A funny thing happened when I started writing columns for the Georgia Bulletin, the newspaper of the Archdiocese of Atlanta. I kept receiving responses from readers like this one.
“Life, unfortunately, has worn me down (as it does), and I’m further away from my personal relationship with God and the church than I ever have been. I’m still a dutiful parishioner and take my children to sacramental classes and Mass every so often, but it’s mostly going through the motions. I’d like to change that, but there are a number of obstacles that I’m not sure I can overcome.”