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 Rod Dreher just returned from France, where he went for the publication of the French translation of his book The Benedict Option. Although Rod is an Eastern Orthodox Christian, most of the believers in France are Catholic. In his article "What I Learned About The Ben Op In Paris," Rod writes - "Generally speaking, the older French Catholics have a strong tendency towards integration, to maintaining a certain respectability in the public square. Marion, for example, has a new book out in which he says Catholics can still offer something special to France, and calls on unbelieving French secularists (the large majority) to recognize that Catholics in fact support many of the humanistic ideas they themselves support, and can be their allies. "The younger Cathos (common French slang) have none of the anxiety that their elders do about fitting in. At least I picked up none of it. They know who they are and what they believe, and they aren’t worried about impressing non-believers. They’re not angry, and it’s not that they seek to offend non-believers, but that they don’t seem to have about them an air of anxiety about their place and status in French society." The above photo is of François Esperet, a former French gendarme who is a faithful Catholic and now has become a leading poet in France. That country has experienced what is just starting to take place in the U.S. I don't want to steal Rod's thunder, so I'll encourage you to read it for yourself. Get the whole story: read the full article & get our free weekly newsletter: subscribe below! |