By Dr. Jeff Mirus, Catholic Culture - If the Church grows in one region or era and shrinks in another; if Catholicism penetrates deeply into a particular human culture or shrivels away; whether our own heartfelt efforts bear visible fruit or not; whether our loved ones live exemplary Catholic lives or seem to get very, very lost—whatever happens, it is not for us to predict or even fully to understand the results; nor to cast the blame for failure; nor to take the credit for victory ...