A few days ago, a gentleman by the name of Conor Capplis contributed a piece to The Irish Times entitled “At the age of 22 I started going to church again - and this time it’s different.” The title certainly piqued my interest. If you are in the dwindling minority that still goes to Sunday Mass in Ireland, you will probably notice a gaping hole in the church: those between 18 and 30 are mostly conspicuously absent. So this article had me intrigued: What could have brought a 22-year-old back to the church in Ireland in 2022?
I like to try to bear in mind that the riverbed is not the river. However tiny this lad’s trickle of faith may be, it’s still the water of living truth, and inevitably finds its way to The Heavenly Father.
And a trickle, let to run long enough, can erode the rocks of selfishness and cut a channel sufficiently wide for the slowly building torrent that may, in due course, freely flow, and which will carry with it greater truths, at a time when the intellect and soul have developed sufficiently to be receptive.
I feel catholic church need more people like Mr. Conor Capplis. Not sure that "on my own terms" means "what I want, the way I want". A lot of of catholics go to holy mass every sunday facing a "pride man at the top" Mt 23:4.
I like to try to bear in mind that the riverbed is not the river. However tiny this lad’s trickle of faith may be, it’s still the water of living truth, and inevitably finds its way to The Heavenly Father.
And a trickle, let to run long enough, can erode the rocks of selfishness and cut a channel sufficiently wide for the slowly building torrent that may, in due course, freely flow, and which will carry with it greater truths, at a time when the intellect and soul have developed sufficiently to be receptive.
I feel catholic church need more people like Mr. Conor Capplis. Not sure that "on my own terms" means "what I want, the way I want". A lot of of catholics go to holy mass every sunday facing a "pride man at the top" Mt 23:4.
Love it!
We simplified our “religion” as well, we opted to leave the dogmas out, and create a base on that which is obvious, practical, and Christlike.
If you want to check out my idea, it can be found in my article titled “We Choose Love”.
https://choicevax.substack.com/p/we-choose-love?