I’ve been very vocal over the past two years (including in the minor fiefdom of The Pillar comment section) that the Revival is a fruitless endeavor. I want to publicly declare that I was wrong.
While I retain my criticisms that this ultimately won’t increase the percentage of Real-Presence-Belief much above 33% (which was the impetus for…
I’ve been very vocal over the past two years (including in the minor fiefdom of The Pillar comment section) that the Revival is a fruitless endeavor. I want to publicly declare that I was wrong.
While I retain my criticisms that this ultimately won’t increase the percentage of Real-Presence-Belief much above 33% (which was the impetus for this whole thing), and that ultimately the only true Eucharistic Revival will only come from a unilaterally-implemented nation-wide reform of the liturgy back to traditional liturgical praxis… I will say that a major fruit has grown from this Revival: a renewed interest in large-scale public Eucharistic Processions. This is very needed in our time here in the US, and I think the numbers of some of those crowds inspired people. And seeing those photos of Lucas Oil Stadium were awesome.
Praise God that the Faith is not dead yet here in the US, and in fact American Catholicism is more-or-less carrying the Global Church right now.
It’s true what they say: “it takes a very handsome man to admit when he’s wrong”
Edit: Goodness. Mike gives me a compliment, I play into it with a cheeky lil tongue-in-cheek comment at my own expense… and so he rescinds his compliment, takes a swipe, and deletes his comment? I just like to have some fun. “The angels can fly, because they take themselves so lightly”
Humor is difficult over a text medium, especially when you’re joking with people who don’t know you. I’m glad for your insight about Eucharistic Processions.
Born with a congenital disorder, Merrick uses his disfigurement to earn a living as the "Elephant Man." Treves brings Merrick into his home, discovering that his rough exterior hides a refined soul, and that Merrick can teach the stodgy British upper class of the time a lesson about dignity.
(I post this with Maddox's comment ringing in my ears) :)
If the concern is that American Catholics won't top more than 33% in affirming a belief in the real presence, then there's good news on that front.
In a September 2023 CARA report, a random survey of adult Catholics found that 64% of those surveyed “provided responses that indicate they believe in the Real Presence.” And a June 2024 Vinea Research report found that 69% of Catholics believed that "Jesus Christ is truly present in the bread and wine of the Eucharist."
And those were just from random samplings of Catholics. In the CARA survey, "95% of weekly Mass attenders believe in the Real Presence" and 80% of those who attend less than weekly but at least once a month believe" in the real presence. This was similar to the Vinea Research survey, which found that around 80% of montly/weekly Catholics believe in the real presence.
Imagine the ars celebrandi of the average American Catholic parish. Since these surveys looked at average American Catholics, we can see that--even with that average ars celebrandi and without a "nation-wide reform of the liturgy back to traditional liturgical praxis"--Eucharistic belief is still high.
I’ve been very vocal over the past two years (including in the minor fiefdom of The Pillar comment section) that the Revival is a fruitless endeavor. I want to publicly declare that I was wrong.
While I retain my criticisms that this ultimately won’t increase the percentage of Real-Presence-Belief much above 33% (which was the impetus for this whole thing), and that ultimately the only true Eucharistic Revival will only come from a unilaterally-implemented nation-wide reform of the liturgy back to traditional liturgical praxis… I will say that a major fruit has grown from this Revival: a renewed interest in large-scale public Eucharistic Processions. This is very needed in our time here in the US, and I think the numbers of some of those crowds inspired people. And seeing those photos of Lucas Oil Stadium were awesome.
Praise God that the Faith is not dead yet here in the US, and in fact American Catholicism is more-or-less carrying the Global Church right now.
It’s true what they say: “it takes a very handsome man to admit when he’s wrong”
Edit: Goodness. Mike gives me a compliment, I play into it with a cheeky lil tongue-in-cheek comment at my own expense… and so he rescinds his compliment, takes a swipe, and deletes his comment? I just like to have some fun. “The angels can fly, because they take themselves so lightly”
Humor is difficult over a text medium, especially when you’re joking with people who don’t know you. I’m glad for your insight about Eucharistic Processions.
Thank you.
Don’t worry, I’m very unpleasant on the eyes.
Born with a congenital disorder, Merrick uses his disfigurement to earn a living as the "Elephant Man." Treves brings Merrick into his home, discovering that his rough exterior hides a refined soul, and that Merrick can teach the stodgy British upper class of the time a lesson about dignity.
(I post this with Maddox's comment ringing in my ears) :)
I like your sense of humor!
If the concern is that American Catholics won't top more than 33% in affirming a belief in the real presence, then there's good news on that front.
In a September 2023 CARA report, a random survey of adult Catholics found that 64% of those surveyed “provided responses that indicate they believe in the Real Presence.” And a June 2024 Vinea Research report found that 69% of Catholics believed that "Jesus Christ is truly present in the bread and wine of the Eucharist."
And those were just from random samplings of Catholics. In the CARA survey, "95% of weekly Mass attenders believe in the Real Presence" and 80% of those who attend less than weekly but at least once a month believe" in the real presence. This was similar to the Vinea Research survey, which found that around 80% of montly/weekly Catholics believe in the real presence.
Imagine the ars celebrandi of the average American Catholic parish. Since these surveys looked at average American Catholics, we can see that--even with that average ars celebrandi and without a "nation-wide reform of the liturgy back to traditional liturgical praxis"--Eucharistic belief is still high.