[NYer]

This is the first of a series of four articles that will explore the loss and the recovery of the sense of the sacred in Catholic life.

 

[NYer]

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[RobbyS]

Ancient paganism had this advantage over neo-paganism: rooted as it was in rural socities where local shrine abounded, where the cities themselves were gathers place as much for worship as for commerce and government, they knew themselves dependent on the gods. Modern paganism, on the other hand, is rooted in a false sense of autonomy which can make sense at all out of the pain that each person is subject to. The only thing the modern pagan is aware of is himself and the only thing he knows really is that he is alone.

[stripes1776]

On the first day of the new millennium, Prince Charles of England said, "In an age of secularism, I hope, with all my heart, in a new millennium we will rediscover a sense of the sacred in all that surrounds us." He said he hoped this would hold true whether in growing crops, raising livestock, building homes in the countryside, treating disease or educating the young. He recognized by his statement that we have lost a sense of the sacred.

Tonight, I will try to remember that when I eat a turnip at dinner. If only we could recapture the sacredness of turnips, all would be well.