Are you Radical?

I read in Huff Post today about a young woman who says she is confused. She was raised Catholic but describes herself as an atheist now. Now, as a catholic priest I might be expected to defend the traditional faith that this woman was reared in. And I do. But like all normal humans she seems to have outgrown the scope of what she had been taught. The traditional stuff no longer fits her life situation. And well it should not. I suspect that like most Catholics, she had a child's religious educational experience. This is fine for some but for persons who need more there seems to be a huge gap in learning opportunities. Plus most are too busy to read or contemplate Catholic teachings meant for adults. Another road block is that a lot of progressive/adult Catholic teaching is frowned upon by the traditional church. They do not trust you.
I trust and believe you. I believe that you would not have read this far if you were not at least curious about the meanings of religious shortfall and the promise of spiritual growth. Religion and spirituality started off as one and occasionally during the last 5,000 years they come tantalizingly close again. My blog is about instigating another one of these experiences. If enough of us put own spiritual longings into a spiritual force perhaps we can get religion to bend our way. Who knows, maybe we are meant to do this. Do you feel a tingling when you think about actually making a Loving spiritual home here on Earth for the people for whom you care? A place where all can contribute and build a powerful shield against those who would have us castigated for our lack of earthly realism. Stay tuned to my blog and send in some suggestions. We can do it!
Fr. Rod