On b*tching about church
Some hard-won wisdom (be attentive) from Rod Dreher

If you are the second kind of Catholic described here and try to force yourself into a church of the first kind you will burn out.

This cautionary tale also applies to the Anglican row: the psychological trap of building a whole life around hating the other side, like somebody in a bad marriage, and forgetting about God and ‘the whole “disciple” thing’.

"The traditionalists," he said, "I never was one of them, but they sure did call a lot of things right a long time ago."