Another hard hitting video from RCTV

Few punches being pulled here:

Wow.  I really liked the ending.  As the culture becomes increasingly hostile, increasingly bereft of those Christian mores which created and sustained it (and rejecting the caricature of Christianity that is proposed to the masses as the “faith”), the way forward for the Church is, to me, clear.  We  must live a much stronger and more distinctly Catholic existence.  There are many who seem to believe, and this applies even to the very highest levels of the Church, that the Catholic Faith is somehow the victim of earthly, cultural trends and forces beyond its control, that it is doomed to shrink and lose influence and ultimately be reduced to tiny islands of faithfulness, which, after the collapse many see coming, will then have a chance to influence and even dominate the culture again. 

I disagree.  I believe that what has occurred to the Church in the last several decades was and is largely self-inflicted, and that what is needed is great Saints and great communities of Catholics to live the Faith vibrantly, authentically, and with great love and fire to be a witness to a world which is growing old and cold.  Truth doesn’t change.  Men’s hunger for it doesn’t change.  All that needs to be done is for Catholics to learn the Faith (I mean, really learn), practice the Faith fully, and carry that “lived” Faith into the world with an unyielding zeal. 

It could be (emphasis on could) God’s Will that the Church suffer and shrink in numbers and influence, and generally follow the course predicted by Paul VI in his more moribund moments (among others).  But the darkness has seemed poised to overtake the Church in the past, only for great Saints to be raised up, bringing the light of Christ to millions and the Church back to the forefront of the culture.  Where are our Saints today?  Who will it be? 

Well……….. it’s us.  We’re all called to be saints.  This is the challenge and mission for every Catholic who has ever lived.  There is nothing so different about people today, and the culture they create, that good old fashioned sanctity cannot change the world.  Sanctity means holy people.  Forget all the talk about the “new evangelization” and all the other buzzwords, what is needed is for you and me and all the good Catholics we know to really, truly be just that – good, holy Catholics.  God will take care of the rest.

Get out there and fight.  Don’t wait for someone else to fight for you…..it’s up to you!  Find something to fight – abortion, bad catechesis, poor liturgy, ugly art, socialism, porn, strip clubs – good Lord, we’ve got a target rich environment!  Make some effort!  We are about to celebrate the greatest Feast of the Year, may that be an inspiration to you to fight for your God, your Church, your family, and yourself!

And invoke Our Lady in all that you do!

Sancta Maria, Ora Pro Nobis!