What Is Church?

Two Were Gathered Here, in 2005
Two Were Gathered Here, in 2005

We are taught many things in our lifetimes. Information. Lessons.

When we are young, we are taught to respect adults and trust that they know what they are talking about.

Once we become adults, we realize how many questions we have that still remain unanswered.

Like, “What is Church?”

Perhaps Church is anywhere there are two or more gathered to serve in God’s name, like yesterday, in our car.

P.U.S.H.

Pray.

Until.

Something.

Happens.

Lowell, MA Church Sign
Lowell, MA Church Sign
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Pray Pay Obey Catholic

Pray, Pay, Obey
Pray, Pay, Obey

What does that mean exactly? Growing up Luthern, in a small Pennsylvania town, there weren’t many Catholics. In fact, I don’t recall knowing what a Catholic was until college.

Well, life comes full circle and here I am, a devoted Catholic for over a decade. There are something like 15,000 members of our Holy Family congregation. All walks of like.

One of them, I see occasionally at Gold’s Gym. We recently had a nice conversation with these highlights:

Draw nearer to God and God will draw nearer to you. James 4:8.

True love doesnt force anything.

Greed, sloth, doubt, hypocracy – the four points in the circle surrounding the four squares.

Pay, pray and obey Catholic. This is how my friend (60-something) described himself.

God does not want good men in heaven, he wants Saints.

Gotta go. Time to work on praying, obeying, paying and demonstrating.