Rapid Response for SUNDAY, November 25, 2018

THE WORLD IS NOT A MORALITY PLAY.
We live in a dangerous world, a world where we Americans must survive and thrive.
As most recent evidence of that fact, our Western, Judeo-Christian foundation was attacked by President Hassan Rouhani of Iran with his call to all Muslims to unite against us, while calling Israel a "cancerous tumor".
But one of the main bulwarks of our countervailing strength against such depredation, the Catholic Church, is in crisis. This is not a new development, but has been festering for decades.
What to do? First of all, BE INFORMED, tapping multiple sources of dependable information.
One of these sources is the National Catholic Register. The edition of Nov. 25 - Dec. 8, 2018 is particularly informative. Please consider the following incisive articles.

• "Assessing the 2018 Midterms."
• "Pro-life Victories Amid Enduring Divisions".
• "Is Clergy Sex Abuse Related to Homosexual Priests?"
• "Baltimore Bombshell."
• "How Abortion Hijacked Feminism."
• "Three Lessons from Common Core."
• "St. John Paul ll To  Laity: Be Saints In The World."
• "Pope Francis: Faithful Married Love is 'Revolutionary'."
• "A Cry Of The Heart To Our Bishops: Please Restore Order To The Church. Collective Cowardice Must Be Transformed Into A Clear, Loving Witness."

If, as I am convinced, the Laity (the Body of the Church) must take the lead
in addressing this crisis, we must be informed...and then motivated to action.
Prayer will help greatly.

GS