2 OCTOBER 2010. Today I spent the morning with other families at my daughter's weekly soccer (football for those outside the U.S.) scrimmage. The other parents were carrying on conversations about how many video games each household had and how many video game systems. One father bragged that his family had every game system currently available and more than a 100 games. I didn't participate in the conversation, just listened. Our household does not have a game system. And, we have one television. But the conversation got me to thinking about what people of my generation (35-45 years old) personally thought was the good they should strive for in today's world.
So, here is my reflection:
The good is not technology.
Technology and technological devices are merely a means.
The good is not our possessions.
Possessions can enslave us.
A life lived in service of our possessions and acquiring more
is not a life lived in search of the good.
The good is Christ.
A means to Christ is prayer.
A means to Christ is love of family
and community and those we find difficult.
A means to Christ is care for those in need.
A means to Christ is quiet contemplation of God
and the unlimited love He has poured into us.
A means to Christ is to empty myself to be filled by the Holy Spirit.
Happiness is not the end of life, but true joy is found in Christ.
Am I in step with my generation, or out?
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Being in step with your generation is not important. Each parent will be held responsible for his/her child's Religious education when we are Judged by God. - This is what is important. Wanting what is best for your child's Eternity - is what is important.
ReplyDeleteIf all practicing Catholics read the “CATECHISM of the CATHOLIC CHURCH, Second Edition”, and it was used as a Student Text as part of the cirriculum at all Seminaries, Convents, Catholic Universities, 11th & 12th grades Catholic School High Schools, RCIA classes, etc – - – there would be UNITY in the Catholic Church regarding Faith and Morals.
The “CCC 2nd Ed” is a “sure norm for teaching the faith”, and an “Authentic Reference Text” – per Pope John Paul II with an Imprimi Potest by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger. It was first printed in the US in March 2000.