This election year I thought I had it bad going to a Christian school in the south. I knew that I would be chastised for supporting the wrong candidate. I knew that if the president was re-elected I wouldn't be allowed to be happy for my country.
And here we are - another 4 years with a fellow who's done a lot, and I'm not even going to start talking about politics because I've heard way too much of that the last few days.
My point today is that Christians have completely lost sight of the gospel in this election year. Catholics especially. Every one of the people I've looked up to in the Catholic church have posted hateful, pessimistic blog posts and facebook statuses and tweets. Rather than focusing on spreading God's love this year, they've been focused on telling us all that we're wrong and stupid and ignorant. If this is what I'm "called to do" to be a good Catholic, I don't want any of it. Chastising me for my vote is not your duty. If our president had the capability to kill our Catholic culture and ruin the world, he would not have been elected.
So when you're wondering why I don't like your statuses or favorite your tweets, it's because every one of your one hundred-sixty characters is only pushing me further from the community of the Catholic church and on to search for truth, beauty, and life in a place where people acknowledge God's power, grace, and mercy.
And here we are - another 4 years with a fellow who's done a lot, and I'm not even going to start talking about politics because I've heard way too much of that the last few days.
My point today is that Christians have completely lost sight of the gospel in this election year. Catholics especially. Every one of the people I've looked up to in the Catholic church have posted hateful, pessimistic blog posts and facebook statuses and tweets. Rather than focusing on spreading God's love this year, they've been focused on telling us all that we're wrong and stupid and ignorant. If this is what I'm "called to do" to be a good Catholic, I don't want any of it. Chastising me for my vote is not your duty. If our president had the capability to kill our Catholic culture and ruin the world, he would not have been elected.
So when you're wondering why I don't like your statuses or favorite your tweets, it's because every one of your one hundred-sixty characters is only pushing me further from the community of the Catholic church and on to search for truth, beauty, and life in a place where people acknowledge God's power, grace, and mercy.
