In recent times, I've heard mixed messages from young people telling me they don't have anything to do and older people concerned they can't go out on the streets at night.
If religion is a from of PsyOps (a.k.a. social engineering), the saints may be its most powerful weapon. In fact, Mgr Roger Landry told us exactly that in the Jubilee of Digital Missionaries but without using my PsyOps metaphor.
Italy has over one thousand saints. England has one hundred and seventy. Australia only has one. In fact, most countries have a lot of catching up to do to equalize with saint-making of the Italians. Has the search for role models been neglected?
Youth don't need new phones each year as much as they appear to need new role models.
With the recent canonization of Carlo Acutis, it looks like the Catholic church has realized there is a huge void to be filled. But one new saint may not be enough.
From the east of England to the goldfields of Victoria, reflection on the subject of contemporary saints is just as important as buying new kit for the police but far cheaper.
A recent CNN report suggests it only costs a few hundred thousand US dollars to get somebody sainted. Each new police water cannon costs over a million.
Anybody can look at the public criteria published by religious institutions and see if somebody they know of might qualify for formal sainthood. If you believe somebody has been overlooked, don't hesitate to draw attention to their cause.
Who would you canonize and why?
I've researched one possible saint for the new video. It will appear here shortly.
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