…the core of the problem with Roman Catholic spiritual life as it has evolved in the US is encapsulated in one phrase, read in your church bulletin or advertised in the diocesan paper or even blasted on a sign hanging outside of your parish.

“All-You-Can-Eat Lenten Fish Fry”

That’s the spirit!

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