tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2992842639537415636.post6637019979494367333..comments2023-10-20T10:33:11.502-05:00Comments on Stranger in a Strange Land: The Grumpy CatholicPaul Bernacchiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14373373724684811736noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2992842639537415636.post-42807194308408793952009-11-09T22:38:31.791-06:002009-11-09T22:38:31.791-06:00Ryan,
I appreciate your comments. You know the bea...Ryan,<br />I appreciate your comments. You know the beauty of Catholicism is that we have both sides at Mass together. I get frustrated because to me it is clear what the liturgy is all about and when it is done correctly, it is awesome, as oppose to being on autopilot as I witness at Mass too often. I would like to go to some of the Eastern Rite churches because their liturgy is so beautiful. I was a participant in the pre-conciliar Latin Mass as an altar boy and the altar will always be a sacred and mysterious place of reverence and beauty. We don't need to return to that time. We just need to restore the reverence and acknowledge the truth about what is occurring at Mass.Paul Bernacchiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14373373724684811736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2992842639537415636.post-71106566630690896702009-11-09T17:48:11.687-06:002009-11-09T17:48:11.687-06:00This is Ryan Carruth (friend of Toby Danna's) ...This is Ryan Carruth (friend of Toby Danna's) -- just wanted to say that I entirely concur with all 10 points. I've had to really try to stay focused in masses and not let myself get physically upset at some of the abuses I see. It's a hard line to tow -- between honest desire for reverence in the mass, and the blight of becoming a Pharisee. Judging by your points, I'd imagine you are far in the former camp than the latter. At any rate, I agree with you entirely and, perhaps if we all pray and fast enough, we as a church will continue to become more reverent and holy as time goes on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com