On the one hand, I think: "Oh, Fr. Hollywood's just being an irrational alarmist." Then I remember that you are neither of those things.
As individuals, we often think, "It couldn't happen to me": Cancer, Heart Attack, Divorce, Arrest, you name it. But it can happen. It does happen. It might happen to you.
I think we're going through that on a grand scale right now. The United States of America is collectively thinking, "It couldn't happen to me": Socialism, loss of freedom of speech, loss of our current standard of living, loss of access to medical care if the government does not deem us worthy of it, etc.
But when you read history, you see that it can happen. It has happened. It can happen to us. It already is.
On the one hand, I think: "Oh, Fr. Hollywood's just being an irrational alarmist." Then I remember that you are neither of those things.
ReplyDeleteAs individuals, we often think, "It couldn't happen to me": Cancer, Heart Attack, Divorce, Arrest, you name it. But it can happen. It does happen. It might happen to you.
I think we're going through that on a grand scale right now. The United States of America is collectively thinking, "It couldn't happen to me": Socialism, loss of freedom of speech, loss of our current standard of living, loss of access to medical care if the government does not deem us worthy of it, etc.
But when you read history, you see that it can happen. It has happened. It can happen to us. It already is.