tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123808496292529808.post1451217929935774165..comments2024-01-21T04:26:20.215-05:00Comments on A Shepherd's Post: Only the Gaze of Christ Can Rebuild ParishesFr. David Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14448576898945830796noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123808496292529808.post-31857083314101895222014-10-22T09:48:25.872-04:002014-10-22T09:48:25.872-04:00This such a BEAUTIFUL post!! Thank you for writin...This such a BEAUTIFUL post!! Thank you for writing and sharing it. My parish is currently in the "throes" of the Rebuilt "movement" and it feels so inauthentic and disingenuous that it actually saddens me. I believe our Pastoral Staff feels "right" in their mission and is well-intentioned but I do not believe that the pews are empty due to the inability to find a parking space! The pews are empty because the souls are starving and we are not feeding them! I don't know the answer - I truly don't - but I KNOW by the grace of God that it starts with His love and not adminsitrative functions! So many of Jesus' parables either take place around a meal or speak of feeding & the lost. We are ALL hungry, it is why the "buy me" culture exists. We keep thinking if we own enough things we will be satiated and then sadly find this is not true. It's no different than an alcoholic or drug addict needing more and more to get the same "fix" as before. Eventually it's not enough......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com