Do you have a strong impulse toward a particular course of action? This is what some would define as a calling. What is to be done with this impulse? Do we, as possessors of a limited mind, have the ability to answer this call? The answer does not come by simply picking up a phone.…
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How Easy It Is To Throw Away People
“Recognize what is in your sight, and that which is hidden from you will become plain to you. For there is nothing hidden, which will not become manifest.”1 Part 1 – Not Quite There Yet The sun is up early today. Muffled conversations fill the air around me and the scent of breakfast cooking in…
Independent Roman Catholicism?
I’ve heard it said a zillion times: Impossible! No such thing! Can’t be! A contradiction in terms! You’re delusional! I am a cradle Roman Catholic. My childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood was filled with active and enthusiastic Roman Catholicism both on my part and that of my family. For 10 years, I worked as a…
Prayer and Prozac
As we sojourn through life, we periodically hit some rough spots in the path. For me, the most recent “life hiccup” happened this past February. My partner of six and a half years decided to end our relationship. I was devastated. His decision ultimately caused me to be, for all intents and purposes, homeless. I…
The Mystery of Monotheism
For centuries, the people of God had fought an uphill battle attempting to defend the one God concept. Monotheism is defined as the belief in one deity. Amenhotep of Egypt believed the Great Monad was the sun god Ra. The mountain god El, in Hebrew traditions, was known as Elohim. Until our time, much of…
All Doubt Removed?
“Wherefore, in order that all doubt may be removed regarding a matter of great importance, a matter which pertains to the Church’s divine constitution itself, in virtue of Our ministry of confirming the brethren. We declare that the Church has no authority whatsoever to confer priestly ordination on women and that this judgment is to…
Go and Do Likewise
A lot has been talked about over the years of churches being missional. The question arises, “What do we do?”, “How can we be missional?” I would like to offer a suggestion on how to be missional that can involve many faith-filled believers with a heart to make a difference in their communities. There are…
From the Editor
The following is a letter written by the Right Rev. Gregory Godsey on behalf of the College of Bishops and Vicars for the International Old Catholic Churches concerning the Syrian Refugee Crisis. Violence is running wild in our world today. Many today blame race, religion, gender, sexual identity and/or God’s wrath for any of the…