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The Loss of the Sacred, by Kennedy Hall – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

The Loss of the Sacred, by Kennedy Hall

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By Kennedy Hall, Crisis Magazine, Aug. 11, 2023

Kennedy Hall is the author of three books, Terror of Demons: Reclaiming Traditional Catholic Masculinity, Lockdown with the Devil, and SSPX: The Defence. He is a full-time journalist for LifeSiteNews and has a growing YouTube channel where he hosts The Kennedy Report. He is married with five children and lives in Ontario, Canada.

The grasping attempt to be “exciting” or “cool” seen at World Youth Day is but a symptom of disease of the “unsacred” nature of modern life.

Kennedy HallInstead of joining the chorus arbitrarily throwing rocks at this year’s World Youth Day (WYD), I would like to offer what I hope is a more helpful and insightful critique of why such a disastrous Catholic event could take place at all.Before we get into the negatives about WYD and why the negatives we saw at the event are indicative of a deeper spiritual and moral sickness, I would like to say something positive.

While there is much to criticize about the event, I cannot criticize the distinctly Catholic sentiment and motivation that urges pilgrims to go on an adventure to worship God and edify their faith. Long before the present WYD fiasco, Catholics would process, hike, and march in the tens of thousands all over the world to visit this or that holy place or to see the pope. These are good Catholic instincts …

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