We Are The 1%

No, not the 1% that is being occupied on Wall Street.

Rather - the Catholic 1%.
Here is what we look like:

The good:

• 1% of Catholic couples practicing Natural Family Planning (NFP) divorce.
• 1% of regular Mass attendees do not "consider their faith to be important in their daily life".
• 1% of weekly mass attendees do not find the Sacrament of Baptism to be "somewhat or very meaningful".
• 1% of Catholic educators, clerics, employees and volunteers in ministry have not had background checks done.

The bad:

• 1% of Catholics participate in a Bible Study.
• 1% of Catholics read a Catholic book last year.
• 1% of Catholic OB/Gyns do not prescribe contraception.
• 1% of Catholic women say they have "very seriously" considered becoming a religious sister.

What does this tell me? The Church has a number of great gifts which are not being used by the Church.

What should we do about it?

5 things that will turn around the bad and expand the good.

1. Live the faith - we need saints.
2. Teach the faith - especially to adults. The Church's catechetical documents focus on this, but our parishes focus on kids.
3. Form disciples who pray - if you don't know how to pray, you don't know Jesus personally.
4. Share the faith - our faith is personal, but never private. Why wouldn't we share it with others, if we truly care about them?
5. Pray for our leaders and for those who have fallen away. Prayer changes lives.