[Magdalen] Hit and Run Devotion?

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

Andrew Greeley did studies showing that RCC members tend to remain RCC no
matter what.  They may stop going to church altogether, but they do not
stop being RCC. It's as if there's some kind of inoculation they get as a
kid which makes it hard for them to "convert" to any other denomination.

One of the most brilliant sociologists of his time in or out of The Church.

And how many of all of us just do stuff as a kind of just-in-case magic act?

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Sun, Sep 13, 2015 at 1:35 PM, M J [Mike] Logsdon <mjl at ix.netcom.com>
wrote:

> >>>Areal Hit and Run Devotion, if you ask Me.<<<
>
> But a real devotion, nonetheless.  I've seen such things as well.  A
> friend of mine teaches English literature to Santa Ana, CA, gangbangers,
> and he once wrote an article about his experiences, and mentioned that no
> matter how "bad" these kids are, many of them still have rosaries hanging
> from their rear view mirrors and crucifixes on necklaces around their
> necks.  No matter what, they just can't let go.
>