Perhaps the most important aspect of the solution moving forward in time, is the fortification of the Domestic Church. Each of us, by virtue of our baptism, is pronounced priest, prophet and king. Fathers and mothers receive their mission from the Spirit, in the same way the clergy receive their mission to their seminarians, to sponsor, teach and guard them. It is in this household where the metaphorical birth of the Church begins, is sustained and eventually blossoms into the next generation of Catholics. As priests, the parent’s role is to minister the faith to the children from the goodness written in their hearts and the instruction the children receive from the Church. As prophets, the parents are the “mouth piece” of God. They speak to the children from the cradled grace of the Lord, as seen through the lenses of Catholicism; which are the doctrines of the Church, the wisdom of the ages and the experiences gained from everyday living. As kings, the parents become the executors and architects of the child; deciding on when and which building blocks will be used to galvanize the child into a successful young adult. This is not the simple exercise of authority; it is the loving tenderness of true strength, purpose and power.

Our Holy Brothers are the soil in which our Church grows. They are also the guardians of the Church. The Orders have expanded the Church in the areas of piety, intellectual pursuits, charity and the formation of the laity. They embody the best of us. The laity prays for guidance and the grace to accept God’s will. The Brothers are the ones who do God’s will and in time become God’s will. The Brothers will become the offices and titles of our Church. It is our duty to ensure that nothing interferes with their calling. Nothing from within the Church and nothing outside the Church. We do this by being responsible to them. Demanding piety and transparency from the clergy who are their sponsors, teachers and sentinels. And designing the civil sector to uphold religious liberties, by passing no laws or regulations which would deter these souls from their destiny.

Reestablishing the harmony with the Magisterium is not as difficult as we imagine. This moment is clouded with doubt and hesitation. However, we know that theology is built on solid philosophy and healthy psychology. We know both are found in our beautiful and beloved Catholicism. Our theology is the full measure, deeply textured and expressed through the Holy Family, the saints, the doctors, fathers and martyrs found in antiquity and ever present today. It is the Magisterium which brings this theology alive, ever present into our lives. Priests who did not know what it truly means to be a priest; this is the sin which has stained their cloth. Their sins and behavior are so grievous that it will be punished by our courts of law. The world will burden these men with the weight of their crimes. Once these men are removed, the flock will once again hear the voice of their good shepherds and follow them along the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake. This is the way it was intended to be and the way it will be.

The turmoil, troubles and falling away which the Church is experiencing  may be solved by making the past, the path into the future. Through the rediscovery of our perfected precepts, we the Body of Christ, we the laity, through our Faith and our continuing conversion of heart can recreate the cornerstone and construct Jesus’ Church. As it was, as the Holy Spirit makes it, as it will be. Solutions will be found by reestablishing the harmony in our hearts, through the teachings of the Magisterium, and through the Holy Order of Brothers, in our  Domestic Church and our communities. Through right thinking, evangelization flows naturally from one thought to the next. What does this look like, what will we do?

Let us ask; what has been forgotten and what has been lost? Two thousand years of biblical and historical perspective have brought us to this moment; surely this isn’t the end of those means. Have we forgotten that the betrayer was one of the twelve? Are we too sophisticated to believe the evil one prowls this world destroying lives and crushing souls? Is the Greater Good, found in the tragedies of today’s headlines; a return to our roots, the foundation found in the Word as told through Sacred Scripture, that word written in our hearts and told through our listening. Will we now say openly and honestly; the Lord has spoken, and we have answered? If prayer is a conversation between two people who love each other, and I believe it is; then, we pray our prayers will be answered. We pray we receive and accept His will. So, we pray together;  from the deepest, most focused and concentrated meditative state of mind we can muster, to simply calling his name; Jesus, Jesus, Jesus.