When I speak publicly about the mission of lay Catholics, I sometimes get blank stares. Assuming that I am not boring people to death, it might be that their perspective on being Catholic is focused almost exclusively on being present at the liturgy.
This is understandable. The liturgy is a manageable quantity, so to speak. We know when it starts and when it finishes. No great demands are placed on us during the liturgy, at least at the most superficial level. And then we leave and get on with life.
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