This is hits the nail on the head. Over the years it used to upset me my siblings weren’t as openly reflective as Catholics as I thought they should be until the day I realized I enjoy my faith, practiced and the people I meet through church activities the same way they enjoy sports. As your article points out, it’s all relational. Not being able to relate to the ultra traditionalists having grown up in the Vatican II church also led to my falling away from parish life.
This is hits the nail on the head. Over the years it used to upset me my siblings weren’t as openly reflective as Catholics as I thought they should be until the day I realized I enjoy my faith, practiced and the people I meet through church activities the same way they enjoy sports. As your article points out, it’s all relational. Not being able to relate to the ultra traditionalists having grown up in the Vatican II church also led to my falling away from parish life.