USCCB Document on the Eucharist - Part I - Longing for the Eucharist

St. Charles Borromeo, a true shepherd,
 ministers to plague victims in Milan.

I'm reading the USCCB document on the Eucharist approved at their do-nothing November conclave. 

It didn't take me very far into the document before I laughed sardonically and rolled my eyes. In fact it was the third paragraph:

Many of the faithful appear to have had their faith and their desire for the Eucharist strengthened by such a long separation.

Really? 

I don't think so, just judging from the sparser attendance at my local novus ordo parish since Wuhan and the bishops' kowtowing to Caesar. But that's a subjective observation of one small faith community. 

So let's take a look at a recent survey conducted by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) which interviewed several thousand young Catholics between the ages of 18 and 35 from all over the country.

Girl flippantly calls her mother "Whore-bag"

Millennials vomit filth out of their mouths every day, all day. Last month a 30 year-old co-worker was leaving our company to work at another job 40 miles away. This young woman, slovenly and loud, had a mouth on her like a sailor. Actually, sailors have a cleaner vocabulary than this girl. I had previously suggested to management that they speak to several of these young people about their language in front of customers. It might be the vulgar way they talk to their peers, but does any company want to employ foul mouthed young adults? "That is so sh - - -y!"  "Oh that fuc - - r is so funny!" "What the h - ll do you want that for?" "A - s h - - e!" "Holy c - - p!" "F - - k you." And on and on.

Before the one girl left she and I happened to be working together so I took the opportunity to speak to her myself. Very nicely but firmly I said, "As my parting gift to you, I will tell you something. Something important for you to remember as you go into your new employment. Something important for you to think about for the rest of your life."

Millennial Seminarian

MILLENNIAL SEMINARIAN

My main goal is to serve the Church because I have so many inspiring insights on how to live life. I mean life isn't all about me, right? It's about so much more. Like having fun, living each day like it was my last day, having sex with anyone. After all, I don't want to put myself in a box. 

I also like to get really drunk and update my Facebook and Instagram pages then look at them the next afternoon when I'm depressed and hungover. The selfies are always amazing but I can't figure out why I'm crying in all of them.

     Josh, unemployed   

Meandering Thoughts for Monday

Diamond and Silk: two tough talking ladies!

• The feast of the Annunciation was moved from March 25th to this morning because of Palm Sunday falling on the feast day. So, just think, that means we are closer to Christmas. Jesus will be born two weeks early in 2018!

•  Facebook says Diamond and Silk are "unsafe." The two hairdressers, conservative black women (and sisters) who support President Trump, are definitely "unsafe" to liberals who hate people of color escaping their plantation. Get used to it, liberals.