Spiritual Depression

BY MATTHEW KELLY

The great depression of our age is not economic; it is spiritual.  There seems to be a pervading sense of purposelessness in many people’s lives today.

“Why are we here?” is a question many people have stopped asking and started avoiding.  They have stopped asking this question not because they don’t want to know the answer but because they have seen nothing to make them believe anyone has the answer.  

It seems those who have the answer have hidden it under a bushel (cf. Matthew 5:14).  

There is a great need to re-identify the essential purpose of the human being.  Whenever brave men and women step forth and celebrate their essential purpose by striving to live holy lives, the do a great service to the world.

The Church and indeed the whole world desperately await a few brave souls to stand up and remind us of our great spiritual heritage by redirecting us toward the goal of the Christian life: living holy lives.

My team and I at Dynamic Catholic are committed to inspiring Catholics to live holy lives in the modern world.

We are working tirelessly to develop world-class learning systems intended to invigorate Catholics and their parishes.

But we need your help.

Please join the leadership of the Men of St. Joseph who have become members of the Dynamic Catholic Ambassador's Club and help us forge a bigger future for the Catholic Church in America. Today,  I would ask to click the link below to learn more how you can make a difference in the Church by supporting the Ambassador’s Club.

Click here to make a difference

About Matthew Kelly Matthew Kelly is founder and president of the Dynamic Catholic Institute. He is a best-selling Catholic author and world renowned speaker. His message, inspired by Vatican II's universal call to holiness, presents the genius of Catholicism in a way that is disarmingly simple, yet deeply profound.

We Need To Wake The Giant

BY MATTHEW KELLY

The past several years have been a tough time to be Catholic in America.  In many ways this has been a time of tragedy for the Church.

The abuse of our children is a tragedy.  The scandal of the cover-up is a tragedy.  The fact that the entire priesthood has been tarnished by a small group of troubled priests is a tragedy.  The absence of bold and authentic leadership is a tragedy.

Morale is low and the number of Catholics leaving the Church is higher than ever before. The effects of all these tragedies are far reaching.  They have left society at large with a very low opinion of Catholicism and caused many Catholics to be ashamed of the Church.

I have spent hundreds of hours reflecting on where we are in our journey as a Church, and one thing has become startlingly clear is that we have forgotten our story.

Catholicism is more than a handful of priests who don't know what it means to be a priest. Every single day the Catholic Church feeds, houses, and clothes more people, takes care of more sick people, visits more prisoners, and educates more people than any other institution on the face of the earth could ever hope to.

There are 67 million Catholics in America.  That is a sleeping giant!  My team and I at Dynamic Catholic would like to wake that sleeping giant! But how do we wake this behemoth?   There are many great organization and individuals working today to help revitalize and reinvigorating the Church.  Get involved.   Make a difference.  My team at Dynamic Catholic are working on some very specific plans to help wake that sleeping giant!

But we need your help.

Please join the leadership of the Men of St. Joseph who have become members of the Dynamic Catholic Ambassador's Club and help us forge a bigger future for the Catholic Church in America. Today,  I would ask to click the link below to learn more how you can make a difference in the Church by supporting the Ambassador’s Club.

Click here to make a difference

About Matthew Kelly Matthew Kelly is founder and president of the Dynamic Catholic Institute. He is a best-selling Catholic author and world renowned speaker. His message, inspired by Vatican II's universal call to holiness, presents the genius of Catholicism in a way that is disarmingly simple, yet deeply profound.