Faith Issues … A Factor of One’s Stage in Life?

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Mona

Have you ever wondered if your issues with the Church are a factor of your age and not just a reflection of the state of the Church? Is it a coincidence that Catholic liturgies are attended by young marrieds with small children in preschool through 8^th grade, and members of the AARP? Where are the middle-somethings – those of us with teenagers or college age kids, those of us with working kids and recently emptied nests?

Is it our age or our stage in life that keeps us too busy or makes us too ready to criticize? Are we too easily disillusioned now, having been around long enough to personally know corrupt members of the clergy? Or do we have a hard time hearing “wisdom” preached to us by someone younger than our own children?

I found the relationship between Clint Eastwood’s character and his pastor in the movie Gran Torino a very real portrayal of this latter dilemma.

About Mona

I am a wife and mother, a once-Catholic now UCC Christian, with a degree in Theology, a Masters in Religious Education, 27 years of theology teaching experience -- mainly High School, some College. I am now nationally certified as a Chaplain and feeling humbled and privileged every day. I love my family and I love to write; writing helps keep me sane. Published writing: • From Hurt To Healing, Publish America 2004, ebook on Amazon, 2011; •"Forgive and Forget," America Magazine, September 16, 2002; •"From Victim to Victimizer," Human Development Magazine, Summer 2005; • It's Just Not Fair, Introducing The Fairly-Good Mother, ebook at Amazon, 2011; • Traces of Hope: Surviving Grief and Loss, March 2015, St. Johann Press http://www.amazon.com/Traces-Hope-Surviving-Grief-Loss/dp/1937943275

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