tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501613532884180263.post8733200044341953613..comments2023-06-13T13:06:47.031+01:00Comments on Libera Me: People I Don’t LikeDominic Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14514722976964423091noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501613532884180263.post-14304772078918889562010-01-30T19:44:06.533+00:002010-01-30T19:44:06.533+00:00"True renewal cannot take place in a fragment..."True renewal cannot take place in a fragmented Church. In fact, true renewal presupposes unity."<br /><br />Father John Abberton, over at STELLA MARIS blog wrote the above in a recent post. I think he was speaking about the separated brethren, but I would go a little closer to home.<br /><br />As Roman Catholics, our outreach to the separated brethren surely has to be seen as to be coming from a whole people or body, not groups of different types of Catholics, be they converts or cradle. According to scripture, Christ can only be recognised and embraced by the love witnessed, of the brethren, for each other(John 13:35 1 Thessalonians 3:11-13 and of course, the main scripture which is also a commandment John 15:12, I won't say what it is because I love forcing Catholics to open their Bibles haha!).<br /><br />What I (me)have a desire to see is a true Methodist type spirit of revival within the Catholic Church where individuals who have an evangelising task (all of us), are re-soaked, with spiritual hoses, if necessary,in the Holy Spirit and undergo a transforming of our inner being, that produces ZEAL for our brother's in Christ. Especially for the clergy. And why not? If Our Lady can revive my sinner's drooping spirit, how much more will she want her priestly son's to receive the joy of the Spirit! I know this joy is on offer! Because she gave it to me, and continues to do so.<br /><br />Pray the rosary, as John Wesley recommended, and it WILL change your life and your heart, regarding men's souls.mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06962374096401238994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501613532884180263.post-64743404699878332352010-01-30T17:52:23.746+00:002010-01-30T17:52:23.746+00:00I have to say that most of the Catholic priests I ...I have to say that most of the Catholic priests I have met since my Reception have been very keen to spread the faith outside their own congregations, and active in doing so; but - for the very reason you give, namely not treading on ecumenical toes - their activity may not be all that apparent to those inside the congregation, or in other churches around them. However, that is only my experience, and may for all I know be entirely atypical; but I very much hope not.Dominic Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14514722976964423091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501613532884180263.post-72515964026257573572010-01-30T17:39:16.097+00:002010-01-30T17:39:16.097+00:00The behaviour of the two converts is indeed shocki...The behaviour of the two converts is indeed shocking; but sadly not surprising. There is a smaugness about some converts: they seem to want to kick the ladder from beneath them.They seem to want to put more obstacles that they had to endure. <br />I once had an extreme evangelical colleague who berared my catholic ways. I was actually quite cross -or i prentended to be- when I heard that she has bnot only joined the RC church but is ultra trad- Latin Mass Sos & all that.<br /><br />You are right to call for evangelisation. Too many RC priests in England minister to the gathered congragation instead of seeing themselves as priests for all as many Anglicans do. There are plenty of unchurched out there. One does not have to tread on any ecumenical toes!Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15628137193525409363noreply@blogger.com