necessary for eternal happiness, that it can be achieved when happiness is depicted by the tawdry and evil being hawked by our entertainment and political leaders. Priests could make the difference.Carl Eiferthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02773342231611213952noreply@blogger.com