At my daughters’ parochial school, the principal, an energetic and earnest woman, welcomes us daily with this year’s affirmation. On the cusp of their teenage years, they are more and more aware of the crisis. And now they hear their father expressing ambivalence about the church and our place in it. I am fully aware that I’m leading them toward what may amount to one of the greatest disillusionments of their formative years. At the very least, I know they will have to do some uncomfortable reckoning with the church as they mature.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 03, 2019 11:15 UTC