On the Conspicuousness of Christians
I was recently instructed that, as a catechist, I should blend myself into my students, to make myself one of them, in order to make them accept me. If I was too "different" or too blatant in my Catholicism, I would not be accepted. Instead, I should work from within them, almost in an undercover way. The thing is, it is difficult to be undercover when your students know you are teaching them the faith. I can understand my professor's point: the members of the Church should integrate themselves into society so they can change it from within. It is not an outside force that will bring change, but a force hidden within, such as hidden yeast leavens dough. We are to be Trojan horses: we must sneak under their radar and then slowly purify their drinking water with the nectar of the faith. The problem is this: I do not see this as an effective method. I apologize if I am being proud: I am just giving my opinion on an issue that directly affects h...