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"How Are We Doing?" Of all the questions in the world, this one probably gets asked the most.
Businesses ask it as they review their finances and the quality of the product or service they provide. Teachers are constantly asking it to see if their students are receiving a good education. Government officials ask it, knowing that if they don’t live up to their promises, they will not be re-elected. And of course, parents ask this question as they seek to raise their children in the best possible way.
How Is the Church Doing? Would it surprise you to know that the church asks this question as well? In fact, it’s a question that God expects us to ask. The Fathers of Vatican II taught that the church is both “holy and always in need of purification,” and for that reason, it “follows the way of penance and renewal” (On the Church, 8). This is why we…
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