Failing To Be There When

Technological Society Has Succeeded In Multiplying The Opportunities For Pleasure, But It Has Great Difficulty In Generating Joy.

The Eucharistic Mystery Stands At The Heart And Center Of The Liturgy Since It Is The Fount Of Life By Which We Are Cleansed And Strengthened To Live Not For Ourselves But For God And To Be United In Love Among Ourselves.

In America, You Are Not Required To Offer Food To The Hungry Or Shelter The Homeless. There Is No Ordinance Forcing You To Visit The Lonely, Or Comfort The Infirmed. No Where In The Constitution Does It Say You Have To Provide Clothing To The Poor. In Fact, One Of The Nicest Things About Living Here In America, Is That You Really Don't Have To Do Anything For Anybody. But When You Do, You Give Meaning And Provide Soul To The Concept Of Community...and Develop A Sense Of Purpose To Something Greater Than One's Self.

Idleness Or Boredom Has No Place In The Life Of A Christian.

After Long Centuries, Agrarian Civilization Is Weakening. Is Sufficient Attention Being Devoted To The Arrangement And Improvement Of The Life Of The Country People, Whose Inferior And At Times Miserable Economic Situation Provokes The Flight To The Unhappy Crowded Conditions Of The City Outskirts, Where Neither Employment Nor Housing Awaits Them?