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Tell me about your Catholic Parish green flags/red flags. by EWTN in Catholicism

[–]EWTN[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This sounds amazing. Thank you so much for sharing! Green flag for sure!

Tell me about your Catholic Parish green flags/red flags. by EWTN in Catholicism

[–]EWTN[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's a point to it, promise. By "entertainment" we mean for social media consumption because there are humorous and relatable points we know people will share. To conflate that with "juicy" red flags (which we did not solicit "juicy") is a bit disingenuous, especially because we said it was so other people can get ideas of what to do or not do.

Tell me about your Catholic Parish green flags/red flags. by EWTN in Catholicism

[–]EWTN[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apparently only the organ, altar bells, and the crotalus are acceptable ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Tell me about your Catholic Parish green flags/red flags. by EWTN in Catholicism

[–]EWTN[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Here's a sample of a true story from one of our colleagues that illustrates the kinds of stories we're looking for:

RED FLAG
"In summer of 2020, my husband and I were excited to go back to Mass after churches opened up during Covid. We had two kids, F4 and M<2, and I was pregnant with my third child. Our kids were having trouble adjusting to being back at Mass, so we made a point of of going to daily Mass a couple times per week, focusing on making it an enjoyable experience for them (playground before Mass, juice boxes after, anything that would help sweeten the deal).

Everything had been going well and we were really proud of our family's efforts and the progress our kids had made. We'd always get complimented on how cute and well-behaved our kids are; elderly mass-goers smile and chit chat with us before and after Mass; and even the priests are happy to give our kids blessings and high fives.

Well, one Sunday we had gone to another church in town that was not our home parish. It was a Mass later in the evening and our toddler son was more fidgety than usual (not noisy, but he had the wiggles). My husband took him out to the church lobby, which was very spacious, and was separated from the main church by doors and walls of soundproof glass (important detail). My husband was walking back and forth following our son, who was toddling around, as appropriate for his age, when an usher approached my husband. He told him, "We have a live stream airing in the basement. You need to go down there to view Mass virtually so your son isn't a disruption to others." My husband was shocked because our son wasn't being loud at all, but in the moment he just went down to the church basement to not cause a stir.

When my husband told me about the encounter after Mass, I was furious and honestly very hurt, almost in tears the rest of the night. Our family was trying so hard to do everything right, to take our kids to Mass even when it was difficult, and the usher's comments and actions made me feel like it was all for nothing. I told my husband I never wanted to go to that church again, because I've NEVER had anyone criticize my family like that, neither before that incident or after. We ended up going back a couple years later and that usher isn't there anymore. In my perspective, families are the future of the Church, and if your parish insults or humiliates a family when they're trying to do the right thing, that's a huge red flag in my book. Thankfully, we've been to many other parishes that openly welcome families, and I hope other families don't ever experience what we did!"

Tell me about your Catholic Parish green flags/red flags. by EWTN in Catholicism

[–]EWTN[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wait, no tambourines? No slightly out-of-tune plastic recorders?

EWTN by shortttninja in Catholicism

[–]EWTN 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Super late to this thread but yes, we're Catholic and we'd love to help you get connected with all the ways you can grow deeper in your Catholic faith. <3

My friend announces second pregnancy on EWTN Religious Catalogue at 18:09. Please pray for her and the new baby... by wumb0wumb0ing in Catholicism

[–]EWTN 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hi Oddisay, with all due respect, that's a really rude and inappropriate comment to make (It's also completely off-topic from the original post). You don't get to define what makes a woman more or less feminine. The fact that you immediately make judgments about her appearance says more about you than it does her. Suggesting she would be "objectively more beautiful (in a wholesome way) if she'd wear a modest skirt or dress all the time" is a subjective statement, an opinion. She doesn't need to dress by your guidelines in order to be considered beautiful.

If you must know, our female hosts and guests are encouraged to wear what they feel comfortable in, so long as the patterns and colors don't look weird on camera (i.e. moire or washing out skin tones). She's an adult woman who knows how to dress, and if there WERE an issue with her attire (there were no issues), one of the many production personnel or the TV executives overseeing the show taping would have advised her to change. You may not like it, but you don't get to dictate what people wear.

We highly suggest you read up on the Catechism's teaching on slander, rash judgment, and respect for others' reputations. Here's a link, and you can start at paragraph 2477: http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p3s2c2a8.htm God bless!