So the Supreme Court upheld Obamacare.
Prior to the decision the US Bishops called for fasting and prayer.
It was way too little and way too late.
The reality is--The Roman Catholic Church is not spiritually prepared to do the battles.
Their spiritual balance is off.
We have forgotten fasting and prayer and confession.
Somehow during the past 30 years we focused on social justice issues and policy--to the point where the spiritual balance was upset. Instead of peace marches and sit-ins complementing spiritual and religious practices, they replaced confessional lines and Friday fasts and daily Mass.
Just last week I heard a homily where the aging priest listed what he decided were prophets of his time. And then he likened them to St. John the Baptist--yep the cousin of Jesus Christ the Messiah. I must have heard a homily like that once or twice a year for the past 40 years. I even preached homilies like that (my belated apologies to those congregations).
The balance is so off that even our language has become nothing more than politically correct crap which skirts the real issues and has the potential to confuse the congregation. When the preacher discussed recent church scandals he avoided the use of words like; evil, demonic, and satan.
We don't even use the language that clearly describes right from wrong. How can we even be expected to awaken ancient spiritual practices?
So when the Bishops called for fasting and prayer they were expecting the clergy and people to practice something that isn't even preached--I wonder how many clergy and laity really did fast--yes physically fast. I wonder how many Roman Catholic Church's offered an evening prayer service or conducted novenas.
The Bishops expected the people to do something that hasn't been promoted, practiced, or preached for years.
"Only by fasting and prayer can these demons be expelled."
-Jesus Christ.
