Quotability

While reading the National Catholic Reporter a couple of weeks ago (yes, the "liberal" Catholic rag as opposed to the National Catholic Register, the "conservative" Catholic rag that I also read), I came across the following in Sr. Rita Larivee's article: "If the past has nothing to say, then surely we are lost. And if the present has nothing to offer, then surely we have no hope." She offered this remarkable expression while describing the tension between Catholics that favor the current Mass of Paul VI and Catholics that favor the Latin Tridentine Mass. The expression very aptly describes so many other situations. I read a ton of books and magazines. I rarely come across something that really strikes me. I have already memorized Sr. Rita's expression.