We begin the fourth week of Lent. For many, this Lenten season has been just another one, with no major differences from any other time of year. This is due to the secular environment in which we live. What is secular? Short answer: living life without any spiritual atmosphere. We are in this world striving to have things, fleeting goods, and having the best time possible. And let’s forget that we’re not at Disney. Here on earth, we suffer, and since we don’t want to accept that, we rebel against everything that opposes our whims and desires. That’s why we rebel against God, against the Church, against priests, against the sacraments, against the Mass, against the Bible; because all of this opposes our world of sin. The word sin bothers us, makes us uncomfortable. That’s why it’s better to live in a secular world, where everyone minds their own business and there’s nothing “strange” spiritually that prevents us from doing what we want. Thus, for many “Catholics,” Lent is a boring and sad time, inviting us to practice fasting and penance, inviting us to pray more, and all of this causes us enormous boredom.
As the years go by, apathy and contempt for the sacred, for the Church, for Jesus Christ himself, grows ever more intense. It’s no coincidence that Jesus said, “Will there be faith on earth when I return?”
