{"id":26900,"date":"2012-11-20T20:06:01","date_gmt":"2012-11-21T02:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.austincnm.com\/?p=26900"},"modified":"2012-11-20T20:08:21","modified_gmt":"2012-11-21T02:08:21","slug":"whats-wrong-with-the-year-of-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/2012\/11\/whats-wrong-with-the-year-of-faith\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s Wrong with the Year of Faith?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Sometimes I think in memes. I catch myself thinking “McKayla is not impressed” (disapproval) or of the fist pump baby (approval) in various situations throughout the day. (See Rita’s previous post<\/a> for some ideas on where to find some funny Catholic ones.)<\/p>\n

I’m so not sure what that says about me, but that’s okay. The reason memes are so funny is because they’re so relatable in the first place!<\/p>\n

So sometimes when it comes to the Year of Faith, my thought is, “Ur doin it wrong.”<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I don’t mean the Year of Faith itself, just how people might not grasp the full beauty of it. I definitely don’t mean it as a judgment or anything, its just that sometimes, despite one’s good intentions, one can miss the mark when it comes to sharing the Catholic faith. (And I’ll include myself at the top of that list.)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The USCCB website states<\/a>, “the Year of Faith is an opportunity for Catholics to experience a conversion \u2013 to turn back to Jesus<\/strong> and enter into a deeper relationship<\/strong> with him.” (Emphasis added.)<\/p>\n

That does not mean you give your lapsed relative a copy of the Catechism for Christmas and expect them to magically come back into the faith by Easter. (“Ur doin’ it wrong.”<\/em>) Sorry people, that’s just not an ideal way to bring Christ into someone’s life. You cannot expect someone to grasp the Catechism (or any church teaching for that matter) if they are not already in a mental, physical, and spiritual readiness to accept God’s love.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Getting them there is work we<\/strong> have to do. To me, this is the true way to live the Year of Faith. In order to be light unto others, I have to prepare myself with prayer, penance, and almsgiving, deepening first my own relationship with God. Only then, while I intentionally live my life as an example to others and share it<\/span>, can I hope for true success.<\/p>\n

Notice the “and share it” qualification in the last statement. I’m definitely guilty of hoping people want to love God just out of osmosis. “I’ll do my thing and maybe they’ll see something they’ll like do it, too.” McKayla is not impressed.<\/em> Our faith, like the Year of Faith cannot be an island unto itself. It is meant to be shared.<\/p>\n

So say someone praises your ability to lead a group in prayer, (“Oh that was so good. I could never pray like that.”) and instead of just saying “Thanks,” BAM! Catechetical moment! “You know, it’s really quite simple. I just follow the A.C.T.S formula: Adoration, Contrition, Thanksgiving, and Supplication.” Insert Fist Pump Baby.<\/em> You’ve successfully just taught someone else how to pray better.<\/p>\n

Learning to identify those faith-sharing moments is key in living the year of faith to its fullest.<\/p>\n

I don’t think it’ll be to hard. In our technological age, we share information continuously, i.e. “There’s an app for that.” As we take the time to better ourselves, we can share the faith more readily. After all, more than likely “there’s a parable for that” too.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sometimes I think in memes. I catch myself thinking “McKayla is not impressed” (disapproval) or of the fist pump baby (approval) in various situations throughout the day. (See Rita’s previous post for some ideas on where to find some funny Catholic ones.) I’m so not sure what that says about me, but that’s okay. The… [Read More]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4,90,91],"tags":[1183,1055,55,186,945,1066],"class_list":["post-26900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-blog","category-faith-blog","category-young-adult","tag-athiest","tag-catechism","tag-catholic-2","tag-humor","tag-meme","tag-year-of-faith","entry","has-post-thumbnail"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":146208,"url":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/2015\/09\/a-blue-bell-faith\/","url_meta":{"origin":26900,"position":0},"title":"A Blue Bell Faith","author":"Rita Suva","date":"September 3, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"The state of Texas\u2019 favorite ice cream, Blue Bell, returned to shelves this week after four months of stopped production due to a Listeria problem and 3 deaths in April. Texans mourned\u00a0the loss of this important dessert, especially during the summer. Memes were created, odes were written, t-shirts printed and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Blog"","block_context":{"text":"Blog","link":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/category\/acnm\/blog\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"A Blue Bell Faith","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.austincnm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/a-blue-bell-faith-550x421.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.austincnm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/a-blue-bell-faith-550x421.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.austincnm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/a-blue-bell-faith-550x421.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":118589,"url":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/2015\/06\/drink-like-a-catholic-at-a-bar\/","url_meta":{"origin":26900,"position":1},"title":"Drink like a Catholic (at a Bar)","author":"Crist\u00f3bal Almanza Herrera","date":"June 4, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Catholics sometimes have a bad reputation about drinking. Austin is a fun-loving city that enjoys listening to live music and drinking delicious local beers and liquors. In the professional world, drinking cocktails is often a part of doing business and working as a team. In the church world, several ministries\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Young Adult"","block_context":{"text":"Young Adult","link":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/category\/acnm\/blog\/young-adult\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The Connoisseur (a.k.a. Capuchin monk) - by Eduard Gr\u00fctzner","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.austincnm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/TheConnoisseur-CapuchinMonk-144x190.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":344672,"url":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/2017\/01\/response-archbishop-chaput-tocqueville-lecture\/","url_meta":{"origin":26900,"position":2},"title":"Taboos and Resolutions (A Response to Archbishop Chaput’s Tocqueville Lecture)","author":"Lindsay Wilcox","date":"January 3, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"They say you shouldn't talk about sex, politics, or religion in public. As an evangelization-minded Catholic, I live a little differently, but I do tend to stay away from politics. I just don't like it. These days, however, there's no getting away from politics, even when we'd rather talk about\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Blog"","block_context":{"text":"Blog","link":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/category\/acnm\/blog\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"\"The Gospel of John reminds us that the truth, and only the truth, makes us free. We're fully human and free only when we live under the authority of the truth.\" \u2014Archbishop Charles J. Chaput","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/atxcatholic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/atxcath-chaput-tocqueville-550x289.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/atxcatholic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/atxcath-chaput-tocqueville-550x289.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/atxcatholic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/atxcath-chaput-tocqueville-550x289.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":21064,"url":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/2012\/08\/funwithinfaith\/","url_meta":{"origin":26900,"position":3},"title":"Having Fun (and a Few Laughs) Within the Faith","author":"Rita Suva","date":"August 9, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"As a Youth Ministry I have an eclectic set of things in my office at work. I have pens on the shelf next to softballs, I have Catholic Youth Bibles next to candles and a slew of board & card games next to paper. I have crosses on my walls,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Blog"","block_context":{"text":"Blog","link":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/category\/acnm\/blog\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.austincnm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/McKayla-and-Sistine-Chapel-236x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1198079,"url":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/2018\/10\/cardinal-sarah-defender-of-the-faith\/","url_meta":{"origin":26900,"position":4},"title":"Cardinal Sarah: Defender of the Faith","author":"Matt Sullivan","date":"October 10, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Picture courtesy of commons.wikimedia.org. Within the ranks of the Church leadership, Robert Cardinal Sarah stands out as a rare example of outspoken zeal for the faith accompanying his conspicuous love of God. Born and raised in Guinea, he first became a priest and then archbishop of Conakry (covering all of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Blog"","block_context":{"text":"Blog","link":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/category\/acnm\/blog\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":148179,"url":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/2015\/09\/formed-org-review-how-this-website-can-aid-your-faith\/","url_meta":{"origin":26900,"position":5},"title":"Formed.org Review: How This Website Can Aid Your Faith","author":"Matthew Hartwick","date":"September 10, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Recently I had the honor to try out a new subscription service at formed.org, that my parish has chosen to participate in. I have been using it for a week now, and I would like to\u00a0share my review. Let me start by saying that this service is just beginning so\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Reviews"","block_context":{"text":"Reviews","link":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/category\/acnm\/blog\/reviews\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Catholicism","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.austincnm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/catholicsim-web-image-675x400-321x190.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26900","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26900"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26900\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}