There are many different kinds of Catholics. We’d first like to make it clear that we welcome all people, Catholic or not. The statements below are made only to explain our differences, without suggesting that one particular part of the church is better than another. Our motivation is not to divide Christ’s church, but...
Personal Spirituality - Daily Living In Christ. Is daily prayer an essential part of your daily living? When you hear the Word of God, does it make you want to share it with others? Do you find yourself more uplifted when you speak of spiritual values? Are you detached from the worldly ways of fame, pleasures,...
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Back in the 90s, I was the pastor of a start-up church in the poorest area of the county in which I lived. We were renting a space for our Sunday Mass. Like all start-up churches, we were attempting to grow. One night I received a call from someone who had heard about the church. After about a ten minute conversation the caller told me that she and her husband would come to Mass on Sunday. Sure enough, that Sunday they showed up. It was a glorious Sunday Mass. Our singing before the service began was wonderful; the Spirit was moving, people were filled with joy and hope. After the Mass, the couple who came to visit left saying that they had...
. by Ed Jansen and Trish Gaffney James 3:1-12 Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.2 We all stumble in many ways. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say is perfect, able to keep their whole body in check.3 When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal.4 Or take ships as an example.Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small...
….in a patriarchal culture: click on picture: It’s the way God intended it to be. In Christ’s love and service, +Ed Jansen and Trish Gaffney+ Read More
Ain’t No Fish if There Ain’t No Flies by Ed Jansen James 2:14-26 One of the great joys in my life has been fly fishing. When I lived in Northern Michigan, one might say I lived to fish. You see, before I started fly fishing Dad had taught me to appreciate bait fishing because, as a youngster, he would take me out on our boat every spare moment he had. We’d troll the Detroit River for hours for Walleyed and Northern Pike and I loved it. So when I was introduced to fly fishing, I took to it naturally. Shortly after...
No Coach Seats on This Flight Ed Jansen and Trish Gaffney James 2:1-13 1My sisters and brothers, as believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, don’t show favoritism. 2Suppose a person comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor one in shabby clothes also comes in. 3If you show special attention to the one wearing fine clothes and say, “Here’s a good seat for you,” but say to the poor person, “You stand there” or “Sit on the floor by my feet,”...
We are part of the Independent Catholic Movement in the United States We are deeply Catholic and completely inclusive We share in the Apostolic Succession of the Church We are rooted in Scripture, the historic creeds and traditions of the Early Church We believe each life is sacred We seek unity within the Body of [...]