Drifting.....

You can feel it in the air. The passion is gone; the concern has turned to a general malaise; the commitment has dwindled; the numbers are down.

Even in places that are seemingly successful, it's forced. Catholic high schools were "directed" to send students to the youth rally at Delbarton on Sunday; the few thriving parishes are often cultish, gathering around the personality of one priest, or the philosophy of a religious order.

Where it is headed? We live day to day wondering, feeling very limited in what we can do to affect the outcome. Yet we still try to be of service to those who are on their journey to God. And maybe in the end, that's what's most important.