Stuck in the middle

So I was pondering a question in my head last night and this morning and I don't know if has an answer. The question is essentially, "As the Church "reforms the reform" and trends back to tradition where does that leave the current "average" Catholic that finds them-self in the middle of the Catholic Religious spectrum?"

There seem to be three groups: Cafeteria & Lukewarm Catholics, Middle of the Road Modern American Catholics, and Traditionalists. These groups do not have bright lines between them, and seem to blend into one another.

Obviously the traditionalists are growing, and the Church is trending towards them. Even those that wouldn't consider themselves arch-tradionalist are finding comfort and favor in the direction the Church is heading.

On the other end, you have those Cafeteria (pick what they like from the religion) Catholics that are trying to figure out how this traditionalist movement is going to affect them. Some will leave, deciding the "Church left them." Others will stick around and resist the reform, either by ignoring it or moving to a parish that is less traditional.

The real question is the Middle of the Faith. The people that go to Church every Sunday regardless of what kind of Mass it is. They like some of the traditions but also feel the change in the 1970's wasn't as bad as some make it out to be. They might be in a traditional Church and find themselves singing a lot more songs in latin, and wondering if they can find their chapel veil because it seems to be "back in fashion." Or they could be in a modernist Church, where all of a sudden there seem to be a lot more guitars and bongos at Church. Either way Church seems to be a little uncomfortable for them lately.
This group seems to be a big chunk of Catholics right now. I don't think there is anything wrong with it either, but I do feel for them. Since the reform of the 1970's they have tried to live their faith and go with all the changes. Now that the "reform of the reform" is here... they feel a little confused, lost, or unsure. Understandbly so.

The main question is how will American Parishes and Churches respond to this "reform of the reform?" I don't think that it can be ignored, and I think the move to the traditional is inevitable, unless of course your Church pulls back the other way. So then what will parishes do? Will they try and find a happy medium between this American version of Catholicism and the traditional? It seems like that would make sense. Or will Parishes reject this new movement and stick to their... "Vatican II meant this..." attitude?

I think that each of us are called to be loving and welcoming at this time. I think it is vital that we all look to the focal point of our faith to ask the questions that lay on our mind. When we find ourselves wondering if something new in our parish is good, we should ask if it ultimately leads to more reverent and glorious worship of God, or if it something instituted to make us as people feel better. If it is the former we should conclude it is good, and if it is the latter then we should reject it. Although I like some of the tradionalist things which are being rejuvinated in the Church, I don't think that we all must embrace it. I think there is a place for both the Novus Ordo and the Tridentine Mass. I think there is a place for traditionalists and more modern American Catholics in the Church and in the same parish. It might be a delicate balance, but we are called to be universal. Therefore we must all look "across the aisle" and make sure that wherever we fall on the spectrum that we are reaching out to embrace our Catholic brothers and sisters. We have to ensure that no sheep are lost... because we all have been stuck in the middle at some point in our life, and we know how uncomfortable it is.