Opportunities for Holy Spirit
Challenges and forces aligned against the Church
- The political assault on life issues
- Homosexual activism, assault on marriage
- Major economic problems lead to increased needs but diminished resources if dealing only with the “natural”.
- Pressure to work harder and longer in the competitive workplace
- Secular humanism, materialism and militant atheism
- Divisions in Christianity/internal divisions
- Apathy
- Public education system that is often hostile to the Christian faith
- Poor or minimal catechesis, especially in those educated in 60s, 70s, 80s
- Distractions – media, computerization/the internet. Impact on families of childrens sports teams -- and spectator impact on lives – some good, but often fragmenting families
- Reaction to sex abuse scandals
- New age and the Occult
- Radical Islam/Shariah law and finance rules impacting even traditional financial institutions
- Allegation that "Christianity has been Tried and found Lacking"
Archdiocese of Baltimore, Charismatic Renewal Contacts:
Julie Sawyer and Robert Sawyer, MD, Liaisons to the Charismatic Renewal
Rev. Jesus N. Aguirre, St. Clement I Parish, Hispanic Liaison to the Charismatic Renewal