It seems that I have come upon this issue a bit late, and I sincerely apologize. I did, however, wish to express my feelings and thoughts that arose upon reading these chain of responses.

First of all, as a twenty-year-old college student without much clout and experience, I would like to laud the communication and open-mindedness that has been present throughout this discussion. That said, I wish to address what I think is the bigger problem that faces not only our Catholic community but many others as well. This, as many will attest, is the dwindling faith of our parishioners. The fixation upon the use of Korean during the English Mass is merely one example of our parishioners losing sight of what is most important to our Catholic faith. Surely, the fact that one could not understand a homily given by a visiting priest is not a big problem, and hopefully, attending Mass together as a family on holidays is not too "torturous" for anyone. I can only make such bold claims because Catholicism is a way of life, not a switch to be turned on every Sunday when sitting in the pews of the chapel. The way we are to live our lives are found not only in homilies, but also in Scripture (maybe one should read this a couple more times) and writings of past, prominent theologians. Every single day should spent be as though Christ will return that very same day--this, too, is found in the Bible.

Now, I would like to address your statement: "the most important times of the year, we would choose to have English mass than sit next to family members and not understand." All I can say is, "REALLY? And who is 'we'?" For one, as a second generation Korean-American I completely, but respectfully, disagree with you, and request that you qualify your statement. Family is one of the most important foundations of Catholicism. If one would like to object, please look at an image of the Holy Family and read how much respect Jesus showed both of his earthly parents. Should not the most important times of the year be spent with the greatest gifts that God has offered us, our families? If you take a look at Catholic Masses pre-Vatican II, they were given in Latin, a language that I'm sure some of the priests cannot fully understand. Yet, these people formed a community of faith, where they came to worship Christ, because they wanted to show him their love in any way possible. It is necessary that we grasp this sense of faith and love again, rather than try to fixate every single word spoken at Mass.

Also, my next point does not have too much to do with aforementioned problems; however, I would like to say that although you might feel that you, and other English-speaking Koreans, had been disrespected by Fr. Cho, there was a bit more disrespect in your words and in the tone with which you conveyed your message. Your argumentative skills need a bit of refining and maybe you should think of the other party's feelings as well. Also, your seemingly apologetic remarks in your later posts did not seem like an apology at all, and it did, indeed, seem like you were inferring that Fr. Cho was a dictator. No matter how much it seems as if our Pastor is not listening, he has the difficult task of herding all of Christ's sheep in this community, and with enough RESPECTFUL bleeting, I have faith that he will hear our voices.

So, to re-cap on the points, which I have made:
1. Stop investing time in the small things and remember to foster faith and love.
2. Family is more important than every jot and tittle (I am sure that this is a no-brainer)
3. Though I have been a bit offensive (sorry about that--I guess it was the emotions), let us give each other a break and try to be more respectful.

If there are any points that you disagree with, I would gladly like to hear them. If Fr. Cho would like to object to anything I have said, it would be much appreciated if I were informed of them. I would enjoy continuing this discussion if you please.

Thank you for your time. God bless.