Posted on 11/01/2014 2:35:28 PM PDT by NYer
Ping!
becoming mosques
Spend less time doing “interfaith” services and more time spreading the faith.
Wierd how conservative areas are not closing Churches but are building them.
I know in my local hood Cathoicism is really dying but bad news lots of Latino are becoming Pencostal or Southern Baptist
There is local church that has two Spanish language service after 9am church service back to back I think in Latino community especially in SO CAL they do want that lively music
....Or Evangelical Protestant Bible churches.
....Or maybe putting a BIGGER effort in spreading the faith via the Holy Bible itself.
The consolidation makes sense. The sad thing is that they don’t build churches like they used to.
I notice from your home page that you are in Virginia. Many of the catholics from here in the northeast, have moved down to your area. In so doing, they leave behind their former parishes and look for a replacement. Absent one, they begin to construct one.
Would be interested in seeing which of these parishes have been sold to the muslims. Thanks for posting it.
Not good news.
The American Church is dying.
I’m thinking that the Archdiocese should hang on to the properties. The people will come back. But it will be a slow process.
It’s up to each and every one of us to evangelize and call these people back.
Are you thinking “Glass half empty.”??
“The Gates of Hell shall not prevail against it.”
The Catholic Church will NOT die.
Just came across this article today.
THE REV. JOHN HELLER grew up in a Catholic family. When he got married, he and his wife attended Mass daily. Some of his co-workers encouraged him to check out their Pentecostal church. The first time they were there, Pastor LaFave preached a message about Mary and Martha, unbeknownst to him that was their favorite Bible story. He had never been in an annointed service like that, and it was when he had my Pentecostal experience. You can read the rest of the story here.
This is where poor catechesis ends.
No! This is Manhattan. These churches were erected by immigrants from western Europe during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Today, Manhattan is populated by peoples from every culture and diverse religious belief imaginable. The descendants of those immigrants moved to the suburbs (Queens, Bronx, LI, Staten Island) and their descendants have now moved south to VA, NC, GA, FL, LA, TX, etc. They have taken their faith with them, resulting in the construction of new churches in those communities. They will not be returning to NYC.
da horror...
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Agreed !
However, all Churches' fundamental values are under attack, including education in the schools ,abortion, marriage, etc.
This recent change in society, in general, is leaning more to hedonism and narcissism (A/K/A : Sodom and Gomorrah).
It's to the point that Progressivism, Socialism and Liberalism is the new 'State Supported' religion.
Not true! It's a matter of demographics. As I pointed out to freeper Salvation, immigrants from western Europe built these churches in NYC. Their descendants moved to the suburbs and built new churches there. Now, their descendants have relocated to other US states, bringing their faith and constructing new churches in those communities.
These churches in NYC are testimony to the faith of the immigrants of the 19th and early 20th centuries. They stand as witnesses to their faith and determination to ensure their children would be properly baptized and catechized in their catholic faith. Now, 3 generations later, the demographics of NYC have changed. The immigrant families now arrive from diverse countries and different faith traditions. The "hey day" of catholicism in NYC is history. Time to move on, albeit painful for those of us who cherish the memory of our ancestors.
Yes, but not in Manhattan.
Why not?
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