"You Will Know the Truth and the Truth Will Set You Free"

I highly recommend, this pastoral letter from the Most Rev. Samuel J. Aquila, Bishop of Fargo.

In it he notes that many Catholics "are more influenced by the secular culture in which we live than by the teachings of Jesus Christ," and stated that many Catholics have "an inadequate understanding of the Catholic faith."

He suggests that though there are exceptions, catechetical formation for the last 30 years has failed to hand on the faith. He says it was clear during the media discussion of Catholic teachings and voting during the elections that "many of the faithful have not read the Catechism, the encyclicals of Pope John Paul II, or the documents of Vatican II."

What a wonderful shepherd!