The reason why Saint Teresa of Avila founded her first Reformed
Carmelite convent was to minimize the ravages wrought by protestantism
in France, and elsewhere, and to check the passion of a so called "freedom".
She lived in the 16th century.
I have seen for myself that today, in the 21th century, in France,
the infiltration of protestantism and "liberalism" has wreaked havoc
in some parishes.
Even the 10 Commandments seems to be forgotten.
To make matters worse, many masquerades as Catholics; they are active
participants in the Church, while they are in truth fully fledged protestants
in their hearts. This is sad, and very damaging to the Church.
But thankfully, alongside of that, the true Catholic Church is still
alive in France. The priests are good, and many really good prayer
groups provide spiritual nourishment and strength in a community setting.
The french woman Marthe Robin; who was sick and bedridden all her adult
life, and who died in 1981, is still an "active" member of the Catholic Church.
Anyone who has ever been to Châteauneuf-de-Galaure on a silent retreat
can testify to that.
There, the priests and the other members of the Foyers of Charity delivers
conferences and a full week's program with Mass, Confession, and prayers,
which allows the light of perfect intelligence and coherence to penetrate
deeply into the soul of the participants.
Marthe Robin loved her country, her Church, and she lived her life united
to Christ. I pray that she will be canonized soon, and join the long list of
French Saints.
May France be reconverted to the One True Catholic Faith.
