This past Sunday in the New York Times Bruce Feiler wrote an article entitled 'The Joys of Vicarious Divorce'. Here is an excerpt from his column:"Turn on the television. Visit a bookstore. Pick up a magazine. Head to a multiplex. Divorce is everywhere these days. The culture is practically gorging on it.
The biggest film for adults of the summer centers on a divorce (Eat, Pray, Love), the most talked about television series of the moment revolves around a divorced couple ("Mad Men"), the hottest revivals on Broadway of the season pivots on divorce ("Promises, Promises"), the bawdiest memoir of the year chronicles an affair that eventually led to a high profile divorce (Andrew Young's "The Politician).
With the notable exception of Chelsea Clinton, the biggest celebrity news stories of the year have all involved breakups, from movie stars (Sandra Bullock, Susan Sarandon), to television stars (Kelsey Grammar, "The Bachelor"), to sports stars (Tiger Woods, Frank McCourt) to political stars (the Edwardses, the Gores). Forty-three years after the Summer of Love, one can be forgiven for thinking we're in the Summer of Divorce.
In a world where everything seems to be spinning madly on, I wonder exactly what it means to be 'the Church' in the midst of this culture. We have become a very tight knit group of people who share in one another's joys, as well as their sorrows. We have the added blessing of sharing in a time of honest searching and finding. But what has God intended for us to be and say and do within our greater community? For the next few weeks, as we approach our retreat October 8-10, I will be examining more in depth what it means to be 'The Church'. It might be instructive for you to check out the following links:
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