When the Homily is about Immunology

The growing schism

Part of what sealed the BIG schism's fate was the ongoing growth in different directions...or some would argue the movement of one and the abiding of the other. And by this I do not mean theology alone, but also the community experience in general.

But I had not thought that this odd issue would remind me of the growing schism.

I had not considered that Christmas falling on a Sunday would present a dilemma to anyone...rather I perceived it to be a profound convenience! Like killing two birds with one stone! (Yes, I am a sloth!) But think about the difference of mindsets that sees either logic or incongruity in this expression: Christmas is a time for family and not for church?

It is telling that these megachurches have such a hard time having services because their productions are such...productions.

I suppose if my po-mo friends kept with the ancient tradition of meeting on sundays that they would have much less of a problem in this regard...but from the my perspective, there really isn't a clear and distinct separation of Church and Family.

One of the most profound experiences of the Christian faith, seemingly demands that we gather together to experience and TASTE the culmination of that mystery. And on a SUNDAY even: kaching!