Flannery O'Connor, the Catholic novelist said "You have to push as hard as the age that pushes against you."
The culture cannot stand any dissent. So it attacks the beliefs of the Church and ridicules as stupid those who practice the faith. If you do not find your joys in worldly pursuits you are accused of being judgemental. Ms. O'Conner reminds not to be timid. In a faithless age those with faith must not be afraid 'to push back.'