I have determined that the problem with the Church, if that can be said, is that Catholics do not strive with all their hearts and minds to keep the presence of God. If we could see Our Blessed Lord we would always be on our best behaviour but we live as if He were absent except when we have formal times of prayer. It's very sad because the supernatural vision we have is diminished or lost. If only we all believed that God can make us great saints.
Also that our desire is often weak and we don't beg Him to increase it. It is also very sad to see Catholics worrying or being anxious. I deleted my google account and am withdrawing from the internet because I have looked too many years at hand wringing Catholics and it is disturbing.
I'm not saying this in any way in relation to what you have posted, I just saw that you had followed me and so thought you might be interested in my thoughts :)
We must work to encourage one another. There is a YouTube channel I only discovered after deleting my google account(funny that!) called "anselman" where this gentle Scottish fellow reads works from many saints and holy men and it is a beautiful channel, sweet with tones of "home". The writings of Fr Garrigou Lagrange have been most edifying for me, you might like to have a look? God bless you and yours :)

K R Ross

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