Remembering ... who we are

     All too often we become so complacent with who we are that we forget who we are.  This is especially true of our Catholic Faith.  It becomes so ordinary that we lose sight of how great our Faith is, and how proud we need be of it.  I ran across this web site wwwcatholicscomehome.org on a church website that I was viewing, and I was impressed with this evangelization tool.  The videos that they have done are excellent, and I would like to share the text from one of them.  It describes who we are beautifully, and made me proud of my Faith.

Our family is made up of every race.
We are young and old,
rich and poor,
men and women,
sinners and saints.
Our family has spanned the centuries and the globe.
With God's grace we started hospitals to care for the sick.
We established orphanages and helped the poor.
We are the largest charitable organization on the planet,
bringing relief and comfort to those in need.
We educate more children than any scholarly or educational institution.
We developed scientific methods and laws of evidence.
We founded the college system.
We defend all human life and uphold marriage and family.
Cities were named after our revered saints who navigated a sacred path for us.
Guided by the Holy Spirit we compiled the bible.
We are transformed by the sacred scriptures and sacred tradition
which have consistently guided us for 2,000 years.
We are the Catholic Church, with over 1 billion in our family
sharing in the sacraments and the fullness of the Christian Faith.
For centuries we have prayed for you and our world every hour of every day
whenever we celebrate the Mass.
Jesus himself laid the foundation for our faith when he said to Peter. the first pope,
"you are rock, and upon this rock I will build my church."
For over 2,000 years we have had an unbroken line of shepherds
guiding the Catholic Church with love and truth in a continuously hurting world.
In this world filled with hardships and pain it is comforting to know
that some things remain consistent, true and strong - our Catholic Faith -
an eternal love that God has for all creation.

Ours is one family united in Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.
We are Catholic.