tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20134052.post-1168522751050754072007-01-11T08:31:00.000-05:002007-01-24T12:56:39.636-05:00You can get the CNS news brief of this story on the <a href="http://www.catholicnews.com/data/briefs/cns/20070109.htm#head14">CNS Web site</a>, or the for the next 30 days you can view <a href="http://www.archindy.org/criterion/national/01-09-piety.html">the full version on our Criterion site</a>:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">English cardinal calls for revival of traditional practices of piety</span><br /><br />An excerpt:<br /><br /><blockquote>Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor said he lamented the decrease in acts of piety such as fasting, abstinence, Stations of the Cross, praying the rosary and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament because they are a "good means of deepening our faith."<br /><br />The cardinal said the acts, as well as confession, which is also in decline, were "truly part of Catholic tradition and devotion and are a nourishment to our faith, and I would encourage them," he said in a letter read at Masses Jan. 7 in the Archdiocese of Westminster.<br /><br />He said there are many other ways in which Catholics "can develop those practices which are truly rooted in Catholic tradition" and bring them closer to Jesus.<br /><br />"How many people pray before meals or, indeed, after them, recognizing that all we have is a gift from God?" he asked. "How many parents pray, not only for your children, but with your children as they grow up?</blockquote> <br />It is indeed sad to see these things practiced so little -- either because of our busyness or skepticism of the good they do. Good job, Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20134052-116852275105075407?l=criteriononline.blogspot.com'/></div>Archdiocese of Indianapolisnoreply@blogger.com1