tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534943997597196456.post6345328492920506160..comments2023-10-25T07:49:20.237-06:00Comments on A Catholic Notebook: Preparing for the Mass - Sunday, January 31, 2010 (Cycle C)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534943997597196456.post-50185899738577398152010-01-30T20:38:27.471-06:002010-01-30T20:38:27.471-06:00Very interesting. I had studied Luke 4:21-30 befo...Very interesting. I had studied Luke 4:21-30 before, but I had not considered the historical context quite that way. We Americans do expect our children to do better than we did. We consider it a matter of pride. Yet the people of that time and place considered a child with ambition uppity. <br /><br />They had little choice. They lived in a rigidly class conscious society. If parents wanted their children to survive, and if they wanted to avoid personal punishment (as the responsible party), they had to stifle each of their children's ambitions.<br /><br />Nevertheless, I wonder how serious we are about not burdening our own children. Look at what we have done with Social Security and Medicare. Our burgeoning national debt makes that television commercial mentioned in the last paragraph of your historical context document a wretched joke.Citizen Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10090607751638859650noreply@blogger.com