School Choice an Exercise in Futility?

Dennis O'Donovan of Radio Peace has been discussing the topic of School Voucher's and the noxious, pernicious Blaine Amendments. The question keeps coming up... Why is it that Catholic, Jewish and Non Catholic parents don't rise up in today's society to make the necessary changes to allow school vouchers. Also, why is the NAACP, the Anti-Defamation League and various organizations with the mission of protecting minorities against school choice? I believe that the answer to both questions is the secularization of American society. American Catholics, by and large, are secular as are a majority of American Jews and Non Catholic Christians. By "Secular" I mean that they have bought the premise that religious belief is solely a private matter and not to be exhibited in the public arena. As the Holy Father has recently pointed out, this premise is fallacious and dangerous to the Catholic family.

But how is it that Catholic Families have bought into such a pernicious premise.... I believe that the "watering down" of the liturgy has played a major role in robbing us of a Catholic identity. The liturgy that does not emphasize the transcendent aspects of the Faith and does not focus on the Cucified Saviour and Risen Lord is a large part of the problem. To emphasize the "meal" and the "people of God" rather than the Sacrifice of Christ, the Son of God, is the problem.

Once the Catholics of this nation, mostly Irish immigrants, stood in the streets and were killed to protect the right to educate their own children in the Faith. Now we can't seem to sign some petitions and organize the political will necessary to change the law to protect our children (and the children of our neighbors who want to send their children to Catholic school but who can't afford it...) from the poison of secular athiestic humanism. If you don't think that this is a poisonous idea please re-read the history of 20th Century Germany and Russia.

The difference is the context in which the modern Catholic Family finds itself. The transcendent mysteries of the the Faith which animated the faithful to act in the past is no longer "real" for many Catholic Family so they are no longer worth the trouble.... Perhaps I am wrong but I know of other, more intelligent and learned people (many of who are clergy) who believe this is true. The Holy Father seems to think so as well since he has called for a new awareness of our "Catholic identity" and a hermanutic of continuity through which to foster same.

To my friend Dennis, the way to change our society is to preserve the ancient liturgy
SAVE THE LITURGY AND SAVE THE WORLD!

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