tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post1226616857608378032..comments2024-03-25T11:09:41.538-04:00Comments on a minor friar blog: Asà pues...Brother Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07780326836452864455noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-34415811782833604682009-03-03T12:51:00.000-05:002009-03-03T12:51:00.000-05:00I have to smile when I think of marriage as a sacr...I have to smile when I think of marriage as a sacramental emergency.<BR/><BR/>I beleive you are correct when you talk about the changing face of the american church. However, we have had these problems before. In Denver, our first 2 bishops were French, and their flock and their priests were largely Irish. By the time we had an Irish bisop it was 1969 and the ethnic tensions had subsided.<BR/><BR/>Here in Denver the spanish masses are also the best attended, and also receive the worst times on the schedule, often at 1:00 or 2:00 in the afternoon. However things are changing. Abp. Chaput has made Spanish a priority, and it is required of all seminarians. Many of the young men in our seminaries are native spanish speakers. <BR/><BR/>There are even a few spanish speakers where I attend the extraordinary form, and even there confession is offered in spanish.<BR/><BR/>I think the best attitude to take on these changes is to embrace the great saints that have been given to the church by spaish speaking people like St. Martin de Porres, St. Rose of Lima, Bl. Miguel Pro, St. John of the Cross, St. Theresa of Avila, St. Peter Alcantara, and the whole host of others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-55600715233707549792009-03-03T09:29:00.000-05:002009-03-03T09:29:00.000-05:00Quite right, brother. Far too many people are way ...Quite right, brother. Far too many people are way too casual, and that goes across the board--clergy and laity, religious and secular.Brother Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07780326836452864455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-56775699109333758352009-03-03T09:25:00.000-05:002009-03-03T09:25:00.000-05:00I noticed that myself, the shift to a Spanish-spea...I noticed that myself, the shift to a Spanish-speaking spiritual culture. To be honest, I agree with you, I think we should celebrate that.<BR/><BR/>I think the one thing that I like the most about the Latin American culture in Catholic churches here is there is a great respect that exists for the Church, for priests and religious, for Tradition, for devotion, etc. And, this one is a biggie for me, they actually show reverence to religious articles and they show great reverence for the altar and for Christ in the tabernacle. There always seems to be a lot of genuflecting, bowing, kneeling, and making the sing of the Cross. <BR/><BR/>I get upset when I go to parishes nearby Stonehill (or even my own parish) and see people strutting into the church as if it were their living room and showing no reverence for the altar or for Christ in the tabernacle or for the pastor and his assistants. This is a problem of particular concern among my generation and people younger than me who are just now entering their teenage years. There is no respect. It may be a phase exacerbated by teenage rebellion, but nonetheless it is a problem that can carry on even beyond the teenage years and that terrifies me.Matthew Ignatiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00275476255186723128noreply@blogger.com