Msgr. Pope on Combatting Hyperstimulation in Our Lives

"We live in an age of such overstimulation that it would be unimaginable to people even a mere hundred years ago. In fact, it is probably more accurate to say we are not simply overstimulated, we are hyperstimulated. The number and kind of diversions available to us and imposed upon us are almost too numerous to mention. Silence and quietude are as unknown to us as is real darkness. We are enveloped in such sea of light that we are no longer able to behold the stars at night.

"And the artificial lights of our time do not simply illumine, they move and flicker as well. . . . Background noise permeates even our 'quiet' moments. . . . Our overall pace is frantic. . . .

"All of this leads to many unhealthy and unholy behavioral issues. . . ."

In a recent commentary, Monsignor Charles Pope (pastor of Holy Comforter-Saint Cyprian Parish, Washington, DC) reflected on the effects of hyperstimulation on people in these times and on the importance of trying to slow down to the pace of normal human life.

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