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One Sunday our parish priest gave a beautiful sermon on the importance of lay people's spiritual lives. He spoke
about virtues - acquiring them and using them in daily life. He mentioned kindness, brotherly love, and charity.Being deeply interested in the spiritual life of the average Catholic lay person, I
listened to every word. After Mass, I saw the priest and I welcomed the opportunity to tell him that I thought his sermon was wonderful. I congratulated Father and said: "The lay people need more
sermons like that." Father was not impressed with my congratulatory words nor with my zeal. He did not even smile when he replied: "Thank you, but the sermon won't mean a thing to them. They
have already forgotten what I said. "Then with a deep sigh, he added, as he walked away: "That is the way things are. People don't want to improve their spiritual lives." |
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In trying to help lay people live an active spiritual life, I have talked to and written to many fallen-away
Catholics as well as to confused, bewildered Catholics who want to do more for God and their souls but who do not know how. I have discovered that theology and the teachings of the Church have to be
explained in a simple way before the average lay person can apply any new religious knowledge to his or her spiritual life. I have taken these basic problems and questions and answered them in
the simplest, most understandable way possible. |