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Будь ласка, поділіться з усіма, і, якщо це можливо, перекладіть на свою місцеву мову. Дякую!
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Please share with all, and if possible translate in to your local language. Thank you!
Por favor, comparta con todos, y si es posible traduzca a su idioma local. ¡Gracias!
Si prega di condividere con tutti, e se possibile tradurre nella tua lingua locale. Grazie!
Моля, споделете с всички и, ако е възможно, преведете го на вашия местен език. Благодаря ти!
Будь ласка, поділіться з усіма, і, якщо це можливо, перекладіть на свою місцеву мову. Дякую!
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Special Announcement
August 17th, A. D. 2016
From the Apostolic Office of the Ecumenical Catholic Church of Christ
A Response to the false and defamatory statements of the AOD
1. Bishop Dr. Rodig was not dismissed by the Congregation of the Precious Blood as stated by the AOD. Back in 1989, Fr. Karl Rodig asked his Provincial of the Congregation of the precious blood to grant him a year of leave of absence, it was extended for two more years. The Provincial wanted him back, but Fr. Karl Rodig decided to leave for good. Then the process for granting Fr. Rodig's request was set in motion through the canonical process by John Paul II., because Dr. Rodig’s decision was based on his consciousness he did not wanted to live a double life as many of his priest colleagues do. He believes that celibacy should be optional! In 1995, under Pope John Paul II., the Vatican issued a statement for Fr. Rodig to seek an other Roman bishop in order to continue as a Roman priest. The Vatican has never excommunicated Dr. Rodig. It is sad to say that the way excommunication is being used by some Roman church leaders as a political tool in our days as it reminds us more of the dark ages of the Church. It would be better to see that one is leaving the church for good conscious reasons. In the meantime, Dr. Rodig became an independent catholic priest. He had many friends among the Roman priests in Miami in the 1990s. In 1999 he received a letter to his episcopal consecration of good wishes from Roman Catholic Archbishop Emeritus, McCarty, and he continued to have good friendships with high-ranking members of the Miami Roman Catholic Archdiocese. Bishop Rodig works with Roman Catholic Reform Movements, and was invited as guest to attend part of the discussion sessions for the Synod in Rome in 2014.
2. Dr. Rodig was not consecrated by Archbishop McCormick (they never met) as stated by the AOD statement (McCormick was not present at the consecration of Dr. Rodig). Bishop Karl was consecrated a bishop by Archbishop Dr. Hypolitus Orlando Lima of the old Roman Catholic Church and two co-consecrators of the Old Catholic Church. Our Apostolic lines are impeccable. A professor of the Catholic University of Washington DC, and a Catholic Bishop have confirmed them. Our Sacraments are valid!
3. Dr. Rodig did not take on the title Archbishop as stated by the AOD, but received the title after the consecration from Archbishop Lima. He hardly uses it. Just Bishop Karl.
4. The statement by the AOD to see the Old Roman Catholic Church as schismatic is just again an other political way of dealing with other Christ-minded Catholic Christians who follow Christ Jesus with their heart and soul. Worldwide we follow Christ, serving the poor, striving for social justice, and reaching out to all of God's people who seek a new spiritual home, healing, and to see a more active ecumenical dialog for unity among all Christian Churches. We have many Roman Catholic priest and bishop friends who appreciate our presence as we appreciate them as our brothers in Christ
Our Response Statement is well documented Archbishop Dr. Rodig often says: "Where is Christ in all of this?" How true it is!
We also condemn the Slanders and False Statements of the Roman Catholic Fringe group, "Church Militant" against Archbishop Dr. Karl Rodig (this group also slandered Roman Catholic bishops!)
The Reader can take a look at the following article that also shows that this group has been condemned by other Roman Catholic Dioceses, etc. throughout the USA!
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We wanted to remind you and emphasize the beauty and importance of Education, be it you are a seminarian, a lay person, or as continued education program.
We have a great School that is very happy to receive you online around the world!
Please contact the School, or refer others, and if you know members of other Churches who seek education, we welcome them, we are ecumenical.
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From the Ecumenical Primate
The Holy See of the ECCC
Some time ago our communion passed a resolution to require that all students who are in pursuit holy orders would need a bachelor’s degree of theology. This requirement was met with widespread approval and appreciation from our worldwide communion of the Ecumenical Catholic Church of Christ.
Our institution of choice has been our own St. Anthony’s Cathedral House of Liturgical Studies (SACHLS). Our institution offers training for all people who are pursuing Minor and Holy Orders, including aspirants, and those who are interested in growing and developing spiritually and academically in service to the communion and wider Christian circles. Therefore, I am urging all clergy members to participate in sending students to the school who need seminary training and who need courses to augment their formation and their training from parish leaders.
You will find attached a flyer from our institution, which can be printed and shared with all potential students and interested persons. If you have access to the Internet, you can also share the school’s website at www.stanthonysliturgicalhouse.org or enter into conversations with school officials at its Facebook page (www.facebook.com/stanthonyshouseofliturgicalstudies).
There are certification programs in the House of Studies and professional and academic degrees, ranging from the bachelor’s degree, including the Bachelor of Theology and Baccalaureate of Theology, to the Masters of Divinity and to a research degree known as the Doctor of Theology (Th. D.). Some of our student body are to be found throughout the world in the following countries: Haiti, Vanuatu, Kenya, and multiple states within the United States.
Looking forward that you can bring students, young and older to this great opportunity of studies!
Wishing all much success in their spiritual growth
Blessings in the Good Lord
++Dr. Karl Rodig
Ecumenical Primate
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We wholeheartedly welcome the incardination of our new auxiliary Bishop Dom Pier Mario Lippi who has a community in Siena: community of Saint Benedict and Bruno. We welcome wholeheartedly the incardination of Father Vito Sollucente and his community in Bari: St. Nicola and Giovanni di Dio.
Congratulations to the ordination of our new deaconess Rev. Rosalia Maria Pia Dipace for the new community of Novara: Holy Mary mother of the joy.
We pray for the ordination of the new deacon, Rev. Pietro Corposanto on January 21st, he will have his new community in Taranto: St. Lucy.
Spain:
New Mission of San Lazaro opened in Benidorm, southern Spain, under the leadership of Fr. Adalberto. They are getting doing very well with new members coming in to the Church. Congratulations to all!
Israel:
Through our Nuncio for Eastern Europe, we wholeheartedly welcome the incardination of our new Pastor for Jerusalem, Rev. Zachar Prav.
Andorra:
New Mission opened in Andorra by our archbishop ++Antonio Jimenez Aguado. Congratulations!
Latin America and Caribbean:
Costa Rica:
The archdiocese of Costa Rica under the leadership of Archbishop Sebastian Pla has two new auxiliary bishops, bishop +Enrique Vasquez and bishop +Luis Leiva. Congratulations to your consecrations! Prayers for the ordinations of the new deacons for Costa Rica Manuel Alejandro Zamora Santana.
Through our Apostolic Nuncio for Latin America, Archbishop ++Sebastian Pla, we welcome the Intercommunion with Vetero Iglesia Catolica Hispana under the leadership of Archbishop ++Jose Luis Miralles Castro. The archdiocese is also very involved with projects for the immigrants and the poor street children.
Colombia, Spain, Portugal, Ecuador, and Andorra:
We have received Archbishop ++Antonio Jimenez into our Church and established for his church the
Prelatura Fraternidad Sacerdotal de Santa Filomena with missions in Colombia, Spain, Portugal, Ecuador, and Andorra.
Cuba:
Congratulations to the consecration of our first bishop for Cuba, bishop +Vladimir Jimenez Lorenzo for our Orthodox Diocese in Cuba and the Caribbean! They also involved with the elderly in our Church in the Dominican Republic. Prayers for the ordination of the new deacon in Cuba in January, Rev. Jesus Hernandez.
Haiti:
Prayers for our mission in Haiti who lost their church building due to storms.
Honduras:
Through the efforts of our Apostolic Nuncio for Latin America, A new mission in Honduras will be opened for our Church. Congratulations!
Mexico:
Bishop +Rodolpho is involved with the human rights groups for the indigenous in different parts in Mexico, and he works very well with the Jesuit priests as well.
Fr. Roberto is continuing his youth ministry for the university campus in Leon.
Puerto Rico:
Prayers for Bishop +Angel Munoz and his people as they went through floods due to the Hurricane.
USA:
We welcome our new brothers who have done their vows through our Provincial for the USA, Archbishop Dr. Tony Scudery, NOSF for the Franciscan Order of the NOSF Br. Abel A. Soto and Br. Steve Forry. At the Cathedral Church in Detroit, we have had a lot of repairs for the roof due to storms and plumbing and electrical repairs as well. With the help of volunteers, our outreach for the poor and homeless people has been very successful providing food and clothes and social assistance. Our online school is doing very well under Chancellor Dr. Tom Roberts and the Administrator Gary Starzak and the great faculty! We also have a new mission in the
Ukraine:
Our Vicar General, Rev. Yuri has been very active with ecumenical relations and joint prayer events in the Ukraine and beyond with the Major Orthodox Churches. It is a remarkable sign of unity expressed in the gatherings between our Churches. Thank you for your ministry!
Eastern Pacific:
Vanu Vatu:
Opening of new mission. Congratulations!
Upon returning home, he practiced as an emergency room physician across the country. His passion was family and serving others. He was beloved by all who knew him. He was a life-long member of the Catholic Church, and he was an ordained priest in the New Order of St. Francis and St. Clare of the Ecumenical Catholic Church of Christ. He was preceded in death by his parents; He is survived by his sister, Alina (Jack) Grier; his sons, Scott, Leopoldo, Adam, and Jeremy Carrera; several grandchildren; and countless close friends that he considered family.
Blessed Feast of our Cathedral Patron Saint Anthony of Padua
We are in sorrow of a good man, wonderful preacher of the Word of the Lord, and pastor and great theologian
diocesan Center in Kerala. He is also on Board for the Human Rights and Social Justice Commission for India.
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2. Rev. Maykel Crúz Rodríguez
3. Rev. Jorge Luis García Cesar ( C. C. Hermano Bernardo)
Holy See of The Ecumenical Catholic Church of Christ
We proclaim, witness, and share the Good News of Jesus Christ.
The Ecumenical Catholic Church of Christ in her liturgical services
And community efforts shall advance the peaceful
And continued building of the Kingdom of God.
In our ecumenical relationships with other Church Denominations,
We celebrate Church Unity to the Glory of our loving God.
"The day I became a bishop, a burden was laid on my shoulders for which it will be no easy task to render an account. The honors I receive are for me an ever present cause of uneasiness. Indeed, it terrifies me to think that I could take more pleasure in the honor attached to my office, which is where its danger lies, than in your salvation, which ought to be its fruit. This is why being set above you fills me with alarm, whereas being with you gives me comfort. Danger lies if the first; salvation in the second.
- Pentecost, A. D. 2020(Please share with all your people! Por favor compartir con toda su gente!)Peace and greetings to you all throughout our worldwide Church Communion, on this Holy Feast of Pentecost as we celebrate the Coming and the Works of the Holy Spirit, the Birthday of the Christian Church!Thinking of you all in our different churches across the world, I am always touched by your love and service for all of God's people, and with whom we walk united toward the heavenly Kingdom.Through my personal contacts with our Nuncios, and the many of you who write me personally, we are connected through a sacred bond that the Holy Spirit bestows on us, the Love of God that emanates for us without cessation. It is exactly this divine presence of the Holy Spirit among us that keeps building our Church, and we see more and more people come to us seeking a place of a loving and accepting community where one can also find healing.Today's Feast of the Holy Spirit reminds us of that divine power that we can experience in our lives, the gifts that he/she shows each one of us according to our needs and abilities.Let us all reflect a little bit on the Holy Spirit with Saint Basil the Great, a bishop from the 4th Century who write so beautifully about the work of the Holy Spirit:"The titles given to the Holy Spirit must surely stir the soul of anyone who hears them, and make him realize that they speak of nothing less than the supreme Being. Is he not called the Spirit of God, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, the steadfast Spirit, the guiding Spirit? But his principal and most personal title is the Holy Spirit.
To the Spirit all creatures turn in their need for sanctification; all living things seek him according to their ability. His breath empowers each to achieve its own natural end.
The Spirit is the source of holiness, a spiritual light, and he offers his own light to every mind to help it in its search for truth. By nature the Spirit is beyond the reach of our mind, but we can know him by his goodness. The power of the Spirit fills the whole universe, but he gives himself only to those who are worthy, acting in each according to the measure of his faith.
Simple in himself, the Spirit is manifold in his mighty works. The whole of his being is present to each individual; the whole of his being is present everywhere. Though shared in by many, he remains unchanged; his self-giving is no loss to himself. Like the sunshine, which permeates all the atmosphere, spreading over land and sea, and yet is enjoyed by each person as though it were for him alone, so the Spirit pours forth his grace in full measure, sufficient for all, and yet is present as though exclusively to everyone who can receive him. To all creatures that share in him he gives a delight limited only by their own nature, not by his ability to give.
The Spirit raises our hearts to heaven, guides the steps of the weak, and brings to perfection those who are making progress. He enlightens those who have been cleansed from every stain of sin and makes them spiritual by communion with himself.
As clear, transparent substances become very bright when sunlight falls on them and shine with a new radiance, so also souls in whom the Spirit dwells, and who are enlightened by the Spirit, become spiritual themselves and a source of grace for others.
From the Spirit comes foreknowledge of the future, understanding of the mysteries of faith, insight into the hidden meaning of Scripture, and other special gifts. Through the Spirit we become citizens of heaven, we enter into eternal happiness, and abide in God. Through the Spirit we acquire a likeness to God; indeed, we attain what is beyond our most sublime aspirations—we become God." (From the treatise On the Holy Spirit, Cap 9, 22-23)
May we all pray for receiving more gifts of the Holy Spirit that God wants us to share and edify our Community, the Church.Especially in these trying times of humanity through the pandemic, let us be steadfast in our Faith, grounded in the Holy Scripture, always ready to serve, and filled with the divine love that draws us near to God.I want to sent you all these words from the first Letter of the Apostle John(4: 7-21)"7 My dear friends, let us love one another, since love is from God and everyone who loves is a child of God and knows God. 8 Whoever fails to love does not know God, because God is love.9 This is the revelation of God's love for us, that God sent his only Son into the world that we might have life through him. 10 Love consists in this: it is not we who loved God, but God loved us and sent his Son to expiate our sins. 11 My dear friends, if God loved us so much, we too should love one another. 12 No one has ever seen God, but as long as we love one another God remains in us and his love comes to its perfection in us. 13 This is the proof that we remain in him and he in us, that he has given us a share in his Spirit. 14 We ourselves have seen and testify that the Father sent his Son as Saviour of the world. 15 Anyone who acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in him and he/she in God. 16 We have recognised for ourselves, and put our faith in, the love God has for us. God is love, and whoever remains in love remains in God and God in him/her. 17 Love comes to its perfection in us when we can face the Day of Judgement fearlessly, because even in this world we have become as he is. 18 In love there is no room for fear, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear implies punishment and no one who is afraid has come to perfection in love. 19 Let us love, then, because he first loved us. 20 Anyone who says 'I love God' and hates his brother/sister, is a liar, since whoever does not love the brother/sister whom he can see cannot love God whom he/she has not seen. 21 Indeed this is the commandment we have received from him, that whoever loves God, must also love his brother/sister."With my continued prayers, and apostolic benedictionsunited in the Holy Spirityours+KarlECCC NEWS:USACalifornia:May the new service of our Archbishop Tony be filled with the gifts of the Holy Spirit.Metropolitan Archdiocese of the USA:Br. Morgan Meis, NOSFCongratulations!Prayers and BlessingsA special invitation to our local dioceses throughout the world:Please check out our theological courses that are being offered in our online study programs. Our metropolitan archdiocese in the USA, and Italy have started to be involved with the Programs.St. Anthony's Cathedral Liturgical House of Studies will focus on preparing students for ministry and laity for deepening their studies.Please contact, Mr. Gary Stasack:E-mail: admin@stanthonysliturgicalhouse.orgto find out more and to seek advice if you have seminarians, or lay people, who would like to attend courses.The variety of biblical, theological, and liturgical studies are a great way to help one prepare for ordinations.And if you do not want to be a minister in the church, but would like to widen and enrich your understanding in these study fields, this is a great opportunity we offer for you. We also working on a Spanish translation for the courses.I really wanted to encourage you to become part of our study programs. You will love it.How we say in English: Go for it!It is never too late to study. I have studied 11 years at three different Universities for Master, and two Doctorates :o)Italy:Congratulations to the ordination of Diaconate of Rev. Fabio Mascaro in June 2020, in Calabria, by our Metropolitan Archbishop, ++Agostino Caro. Many blessings upon your new ministry. Sending you our prayers and greetings.Kenya:Our Archdiocese of Western Kenya has expanded their school/orphanage buildings, and almost finished the new cathedral building in Bungoma. Our local Christians work so hard to accomplish this task. Thank you all for your love and labor!India:We are getting new inquiries from former Roman priests into our Archdiocese of India.Special Prayers for all our Christians in Africa who are suffering and being persecuted by war, famine, and hate!Last: as per new inquiries by new members of our Church, a reminder for our Eucharistic Celebrations in the different Catholic and Orthodox Rites:In our ecumenical liturgical prayers within the Eucharist where we commemorate the living in the Church we always say,"We pray for the Bishop of Rome, Pope Francis, for the Eastern Patriarch, Bartholomew, for the Anglican Communion, Archbishop Justin, for our Ecumenical Primate, Archbishop Karl,..(which is followed by mentioning your local bishop of the ECCC) and your people you have summoned here before you in faith, and gather all your children throughout the world"Thank you!Paz y saludos a todos ustedes a través de nuestra comunión eclesial mundial, en esta Santa Fiesta de Pentecostés mientras celebramos la Venida y las Obras del Espíritu Santo, el Cumpleaños de la Iglesia Cristiana!Pensando en todos ustedes en nuestras diferentes iglesias en todo el mundo, siempre me conmueve su amor y servicio para todo el pueblo de Dios, y con quienes caminamos unidos hacia el Reino celestial.A través de mis contactos personales con nuestros Nuncios, y los muchos de ustedes que me escriben personalmente, estamos conectados a través de un vínculo sagrado que el Espíritu Santo nos otorga, el Amor de Dios que emana para nosotros sin cesar. Es exactamente esta presencia divina del Espíritu Santo entre nosotros la que sigue construyendo nuestra Iglesia, y vemos cada vez más gente que viene a nosotros buscando un lugar de una comunidad de amor y aceptación donde también se puede encontrar curación.La Fiesta del Espíritu Santo de hoy nos recuerda ese poder divino que podemos experimentar en nuestras vidas, los dones que nos muestra a cada uno de nosotros según nuestras necesidades y capacidades.Reflexionemos un poco sobre el Espíritu Santo con San Basilio el Grande, un obispo del siglo IV que escribe tan bellamente sobre el trabajo del Espíritu Santo:"Los títulos dados al Espíritu Santo deben seguramente conmover el alma de cualquiera que los escuche, y hacerle comprender que hablan nada menos que del Ser supremo. ¿No se le llama el Espíritu de Dios, el Espíritu de la verdad que procede del Padre, el Espíritu inquebrantable, el Espíritu guía? Pero su título principal y más personal es el Espíritu Santo.Al Espíritu se dirigen todas las criaturas en su necesidad de santificación; todos los seres vivos lo buscan según su capacidad. Su aliento capacita a cada uno para lograr su propio fin natural.El Espíritu es la fuente de la santidad, una luz espiritual, y ofrece su propia luz a cada mente para ayudarla en su búsqueda de la verdad. Por naturaleza el Espíritu está más allá del alcance de nuestra mente, pero podemos conocerlo por su bondad. El poder del Espíritu llena todo el universo, pero sólo se da a los que son dignos, actuando en cada uno según la medida de su fe.Simple en sí mismo, el Espíritu es múltiple en sus obras poderosas. Todo su ser está presente en cada individuo; todo su ser está presente en todas partes. Aunque compartido por muchos, permanece inalterable; su entrega no es una pérdida para sí mismo. Como el sol, que impregna toda la atmósfera, se extiende sobre la tierra y el mar, y sin embargo es disfrutado por cada persona como si fuera sólo para él, así el Espíritu derrama su gracia en plena medida, suficiente para todos, y sin embargo está presente como si fuera exclusivamente para todos los que pueden recibirlo. A todas las criaturas que participan en él les da un deleite limitado sólo por su propia naturaleza, no por su capacidad de dar.El Espíritu eleva nuestros corazones al cielo, guía los pasos de los débiles y lleva a la perfección a los que progresan. Ilumina a los que han sido limpiados de toda mancha de pecado y los hace espirituales por la comunión con él.Así como las sustancias claras y transparentes se vuelven muy brillantes cuando la luz del sol cae sobre ellas y brillan con un nuevo resplandor, así también las almas en las que habita el Espíritu, y que son iluminadas por el Espíritu, se vuelven espirituales ellas mismas y una fuente de gracia para los demás.Del Espíritu surge la conciencia del futuro, la comprensión de los misterios de la fe, el entendimiento del significado oculto de la Escritura y otros dones especiales. A través del Espíritu nos convertimos en ciudadanos del cielo, entramos en la felicidad eterna, y permanecemos en Dios. A través del Espíritu adquirimos una semejanza con Dios; de hecho, alcanzamos lo que está más allá de nuestras más sublimes aspiraciones: nos convertimos en Dios". (Del tratado sobre el Espíritu Santo, Cap 9, 22-23)Que todos recemos para recibir más dones del Espíritu Santo que Dios quiere que compartamos y edifiquemos nuestra Comunidad, la Iglesia.Especialmente en estos tiempos difíciles de la humanidad a través de la pandemia, seamos firmes en nuestra fe, basados en las Sagradas Escrituras, siempre listos para servir, y llenos del amor divino que nos acerca a Dios.Quiero enviarles todas estas palabras de la primera Carta del Apóstol Juan(4: 7-21)"7 Queridos amigos, amémonos los unos a los otros, ya que el amor viene de Dios y todo el que ama es hijo de Dios y conoce a Dios. 8 Quien no ama no conoce a Dios, porque Dios es amor.9 Esta es la revelación del amor de Dios por nosotros, que Dios envió a su único Hijo al mundo para que tuviéramos vida a través de él. 10 El amor consiste en esto: no somos nosotros los que hemos amado a Dios, sino que Dios nos ha amado a nosotros y ha enviado a su Hijo para expiar nuestros pecados. 11 Queridos amigos, si Dios nos amó tanto, nosotros también deberíamos amarnos. 12 Nadie ha visto nunca a Dios, pero mientras nos amemos, Dios permanece en nosotros y su amor llega a su perfección en nosotros. 13 Esta es la prueba de que permanecemos en él y él en nosotros, de que nos ha hecho partícipes de su Espíritu. 14Nosotros mismos hemos visto y testificamos que el Padre envió a su Hijo como Salvador del mundo. 15 Todo aquel que reconoce que Jesús es el Hijo de Dios, Dios permanece en él y él en Dios. 16 Hemos reconocido por nosotros mismos, y hemos puesto nuestra fe en el amor que Dios nos tiene. Dios es amor, y quien permanece en el amor, permanece en Dios y Dios en él. 17 El amor llega a su perfección en nosotros cuando podemos afrontar sin miedo el Día del Juicio, porque incluso en este mundo nos hemos convertido en lo que él es. 18 En el amor no hay lugar para el miedo, pero el amor perfecto expulsa el miedo, porque el miedo implica un castigo y nadie que tenga miedo ha llegado a la perfección en el amor. 19 Amemos, pues, porque él nos amó primero. 20 El que dice "Yo amo a Dios" y odia a su hermano/hermana, es un mentiroso, ya que el que no ama al hermano/hermana que puede ver, no puede amar a Dios a quien no ha visto. 21 En efecto, este es el mandamiento que hemos recibido de él, que quien ama a Dios, debe también amar a su hermano/hermana."Con mis continuas oraciones y bendiciones apostólicasunidos en el Espíritu Santoel tuyo+KarlNOTICIAS ICEC:EE.UU.California:Que el nuevo servicio de nuestro Arzobispo Tony esté lleno de los dones del Espíritu Santo.Estados Unidos:Nuestra Catedral de San Antonio está preparando a nuestros candidatos al Diaconado:Hermano Morgan Meis, NOSF¡Felicidades!Oraciones y bendicioneUna invitación especial y muy importante a nuestras diócesis locales en todo el mundo:Por favor, vean nuestros cursos teológicos que se ofrecen en nuestros programas de estudio en internet. Nuestra arquidiócesis metropolitana en los EE.UU. e Italia han comenzado a involucrarse en los programas.La Casa de Estudios Litúrgicos de la Catedral de San Antonio. Por favor visita la página web arriba.La Casa de Estudios Litúrgicos de la Catedral de San Antonio se centrará en la preparación de los estudiantes...Por favor, contacte con el Sr. Gary Stasack:Correo electrónico: admin@stanthonysliturgicalhouse.orgpara saber más y buscar consejo si tiene seminaristas, o laicos, que quieran asistir a los cursos.La variedad de estudios bíblicos, teológicos y litúrgicos son una gran ayuda para prepararse para las ordenaciones.Y si no quiere ser un ministro en la iglesia, pero le gustaría ampliar y enriquecer su comprensión en estos campos de estudio, esta es una gran oportunidad que le ofrecemos. También estamos trabajando en una traducción al español para los cursos.Realmente quería animarte a que formaras parte de nuestros programas de estudio. Te encantará.Nunca es demasiado tarde para estudiar.He estudiado 11 años en tres universidades diferentes para el Master, y dos Doctorados :o)Italia:Felicitaciones a la ordenación diaconal del Rev. Fabio Mascaro en junio de 2020, en Calabria, por nuestro Arzobispo Metropolitano, ++Agostino Caro. Muchas bendiciones sobre su nuevo ministerio. Le enviamos nuestras oraciones y saludos.Kenia:Nuestra Arquidiócesis de Kenia Occidental ha ampliado los edificios de su escuela y orfanato, y casi ha terminado el nuevo edificio de la catedral en Bungoma. Nuestros cristianos locales trabajan muy duro para llevar a cabo esta tarea. Gracias a todos por su amor y trabajo!India:Estamos recibiendo nuevas solicitudes de antiguos sacerdotes romanos en nuestra Arquidiócesis de la India.Oraciones especiales para todos nuestros cristianos en África que están sufriendo y siendo perseguidos por la guerra, el hambre y el odio!Por último: según las nuevas consultas de los nuevos miembros de nuestra Iglesia, un recordatorio para nuestras celebraciones eucarísticas en los diferentes ritos católicos y ortodoxos:En nuestras oraciones litúrgicas ecuménicas dentro de la Eucaristía, donde conmemoramos lo vivo en la Iglesia, siempre decimos,"Oramos por el Obispo de Roma, el Papa Francisco, por el Patriarca Oriental, Bartolomé, por la Comunión Anglicana, el Arzobispo Justin, por nuestro Primado Ecuménico, el Arzobispo Karl,... (que es seguido por la mención de su obispo local de la CCE) y su pueblo que ha convocado aquí ante usted en la fe, y reunir a todos sus hijos en todo el mundo"¡Gracias!Pace e saluti a tutti voi in tutta la nostra Chiesa mondiale, in questa Santa Festa di Pentecoste che celebra la Venuta e le Opere dello Spirito Santo, il Compleanno della Chiesa Cristiana!Pensando a tutti voi nelle nostre diverse chiese nel mondo, sono sempre commosso dal vostro amore e dal vostro servizio per tutto il popolo di Dio, e con il quale camminiamo uniti verso il Regno celeste.Attraverso i miei contatti personali con i nostri Nunzi, e con i molti di voi che mi scrivete personalmente, siamo legati da un sacro vincolo che lo Spirito Santo ci dona, l'Amore di Dio che emana per noi senza sosta. È proprio questa presenza divina dello Spirito Santo in mezzo a noi che continua a costruire la nostra Chiesa, e vediamo sempre più persone venire da noi in cerca di un luogo di comunità amorevole e accogliente dove si possa trovare anche la guarigione.La Festa dello Spirito Santo di oggi ci ricorda quel potere divino che possiamo sperimentare nella nostra vita, i doni che egli mostra a ciascuno di noi secondo i nostri bisogni e le nostre capacità.Riflettiamo tutti un po' sullo Spirito Santo con San Basilio il Grande, un vescovo del IV secolo che scrive in modo così bello sull'opera dello Spirito Santo:"I titoli dati allo Spirito Santo devono sicuramente agitare l'anima di chiunque li ascolti, e fargli capire che essi parlano di niente di meno che dell'Essere supremo. Non è forse chiamato lo Spirito di Dio, lo Spirito della verità che procede dal Padre, lo Spirito risoluto, lo Spirito guida? Ma il suo titolo principale e più personale è lo Spirito Santo.Allo Spirito si rivolgono tutte le creature nel loro bisogno di santificazione; tutti gli esseri viventi lo cercano secondo la loro capacità. Il suo respiro permette a ciascuno di raggiungere il proprio fine naturale.Lo Spirito è la fonte della santità, una luce spirituale, e offre la sua luce ad ogni mente per aiutarla nella sua ricerca della verità. Per natura lo Spirito è fuori dalla portata della nostra mente, ma possiamo conoscerlo per la sua bontà. La potenza dello Spirito riempie tutto l'universo, ma egli si dona solo a coloro che sono degni, agendo in ciascuno secondo la misura della sua fede.Semplice in se stesso, lo Spirito è molteplice nelle sue opere possenti. Tutto il suo essere è presente ad ogni individuo; tutto il suo essere è presente ovunque. Anche se condiviso da molti, egli rimane immutato; il suo dono di sé non è una perdita per se stesso. Come il sole, che permea tutta l'atmosfera, si diffonde sulla terra e sul mare, eppure è goduto da ciascuno come se fosse solo per lui, così lo Spirito effonde la sua grazia in piena misura, sufficiente per tutti, eppure è presente come se fosse esclusivamente a tutti coloro che possono riceverlo. A tutte le creature che condividono in lui egli dona un piacere limitato solo dalla propria natura, non dalla sua capacità di dare.Lo Spirito innalza i nostri cuori al cielo, guida i passi dei deboli e porta alla perfezione coloro che progrediscono. Egli illumina coloro che sono stati purificati da ogni macchia di peccato e li rende spirituali attraverso la comunione con se stesso.Come le sostanze chiare e trasparenti diventano molto luminose quando la luce del sole cade su di loro e risplendono di un nuovo splendore, così anche le anime in cui lo Spirito abita, e che sono illuminate dallo Spirito, diventano esse stesse spirituali e fonte di grazia per gli altri.Dallo Spirito viene la preveggenza del futuro, la comprensione dei misteri della fede, l'intuizione del significato nascosto della Scrittura e altri doni speciali. Attraverso lo Spirito diventiamo cittadini del cielo, entriamo nella felicità eterna e restiamo in Dio. Attraverso lo Spirito acquisiamo una somiglianza con Dio, anzi, raggiungiamo ciò che è al di là delle nostre più sublimi aspirazioni: diventiamo Dio". (Dal trattato sullo Spirito Santo, Cap. 9, 22-23)Preghiamo tutti per ricevere più doni dello Spirito Santo che Dio vuole farci condividere ed edificare la nostra Comunità, la Chiesa.Soprattutto in questi tempi difficili dell'umanità attraverso la pandemia, siamo saldi nella nostra Fede, radicati nella Sacra Scrittura, sempre pronti a servire, e pieni dell'amore divino che ci avvicina a Dio.Voglio inviarvi tutte queste parole della prima Lettera dell'apostolo Giovanni(4: 7-21)"7 Miei cari amici, amiamoci l'un l'altro, poiché l'amore è da Dio e tutti coloro che amano sono figli di Dio e conoscono Dio. 8 Chi non ama non conosce Dio, perché Dio è amore.9 Questa è la rivelazione dell'amore di Dio per noi, che Dio ha mandato il suo Figlio unigenito nel mondo perché noi potessimo avere la vita attraverso di lui. 10 L'amore consiste in questo: non siamo noi che abbiamo amato Dio, ma Dio ha amato noi e ha mandato suo Figlio per espiare i nostri peccati. 11 Miei cari amici, se Dio ci ha amati così tanto, anche noi dovremmo amarci l'un l'altro. 12 Nessuno ha mai visto Dio, ma finché ci amiamo l'un l'altro Dio rimane in noi e il suo amore raggiunge la sua perfezione in noi. 13 Questa è la prova che noi rimaniamo in lui e lui in noi, che ci ha dato una parte del suo Spirito. 14 Noi stessi abbiamo visto e testimoniamo che il Padre ha mandato suo Figlio come Salvatore del mondo. 15 Chiunque riconosce che Gesù è il Figlio di Dio, Dio rimane in lui e in Dio. 16 Noi stessi abbiamo riconosciuto e messo la nostra fede nell'amore che Dio ha per noi. Dio è amore, e chi rimane nell'amore rimane in Dio e Dio in lui/lei. 17 L'amore raggiunge la sua perfezione in noi quando possiamo affrontare il giorno del giudizio senza paura, perché anche in questo mondo siamo diventati come lui. 18 Nell'amore non c'è spazio per la paura, ma l'amore perfetto scaccia la paura, perché la paura implica una punizione e nessuno che ha paura è arrivato alla perfezione nell'amore. 19 Amiamoci, dunque, perché egli ci ha amati per primo. 20 Chi dice "Io amo Dio" e odia il fratello/sorella, è un bugiardo, perché chi non ama il fratello/sorella che vede non può amare Dio che non ha visto. 21 Infatti questo è il comandamento che abbiamo ricevuto da lui, che chi ama Dio, deve amare anche il fratello/sorella".Con le mie continue preghiere e le mie benedizioni apostolicheuniti nello Spirito Santoil vostro+KarlNOTIZIE CCEC:USACalifornia:E' con grande gioia che annunciamo che dal maggio 2020 il nostro Arcivescovo Dr. Tony Scuderi, NOSF, ha accettato di essere il Protettore dell'Ordine dei Francescani dell'Eucaristia/Ordine dei Francescani Ecumenici sotto la guida del Reverendissimo Abate Padre Michael Cuozzo, OFE, M. Div. a Corona, California, Provincia di Santa Maria Theotokos.Possa il nuovo servizio del nostro Arcivescovo Tony essere riempito con i doni dello Spirito Santo, e possano i membri sotto la guida del loro Abate Michael della Provincia di Santa Maria Theotokos crescere nel servizio del Signore. Saluti e benedizioni a tutti.Arcidiocesi Metropolitana degli Stati Uniti:Nostra Cattedrale di Sant'Antonio sta preparando i nostri Candidati per il Diaconato:Fratello Morgan Meis, NOSFCongratulazioni!Preghiere e benedizioniUn invito speciale alle nostre diocesi locali in tutto il mondo:Vi preghiamo di dare un'occhiata ai nostri corsi di teologia che vengono offerti nei nostri programmi di studio online. La nostra arcidiocesi metropolitana negli Stati Uniti e in Italia ha iniziato a partecipare ai programmi.La Casa di studi liturgici della Cattedrale di Sant'Antonio si concentrerà sulla preparazione degli studenti al ministero e dei laici ad approfondire i loro studi.Si prega di contattare:Il signor Gary Stasack:E-mail: admin@stanthonysliturgicalhouse.orgP. Dr. Tom RobertsE-mail: sacralkingship@yahoo.comper saperne di più e per chiedere consigli se avete seminaristi, o laici, che vorrebbero frequentare dei corsi.La varietà di studi biblici, teologici e liturgici è un ottimo modo per aiutare a prepararsi alle ordinazioni.E se non volete essere un ministro nella chiesa, ma volete ampliare e arricchire la vostra comprensione in questi campi di studio, questa è una grande opportunità che vi offriamo. Stiamo anche lavorando a una traduzione in spagnolo per i corsi.Volevo davvero incoraggiarti ad entrare a far parte dei nostri programmi di studio. Vi piacerà molto.Non è mai troppo tardi per studiare.Ho studiato 11 anni in tre diverse università per il Master e due dottorati :o)Italia:Congratulazioni per l'ordinazione del Diaconato di Rev. Fabio Mascaro nel giugno 2020, in Calabria, da parte del nostro Arcivescovo Metropolita, ++Agostino Caro. Tante benedizioni sul suo nuovo ministero. Le inviamo le nostre preghiere e i nostri saluti.Kenya:La nostra Arcidiocesi del Kenya occidentale ha ampliato gli edifici della sua scuola/orfanotrofio e ha quasi finito il nuovo edificio della cattedrale di Bungoma. I nostri cristiani locali lavorano sodo per portare a termine questo compito. Grazie a tutti voi per il vostro amore e il vostro lavoro!India:Stiamo ricevendo nuove richieste da parte di ex sacerdoti romani nella nostra arcidiocesi dell'India.Preghiere speciali per tutti i nostri cristiani in Africa che soffrono e sono perseguitati dalla guerra, dalla carestia e dall'odio!Ultimo: come da nuove richieste di nuovi membri della nostra Chiesa, un promemoria per le nostre Celebrazioni Eucaristiche nei diversi Riti Cattolici e Ortodossi:Nelle nostre preghiere liturgiche ecumeniche all'interno dell'Eucaristia, dove commemoriamo i vivi nella Chiesa, diciamo sempre,"Preghiamo per il Vescovo di Roma, Papa Francesco, per il Patriarca orientale, Bartolomeo, per la Comunione Anglicana, l'Arcivescovo Justin, per il nostro Primate Ecumenico, l'Arcivescovo Karl,... (che è seguito dalla menzione del vostro vescovo locale dell'ECCC) e del vostro popolo che avete convocato qui davanti a voi nella fede, e riunite tutti i vostri figli nel mondo intero".Grazie!
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Peace to you all,
Hope you are all doing well.
Sending you my greetings and best wishes for this 3rd sunday of Easter.
In these trying times, please keep staying at home and be safe. We hear now that many young people are also having problems with the covid19 virus, from strokes to blood clotting, etc.
I want to also reassure you -contrary to some extremist evangelical preachers out there- that God is not an ally of misery and evil.
The Pandemic has nothing to do with God's wrath for Humanity!
We have our free will, and morally speaking nature has a certain freedom as well, different from ours though.
God wants healing among us and to restore our existence with health, Love and Peace.
I want to share with you an excerpt from a sermon of a Franciscan Priest, Fr. Cantalamessa (the house chaplain of the Pope), it is a little long, but I hope you take the time to read it, it is very helpful to understand a little of what is going on right now with the pandemic:
"The cross is better understood by its effects than by its causes. And what were the effects of Christ’s death? Being justified through faith in him, being reconciled and at peace with God, and being filled with the hope of eternal life! (see Rom 53:1-5).
But there is one effect that the current situation can help us to grasp in particular. The cross of Christ has changed the meaning of pain and human suffering—of every kind of suffering, physical and moral. It is no longer punishment, a curse. It was redeemed at its root when the Son of God took it upon himself. What is the surest proof that the drink someone offers you is not poisoned? It is if that person drinks from the same cup before you do. This is what God has done: on the cross he drank, in front of the whole world, the cup of pain down to its dregs. This is how he showed us it is not poisoned, but that there is a pearl at the bottom of this chalice.
And not only the pain of those who have faith, but of every human pain. He died for all human beings: “And when I am lifted up from the earth,” he said, “I will draw everyone to myself” (Jn 12:32).
Everyone, not just some! St. John Paul II wrote from his hospital bed after his attempted assassination, “To suffer means to become particularly susceptible, particularly open to the working of the salvific powers of God, offered to humanity in Christ.” Thanks to the cross of Christ, suffering has also become in its own way a kind of “universal sacrament of salvation” for the human race.
What light does all of this shed on the dramatic situation that the world is going through now? Here too we need to look at the effects more than at the causes—not just the negative ones we hear about every day in heart-wrenching reports but also the positive ones that only a more careful observation can help us grasp.
The pandemic of Coronavirus has abruptly roused us from the greatest danger individuals and humanity have always been susceptible to: the delusion of omnipotence.
A Jewish rabbi has written that we have the opportunity to celebrate a very special paschal exodus this year, that “from the exile of consciousness”. It took merely the smallest and most formless element of nature, a virus, to remind us that we are mortal, that military power and technology are not sufficient to save us. As a psalm says, “In his prime, man does not understand. He is like the beasts—they perish” (Ps 49:21). How true that is!
While he was painting frescoes in St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, the artist James Thornhill became so excited at a certain point about his fresco that he stepped back to see it better and was unaware he was about to fall over the edge of the scaffolding. A horrified assistant understood that crying out to him would have only hastened the disaster. Without thinking twice, he dipped a brush in paint and hurled it at the middle of the fresco. The master, appalled, sprang forward. His work was damaged, but he was saved.
God does this with us sometimes: he disrupts our projects and our calm to save us from the abyss we don’t see. But we need to be careful not to be deceived. God is not the one who hurled the brush at the sparkling fresco of our technological society. God is our ally, not the ally of the virus! He himself says in the Bible, “I have . . . plans for your welfare and not for woe” (Jer 29:11). If these scourges were punishments of God, it would not be explained why they strike equally good and bad, and why the poor usually bring the worst consequences of them. Are they more sinners than others?
No! The one who cried one day for Lazarus' death cries today for the scourge that has fallen on humanity. Yes, God "suffers", like every father and like every mother. When we will find out this one day, we will be ashamed of all the accusations we made against him in life. God participates in our pain to overcome it. "Being supremely good” - wrote St. Augustine - “God would not allow any evil in his works, unless in his omnipotence and goodness, he is able to bring forth good out of evil.”[4]
Did God the Father possibly desire the death of his Son in order to draw good out of it? No, he simply permitted human freedom to take its course, making it serve, however, his own purposes and not those of human beings. This is also the case for natural disasters like earthquakes and plagues. He does not bring them about. He has given nature a kind of freedom as well, qualitatively different of course than that of human beings, but still a form of freedom—freedom to evolve according to its own laws of development. He did not create a world as a programmed clock whose movements could all be anticipated. It is what some call “chance” but the Bible calls instead “the wisdom of God.”
The other positive fruit of the present health crisis is the feeling of solidarity. When, in human memory, have the people of all nations ever felt themselves so united, so equal, so less in conflict than at this moment of pain? Never so much as now have we experienced the truth of the words of a great Italian poet: “Peace, you peoples! Too deep is the mystery of the prostrate earth.” Giovanni Pascoli.
The virus knows no borders. In an instant it has broken down all the barriers and distinctions of race, nation, religion, wealth, and power. We should not revert to that prior time when this moment has passed. As the Holy Father has exhorted us, we should not waste this opportunity. Let us not allow so much pain, so many deaths, and so much heroic engagement on the part of health workers to have been in vain. Returning to the way things were is the “recession” of which we should have the most fear.
The word of God tells us the first thing we should do at times like these is to cry out to God. He himself is the one who puts on people’s lips the words to cry out to him, at times harsh words and almost of accusation: “Awake! Why do you sleep, O Lord? / Rise up! Do not reject us forever! . . . Rise up, help us! / Redeem us in your mercy” (Ps 44, 24, 27). “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” (Mk 4:38).
Does God perhaps like to be petitioned so that he can grant his benefits? Can our prayer perhaps make God change his plans? No, but there are things, St. Matthew explains, that God has decided to grant us as the fruit both of his grace and of our prayer, almost as though sharing with his creatures the credit for the benefit received. God is the one who prompts us to do it: “Seek and you will find,” Jesus said; “knock and the door will be opened to you” (Mt 7:7).
When the Israelites were bitten by poisonous serpents in the desert, God commanded Moses to lift up a serpent of bronze on a pole, and whoever looked at it would not die. Jesus appropriated this symbol to himself when he told Nicodemus, “Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life” (Jn 3:14-15). We too at this moment have been bitten by an invisible, poisonous “serpent.” Let us gaze upon the one who was “lifted up” for us on the cross. Let us adore him on behalf of ourselves and of the whole human race. The one who looks on him with faith does not die. And if that person dies, it will be to enter eternal life.
"After three days I will rise", Jesus had foretold (cf. Mt 9:31). We too, after these days that we hope will be short, shall rise and come out of the tombs our homes have become. Not however to return to the former life like Lazarus, but to a new life, like Jesus. A more fraternal, more human, more Christian life!"
Be all blessed
+Karl
Cathedral of St. Anthony Communique Reducing the spread of infection: Clergy and congregation
You should always practice good hand hygiene and respiratory hygiene. Hand hygiene and respiratory hygiene are a series of actions to take which are designed to reduce the spread of disease, including COVID-19, to yourself and others. These actions include regular handwashing and covering your mouth and nose with a tissue or the bend of your elbow when you cough or sneeze.
Hand hygiene: Wash your hands regularly. You should wash your hands: after coughing or sneezing before, during and after you prepare food before eating after using the toilet before and after caring for sick individuals when hands are dirty after handling animals or animal waste Wash your hands with soap and running water when hands are visibly dirty. If your hands are not visibly dirty, wash them with soap and water or use an alcohol-based hand rub. Respiratory hygiene: Cover your mouth and nose with a clean tissue when you cough and sneeze and then promptly dispose of the tissue in a bin and wash your hands. If you don’t have a tissue, cough or sneeze into the bend of your elbow instead, not into your hands. Posters on preventing spread of infection are available on the HPSC website. Settings where religious services take place, including churches, should take the following actions
Religious leaders/clergy and congregation not to attend if they are ill. Supply tissues and alcohol based hand gel at religious services/gatherings. Provide bins for disposal of tissues at religious gatherings. Ensure hand-washing facilities, including soap and disposable towels, are well maintained. Ensure all hard surfaces that are frequently touched, such as door handles, hand rails, taps and pews are cleaned regularly with a household detergent. Have a plan for how the church will continue or suspend its activities in the event of religious leaders/clergy becoming ill with COVID-19. Religious leader/clergy administrations to sick laity should be carefully managed
Physical interaction during religious services, e.g. Sign of Peace
Most physical interaction during religious services, e.g. shaking hands while exchanging the ‘Sign of Peace’ in Christian religious services, involves a low risk of spreading the virus especially if members of the congregation who are unwell do not attend religious services while they are ill. However, because COVID-19 is a new disease that has not been seen in people before, we need to exercise extreme caution to limit the spread of the virus. Current information suggests that COVID-19 can spread easily between people and could be spread from an infected person even before they develop any symptoms. For these reasons we suggest that physical interaction during religious services, including the Sign of Peace, should be suspended. For Christian religious services, the priest may choose to give the congregation permission to carry out an alternative Sign of Peace that does not involve hand contact (such as smile/ nod/ bow) if so wished. The practice of shaking hands on greeting and departure at religious services/ gatherings should be suspended for both religious leaders/clergy and laity.
Communion Using communal vessels for food and drink during religious services, e.g. drinking from the Chalice during Holy Communion in Christian services To minimise the risk of spread of infection, the use of communal vessels should be suspended. For example, during Holy Communion in Christian religious services only the celebrant should drink from the Chalice. No one else should drink from the Chalice – this includes other priests, ministers of the Eucharist and members of the congregation. Alternatives to direct sharing of the Chalice should also be AVOIDED including: 1.Intinction, i.e.: the Communion wafer is dipped in the Chalice and administered into the hand or the Communion wafer is administered into the communicant’s hand and they dip it into the Chalice. 2.Distribution of Communion wine through individual small cups Everyone administering Holy Communion should wash their hands or use alcohol based hand gel before beginning. Holy Communion should be administered into the hands only and NOT onto the tongue
Thank you, Health and Blessings +Archbishop Dr. Karl Rodig
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"A Church in walk in the school of the Crucified Christ"
Message on the occasion of the Lent 2020
My beloved, peace and good.
In undertaking once again the path that the Lord proposes to us for our growth in faith and love, my humble message reaches you so that together we can go to the desert, the place where we must be one, the angels of the others; to then immerse ourselves with courage and determination in the mystery of the passion and death of our Lord in anticipation of the descent of the Holy Spirit.
Therefore, I would like to invite you to experience the path from Lent to Pentecost as a deeply unique time in the desert, like an image of our daily deserts that invites us to penetrate the presence of evil that makes the Innocent victims; it teaches us also to understand the mystery of forgiveness and of love and as we are called by name, we experience peace and the promises through the Comforter.
A time of extraordinary intensity awaits us, very unique; it must be lived fully in personal and common prayer, in the liturgy, in real and active charity.
Lent is a way that leads us from slavery to freedom, from sadness to joy, from death to life, from selfishness to love and opens our hearts to wider and more wonderful horizons because, through the breath of the Spirit, which is life, God saves us from the life which often tries to put out the flame of our faith, or to erase every little glimmer of hope that is able to diminish our works of charity.
Lent is the gift that God gives us of a new opportunity to start again!
The questions we ask ourselves then are: what to do? Where to start? We must start from Christ, the new Adam. Only in Christ and with his grace can we live our Lent as an authentic and flourishing life despite the evil that surrounds us. Unfortunately, we experience daily this evil, this perdition towards which the world seems to be rushing, but we Christians must have the ability to see beyond the darkness knowing that beyond Golgotha there is a heavy overturned stone and an empty tomb.
It is hope that characterizes our Christian thirst, the Samaritan's own thirst, that certain expectation that is not just a hypothesis but instead the certainty and the promises of God; the certainty that beyond the desert there is a promised land that awaits us. The certainty of a thirst-quenching water: the Holy Spirit.
This hope does not disappoint and is strengthened through our thirst for true life, for fullness that is founded in Jesus. And so our Lenten journey which is the prototype of the path of our whole life becomes preparation for an intense existence, a full existence, an existence with motivation and enthusiasm: a life with joy.
My beloved, sometimes it seems that there is no longer a meaning, we lose the meaning of our life annihilated by the exhaustion of the wind against disappointments, rampant evil, the wickedness that surrounds us and therefore the large stone that seals our sepulchers imprisons us . Unfortunately, we all experience facts, situations that break us down, destroy us, but the Lord always enters with strength, with friendship, with love, in our sepulchers, in our abatement conditions, in our sadness and fears, in our disappointments . If we allow the Lord to dwell in our sufferings, He will enter to free us, to make us go out.
Even Jesus, before to overturn the stone of the sepulcher, first had to enter dead. So do not be afraid to face daily death; we learn from the style of Jesus who is our "hero" of humility, poverty and simplicity.
Walking in the desert with him, and with him we enter the Jerusalem of our life and we will be able to celebrate Easter with Christ. Living his style, you will see that our life will be better.
So what is the style of Jesus that we must incarnate? "Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end." So the program is love, a love of which a tangible sign is a body given and blood shed on the cross. He gives himself to us and invites us to do the same, sending us to share his love, with generosity and without fear: "Do this in memory of me" and "so that you too may do as I have done to you". Here is our program: to transmit the love received and experienced by us. Commitment becomes urgent so that love and mercy can prevail without fear.
We must set out, not only towards the desert, but also running towards the sepulcher, otherwise we will never find it empty and we will never experience the Risen Lord.
We must overturn the stone of our sepulcher, we must overturn the boulders that hold our lives in check and seal it, so we experience the deepest hopes and expectations; we must strive to be witnesses of hope in a desperate and fearful world as Jesus did with the disciples of Emmaus.
It is not a question, however, of imitating the Lord, as if we were a kind of photocopies; but it is a question of letting ourselves be guided by the Spirit, so that the grace of God may act in us, overcoming our limits and with confidence we have our resistances therefore that, from this continuous intimacy with the Lord and his Word, the joy of life will spring abundantly with fire of the Holy Spirit who will help us to enlighten the world.
Good journey!
“Chiesa in cammino alla scuola del Cristo Crocifisso”
Messaggio in occasione del tempo di Quaresima 2020
Miei amati figli, pace e bene.
Nell’intraprendere ancora una volta il cammino che il Signore ci propone per la nostra crescita nella fede e nell’amore, vi giunga questo mio umile messaggio affinchè insieme si possa andare incontro al deserto, luogo in cui dobbiamo essere gli uni, gli angeli degli altri; per poi immergerci con coraggio e determinazione nel mistero della passione e morte di nostro Signore in previsione della discesa dello Spirito Santo.
Desidero dunque invitarvi a vivere il percorso dalla Quaresima alla Pentecoste come un tempo profondamente unitario che dal deserto, immagine dei nostri deserti quotidiani, ci spinge a penetrare il mistero del male che rende l’Innocente vittima che ci insegna a comprendere il mistero del perdono e dell’amore e che, chiamandoci per nome, ci dona la pace e ci promette il Consolatore.
Ci attende un tempo di straordinaria intensità, unico; che va vissuto in pienezza nella preghiera personale e comune, nella liturgia, nella carità reale e fattiva.
La Quaresima è una via, la via che ci conduce dalla schiavitù alla libertà, dalla tristezza alla gioia, dalla morte alla vita, dall’egoismo all’amore e ci spalanca i cuori ad orizzonti più ampi e meravigliosi poiché, attraverso il soffio dello Spirito, che è vita, Dio ci salva da questa vita che spesso tenta di spegnere la fiamma della nostra fede o di cancellare ogni piccolo barlume di speranza e in fine, uccide la nostra carità.
La Quaresima è il dono che Dio ci fa di una nuova opportunità di ricominciare!
Le domande che ci poniamo allora sono: cosa fare? Da dove cominciare?Bisogna ripartire da Cristo, uomo nuovo, nuovo Adamo. Solamente in Cristo e con la sua grazia possiamo vivere la nostra Quaresima come un’autentica rifioritura nonostante il male che ci circonda. Purtroppo facciamo quotidianamente esperienza di questo male, di questa perdizione verso cui il mondo sembra correre speditamente, ma noi cristiani dobbiamo avere la capacità di vedere oltre le tenebre sapendo che aldilà del Golgota c’è una pesante pietra ribaltata e un sepolcro vuoto.
E’ la speranza a caratterizzare la nostra sete cristiana, la stessa sete della Samaritana, quella attesa certa che non è un’ipotesi e che è invece certezza nelle promesse di Dio; la certezza che aldilà del deserto c’è una terra promessa che ci attende. La certezza di un’acqua che disseta: lo Spirito Santo.
Questa speranza non delude e si rafforza attraverso la nostra sete di vita vera, di pienezza che si fonda su Gesù. E così il nostro cammino quaresimale che è prototipo del cammino di tutta la nostra vita diventa preparazione ad una esistenza intensa, una esistenza piena, una esistenza con motivazioni ed entusiasmo: una vita con gioia.
Miei amati, a volte sembra che non ci sia più un senso, perdiamo il senso della nostra vita annientati dallo sfinimento del vento contrario delle delusioni, del male dilagante, della cattiveria che ci circonda e quindi la grossa pietra che sigilla i nostri sepolcri ci imprigiona. Tutti, purtroppo facciamo esperienza di fatti, di situazioni che ci abbattono, ci distruggono, ma sempre il Signore entra con forza, con amicizia, con amore, nei nostri sepolcri, nelle nostre condizioni di abbattimento, nelle nostre tristezze e paure, nelle nostre delusioni. Se permetteremo al Signore di abitare le nostre sofferenze, Egli entrerà per liberarci, per farci uscire.
Anche Gesù, per ribaltare la pietra del sepolcro, ha dovuto prima entrarvi morto, quindi non abbiate paura di affrontare la morte quotidiana e impariamo dallo stile di Gesù che è il nostro “eroe” di umiltà, di povertà e di semplicità.
Camminando nel deserto con Lui, con Lui entriamo nella Gerusalemme della nostra vita e potremo fare Pasqua con Cristo. Vivendo il suo stile, vedrete che la nostra vita sarà migliore.
Quale è allora lo stile di Gesù che dobbiamo incarnare? ”Avendo amato i suoi che erano nel mondo, li amò sino alla fine.” Quindi il programma è l’amore, un amore del quale segno tangibile è un corpo donato e il sangue versato sulla croce. Egli si dona a noi e ci invita a fare altrettanto, ci inviata a donarci con amore, con generosità e senza paure: “Fate questo in memoria di me” e “perché anche voi facciate come io ho fatto a voi”. Ecco il nostro programma: trasmettere l’amore ricevuto e di cui abbiamo fatto esperienza. Impegnarci diventa urgente per far prevalere l’amore e la misericordia senza più paure.
Bisogna mettersi in cammino, non solo verso il deserto, ma anche di corsa verso il sepolcro, altrimenti non lo troveremo mai vuoto e non faremo mai esperienza del Risorto.
Dobbiamo ribaltare la pietra del nostro sepolcro, dobbiamo rovesciare i macigni che tengono a scacco le nostre esistenze e sigillano, fino a renderle sterili, le speranze e le attese più profonde; dobbiamo sforzarci di essere testimoni della speranza in un mondo disperato e pieno di paure come fece Gesù con i discepoli di Emmaus.
Non si tratta però, di imitare il Signore, come fossimo una specie di fotocopie; ma si tratta di lasciarci guidare dallo Spirito, perché la grazia di Dio agisca in noi, superando i nostri limiti e le nostre resistenze sicuri e fiduciosi dunque che, da questa continua intimità con il Signore e la sua Parola, scaturirà la gioia di una vita abbondante infiammata dallo Spirito Santo che ci farà illuminare il mondo.
Buon cammino!
"Iglesia en camino a la escuela del Cristo crucificado"
Mensaje con motivo de la Cuaresma 2020
Mis amados hijos, paz y bien.
Al emprender una vez más el camino que el Señor nos propone para nuestro crecimiento en la fe y el amor, mi humilde mensaje los alcanza para que juntos podamos ir al desierto, el lugar donde debemos ser uno, los ángeles de los otros para luego sumergirnos en coraje y determinación en el misterio de la pasión y muerte de nuestro Señor en anticipación del descenso del Espíritu Santo.
Por lo tanto, me gustaría invitarlos a experimentar el camino de la Cuaresma a Pentecostés como un tiempo profundamente unitario que desde el desierto, imagen de nuestros desiertos diarios, nos empuja a penetrar en el misterio del mal que hace que la víctima inocente que nos enseña a comprender el misterio del perdón y de amor y que, al llamarnos por nuestro nombre, nos da paz y nos promete el Consolador.
Nos espera un tiempo de extraordinaria intensidad, único; que debe vivirse plenamente en la oración personal y común, en la liturgia, en la caridad real y activa.
La Cuaresma es un camino, el camino que nos lleva de la esclavitud a la libertad, de la tristeza a la alegría, de la muerte a la vida, del egoísmo al amor y abre nuestros corazones a horizontes más amplios y maravillosos porque, a través del aliento del Espíritu, que es la vida, Dios nos salva de esta vida que a menudo trata de apagar la llama de nuestra fe o de borrar cada pequeño destello de esperanza y al final, mata nuestra caridad.
¡La Cuaresma es el regalo que Dios nos da de una nueva oportunidad para comenzar de nuevo!
Las preguntas que nos hacemos son: ¿qué hacer? ¿Dónde comenzar? Debemos comenzar desde Cristo, el nuevo hombre, el nuevo Adám. Solo en Cristo y con su gracia podemos vivir nuestra Cuaresma como un auténtico florecimiento a pesar del mal que nos rodea. Desafortunadamente, experimentamos diariamente este mal, esta perdición hacia la cual el mundo parece correr rápidamente, pero los cristianos debemos tener la capacidad de ver más allá de la oscuridad sabiendo que más allá del Gólgota hay una piedra volcada y una tumba vacía.
Es la esperanza que caracteriza nuestra sed cristiana, la propia sed del la samaritana, esa cierta expectativa que no es una hipótesis y que, en cambio, es certeza en las promesas de Dios; La certeza de que más allá del desierto hay una tierra prometida que nos espera. La certeza de un agua que calma la sed: el Espíritu Santo.
Esta esperanza no decepciona y se fortalece a través de nuestra sed por la vida verdadera, por la plenitud que se funda en Jesús. Y así, nuestro viaje cuaresmal, que es el prototipo del camino de toda nuestra vida, se convierte en preparación para una existencia intensa, una existencia plena, Una existencia con motivación y entusiasmo: una vida con alegría.
Mis amados, a veces parece que ya no tiene sentido, perdemos el sentido de nuestra vida aniquilada por el agotamiento del viento contra las decepciones, el mal desenfrenado, la maldad que nos rodea y, por lo tanto, la gran piedra que sella nuestros sepulcros nos aprisiona.
Desafortunadamente, todos experimentamos hechos, situaciones que nos rompen, nos destruyen, pero el Señor siempre entra con fuerza, con amistad, con amor, en nuestros sepulcros, en nuestras condiciones de abatimiento, en nuestras tristezas y miedos, en nuestras decepciones.
Si permitimos que el Señor more en nuestros sufrimientos, Él entrará para liberarnos, para hacernos salir.
Incluso Jesús, para volcar la piedra del sepulcro, primero tuvo que entrar muerto, así que no tenga miedo de enfrentar la muerte diaria y aprendemos del estilo de Jesús, que es nuestro "héroe" de la humildad, la pobreza y la simplicidad.
Caminando en el desierto con él, con él entramos en la Jerusalén de nuestra vida y podremos hacer la Pascua con Cristo. Viviendo su estilo, verás que nuestra vida será mejor.
Entonces, ¿cuál es el estilo de Jesús que debemos encarnar? "Habiendo amado a los suyos que estaban en el mundo, los amó hasta el final". Entonces, el programa es amor, un amor cuyo signo tangible es un cuerpo donado y la sangre derramada en la cruz. Se entrega a nosotros y nos invita a hacer lo mismo, nos envía a darnos con amor, con generosidad y sin miedo: "Haz esto en memoria mía" y "para que tú también puedas hacer lo que yo te he hecho a ti". Aquí está nuestro programa: transmitir el amor recibido y experimentado por nosotros. El compromiso se vuelve urgente para que el amor y la misericordia prevalezcan sin temor.
Debemos partir, no solo hacia el desierto, sino también hacia el sepulcro, de lo contrario nunca lo encontraremos vacío y nunca experimentamos al Resucitado.
Debemos volcar la piedra de nuestro sepulcro, debemos volcar las rocas que mantienen nuestras vidas bajo control y sellar, hasta que estén estériles, las esperanzas y expectativas más profundas; debemos esforzarnos por ser testigos de la esperanza en un mundo desesperado y temeroso como lo hizo Jesús con los discípulos de Emaús.
Sin embargo, no se trata de imitar al Señor como si fuéramos una especie de fotocopias; pero es una cuestión de dejarnos guiar por el Espíritu, para que la gracia de Dios pueda actuar en nosotros, superando nuestros límites y nuestras resistencias seguras y confiadas, por lo tanto, de esta intimidad continua con el Señor y su Palabra, brotará la alegría de una vida. abundante inflamado por el Espíritu Santo que nos hará iluminar el mundo.
¡Que tengan un buen viaje!
"Kirche auf dem Weg in der Schule des gekreuzigten Christus"
Botschaft anlässlich der Fastenzeit 2020
Meine geliebten, Frieden und Gutes.
Wenn ich noch einmal den Weg beschreite, den der Herr uns für unser Wachstum im Glauben und in der Liebe vorschlägt, erreicht mich meine demütige Botschaft, dass wir gemeinsam in die Wüste gehen können, and dem Ort, an dem wir eins sein müssen mit dem Engel; um dann mit Mut und Entschlossenheit in das Geheimnis des Leidens und des Todes unseres Herrn einzutauchen, in Erwartung der Herabkunft des Heiligen Geistes.
Deshalb möchte ich Euch einladen, den Weg von der Fastenzeit bis zu Pfingsten als eine zutiefst einheitliche Zeit zu erleben, die uns aus der Wüste, dem Bild unserer täglichen Wüsten, dazu drängt, in das Geheimnis des Bösen einzudringen, das das unschuldige Opfer macht, das uns lehrt, das Geheimnis der Vergebung zu verstehen in der Liebe, die uns beim Namen nennt, uns Frieden gibt und uns den Tröster verspricht.
Eine Zeit von außerordentlicher Intensität erwartet uns, einzigartig; die Zeit vollständig im persönlichen und gemeinsamen Gebet, in der Liturgie, und gelebt in aktiver Nächstenliebe.
Die Fastenzeit ist ein Weg, der uns von der Sklaverei zur Freiheit, von der Traurigkeit zur Freude, vom Tod zum Leben, von der Selbstsucht zur Liebe führt und unser Herz für weitere und wundervollere Horizonte öffnet, da durch den Atem des Heiligen Geistes Gott uns rettet vor dem Leben, das oft versucht, die Flamme unseres Glaubens zu löschen oder jeden kleinen Hoffnungsschimmer aufzugeben, und am Ende unsere Nächstenliebe verwandelt.
Die Fastenzeit ist das Geschenk, das Gott uns eine neue Gelegenheit gibt, wieder von vorne zu beginnen!
Die Fragen, die wir uns dann stellen, sind: Was tun? Wo soll ich anfangen? Wir müssen von Christus ausgehen, dem neuen Menschen, dem neuen Adam. Nur in Christus und mit seiner Gnade können wir unsere Fastenzeit als authentisches Gedeihen trotz des Bösen leben, das uns umgibt. Leider erleben wir täglich dieses Böse, dieses Verderben, auf das die Welt zuzustürmen scheint, aber wir Christen müssen die Fähigkeit haben über die Dunkelheit hinaus zu sehen und zu wissen, dass es hinter Golgatha einen schweren umgestürzten Stein und ein leeres Grab gibt.
Es ist die Hoffnung, die unseren christlichen Durst kennzeichnet, den eigenen Durst des Samariters, diese bestimmte Erwartung, die keine Hypothese ist und die stattdessen Gewissheit in den Verheißungen Gottes ist; die Gewissheit, dass jenseits der Wüste ein gelobtes Land auf uns wartet. Die Gewissheit eines durstlöschenden Wassers: der Heilige Geist.
Diese Hoffnung enttäuscht nicht und wird durch unseren Durst nach wahrem Leben, nach Fülle, die auf Jesus beruht, gestärkt. So wird unsere Fastenzeit, die der Prototyp des Weges unseres ganzen Lebens ist, zur Vorbereitung auf eine intensive Existenz, eine vollständige Existenz, eine Existenz mit Motivation und Begeisterung: ein Leben mit Freude.
Sogar Jesus, um den Stein des Grabes umzuwerfen, musste zuerst den Tod erfahren. Hab also keine Angst vor dem täglichen Tod, da wir aus dem Stil Jesu lernen, der unser "Held" der Demut, Armut und Einfachheit ist.
Wenn wir mit ihm in der Wüste wandeln, betreten wir mit ihm das Jerusalem unseres Lebens und können Ostern mit Christus feiern. Wenn du seinen Stil lebst, wirst Du sehen, dass Dein Leben besser wird.
Wir müssen uns auf den Weg machen, nicht nur in Richtung Wüste, sondern auch in Richtung Grab, sonst werden wir es niemals leer finden und den Auferstandenen niemals erleben.
Wir müssen den Stein unseres Grabes umkippen, wir müssen die Felsbrocken umkippen, die unser Leben in Schach halten und versiegeln, damit die tiefsten Hoffnungen und Erwartungen lebendig werden; Wir müssen uns bemühen, Zeugen der Hoffnung in einer verzweifelten und ängstlichen Welt zu sein, wie es Jesus mit den Jüngern von Emmaus getan hat.
Es geht jedoch nicht darum, den Herrn nachzuahmen, als wären wir eine Art Fotokopie von ihm. Es geht darum, uns vom Geist leiten zu lassen, damit die Gnade Gottes in uns wirken kann und unsere Grenzen und unseren selbstbewussten Widerstand überwinden kann, damit aus dieser ständigen Vertrautheit mit dem Herrn und seinem Wort die Freude eines Lebens entspringt, reichlich entzündet vom Heiligen Geist, der uns die Welt erleuchten lässt.
Gute Reise!
FRANCAISE
"Eglise en route vers l'école du Christ crucifié"
Message à l'occasion du temps du Carême 2020
Mes bien-aimés, paix et bien.
En entreprenant à nouveau le chemin que le Seigneur nous propose pour notre croissance dans la foi et l'amour, mon humble message vous parvient pour qu'ensemble nous puissions aller dans le désert, le lieu où nous devons être un, les anges de la autres ; nous plonger ensuite avec courage et détermination dans le mystère de la passion et de la mort de notre Seigneur en prévision de la descente du Saint-Esprit.
Je voudrais donc vous inviter à vivre le chemin du Carême à la Pentecôte comme un temps profondément unitaire qui, du désert, image de nos déserts quotidiens, nous pousse à pénétrer le mystère du mal qui fait la victime Innocente qui nous apprend à comprendre le mystère du pardon et d'amour et qui, en nous appelant par son nom, nous donne la paix et nous promet le Consolateur.
Un temps d'une intensité extraordinaire nous attend, unique; qui doit être vécue pleinement dans la prière personnelle et commune, dans la liturgie, dans la charité réelle et active.
Le Carême est un chemin, le chemin qui nous conduit de l'esclavage à la liberté, de la tristesse à la joie, de la mort à la vie, de l'égoïsme à l'amour et ouvre nos cœurs à des horizons plus vastes et plus merveilleux car, à travers le souffle de l'Esprit , qui est la vie, Dieu nous sauve de cette vie qui essaie souvent d'éteindre la flamme de notre foi ou d'effacer chaque petite lueur d'espoir et au final, elle tue notre charité.
Le Carême est le don que Dieu nous donne d'une nouvelle occasion de recommencer!
Les questions que nous nous posons alors sont: que faire? Par où commencer? Nous devons partir de Christ, le nouvel homme, le nouvel Adam. Ce n'est qu'en Christ et avec sa grâce que nous pouvons vivre notre Carême comme un authentique épanouissement malgré le mal qui nous entoure. Malheureusement, nous vivons quotidiennement ce mal, cette perdition vers laquelle le monde semble se précipiter, mais nous chrétiens devons avoir la capacité de voir au-delà des ténèbres sachant qu'au-delà du Golgotha il y a une lourde pierre renversée et un tombeau vide.
C'est l'espérance qui caractérise notre soif chrétienne, la soif propre du Samaritain, cette attente certaine qui n'est pas une hypothèse et qui est plutôt une certitude dans les promesses de Dieu; la certitude qu'au-delà du désert il y a une terre promise qui nous attend. La certitude d'une eau désaltérante: le Saint-Esprit.
Cette espérance ne déçoit pas et se renforce à travers notre soif de vraie vie, de plénitude fondée sur Jésus. Ainsi notre voyage de Carême qui est le prototype du chemin de toute notre vie devient préparation à une existence intense, une pleine existence, une existence avec motivation et enthousiasme: une vie avec joie.
Mon bien-aimé, parfois il semble qu'il n'y ait plus de sens, nous perdons le sens de notre vie anéanti par l'épuisement du vent contre les déceptions, le mal rampant, la méchanceté qui nous entoure et donc la grosse pierre qui scelle nos sépulcres nous emprisonne . Malheureusement, nous vivons tous des faits, des situations qui nous anéantissent, nous détruisent, mais le Seigneur entre toujours avec force, avec amitié, avec amour, dans nos sépulcres, dans nos conditions de réduction, dans notre tristesse et nos peurs, dans nos déceptions . Si nous permettons au Seigneur d'habiter dans nos souffrances, il entrera pour nous libérer, pour nous faire sortir.
Même Jésus, pour renverser la pierre du sépulcre, devait d'abord y entrer mort, alors n'ayez pas peur de faire face à la mort quotidienne et nous apprenons du style de Jésus qui est notre «héros» d'humilité, de pauvreté et de simplicité. En marchant dans le désert avec lui, avec lui nous entrons dans la Jérusalem de notre vie et nous pourrons faire Pâques avec Christ. En vivant son style, vous verrez que notre vie sera meilleure.
Alors, quel est le style de Jésus que nous devons incarner? "Ayant aimé les siens qui étaient dans le monde, il les a aimés jusqu'à la fin." Le programme est donc l'amour, un amour dont un signe tangible est un corps donné et le sang versé sur la croix. Il se donne à nous et nous invite à faire de même, il nous envoie pour nous donner avec amour, avec générosité et sans crainte: "Faites ceci en mémoire de moi" et "afin que vous aussi puissiez faire ce que je vous ai fait". Voici notre programme: transmettre l'amour reçu et vécu par nous. L'engagement devient urgent de faire prévaloir l'amour et la miséricorde sans crainte.
Nous devons partir, non seulement vers le désert, mais aussi en courant vers le sépulcre, sinon nous ne le trouverons jamais vide et nous ne connaîtrons jamais le Ressuscité.
Nous devons renverser la pierre de notre sépulcre, nous devons renverser les rochers qui maintiennent nos vies en échec et scellés, jusqu'à ce qu'ils soient stériles, les espoirs et les attentes les plus profonds; nous devons nous efforcer d'être des témoins d'espérance dans un monde désespéré et effrayant comme Jésus l'a fait avec les disciples d'Emmaüs.
Il ne s'agit cependant pas d'imiter le Seigneur, comme si nous étions une sorte de photocopies; mais il s'agit de se laisser guider par l'Esprit, afin que la grâce de Dieu agisse en nous, dépassant nos limites et nos résistances confiantes et confiantes donc que de cette intimité continue avec le Seigneur et sa Parole jaillisse la joie de vivre abondante enflammée par le Saint-Esprit qui nous fera illuminer le monde.
Bon voyage!
† AGOSTINO DE CARO
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Vietnamese: Mung Le Giang Sinh. Cung Chuc Tan Nien Welsh - Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd DdaPeace and Joy to you all, beloved brothers and sisters or of our Worldwide Ecumenical Catholic Church of Christ!
Wishing you all a very blessed and joyous Christmas Season,Health and Peace in A. D. 2020Many wonder how shall we celebrate the birth of Christ this year in a world that has become very self seeking? How do we enjoy a Christmas knowing that so many children worldwide starving to death dying in warthorne regions? How can we celebrate when we know that thousands of refugee and migrant families have been ripped apart, children and babies separated from their parents? How in a world that has become very obsessed with new forms of extremism and an obsession for nationalism creating waves of hate and xenophobia, racism and violence against minorities? Many other thoughts come through mind...Yet in all of this we see the light of Hope in the birth of our Savior, because he reminds us what it needs to be a child of God, poor, defenseless, having become a refugee fleeing to Egypt because of a rampant persecution of the innocent.Our celebration of Christ's birth, God's coming into this world, will only be a heartfelt encounter for us when we see this mystery in its totality: The joy that came to us in the divine incarnation of God in HIS beloved Son who was before all times, Emmanuel, God with us, and who is destined to sacrifice his life through divine love for all of humanity as an act of redemption and liberation is this very reality that only we can accept in a growing faith. This is what our heart seeks in prayerful and active devotion for our work of the Gospel.Every year we have the opportunity to grow a little bit more toward this divine Love that brings our personal suffering closer to God, wipes away our complaints and winning, and leads us to a deeper awareness of God's true presence in our lives.It is my joy to know that we are all live and joined in this earthly pilgrimage through God's Grace bestowed on us as a people awaiting Christ's coming in Glory.May we all seek with a humble heart this human and divine Love from the Child of Bethlehem that greets us with the smile of God.May you always walk in the brotherly and sisterly love with each other so to enter one day that heavenly door to eternity.With my Prayers and benedictions,Yours,+KarlECCC NEWS:Africa:Prayers of thanksgiving to our new bishops in Africa:Cameroon: Metropolitan Archbishop Jean of the Resurrection in our new Archdiocese in Yaounde.Bishop Elect (consecration in January 2020), Msgr. Amou Didier for the Prelature of the Order of The Companions of St. Augustine. Many blessings to you all!Nigeria, Delta Region: Congratulations to the consecration of our First Bishop in Nigeria, Bishop Celestine Ewerum Onyekach. Many blessings!Kenya: Bishop John Karimi has been appointed through our Nuncio for Africa, H. E. Archbishop Godfrey Siundu to lead the vacant archdiocese of Nairobi, Kenya. Many Blessings!AsiaIndia:We welcome the new priest, Fr. Rajkumar and Fr. Philip Lopez into our Metropolitan Archdiocese of India.We congratulate our Archbishop Dr. Sunny and his priests for the expansion of our Church into Mumbai.The Philippines:We welcome our new bishops, +Reynaldo Prima, +Juanito Tolentino, +Freddy C. Manucan, +Arthuro Banares CostillaWe thank Bishop Manuel for all his good work for our missions in the Philippines.Europe:ItalyWe congratulate Archbishop Agostino and his clergy for expanting in to Rome, Calabria and the North.Latin America:Colombia:We welcome wholeheartedly the bishops and priests under the leadership of Bishop Ruben in Bogota to our Church.More priests are applying to our Church in Colombia as we speak.We welcome two deacons from a sister church in Ecuador into our diocese in Ecuador. Special thanks always to our Nuncio, H. E. Archbishop Sebastian Pla from Costa Rica for facilitating all the good work!Costa Rica: We welcome our new Brother, Fray Carlos Centeno Prendas for our Franciscan Order NOSFUSAMichigan:We welcome Fr. Julio at our Cathedral as Spiritual director for the Monastery and helping to reach out to the Hispanic community.Synod planning:I am sharing an excerpt of a letter to our Nuncios in regard to reflect and accommodate Continental Synods instead of a worldwide Synod:I wanted to take the occasion to communicate with you about the situation of our Synod that I announced a Year ago.As you know, we were planning a worldwide Synod for 2020.There are a few reasons that have emerged that changes the situation and calls for a different approach. Instead of having at this time a worldwide Synod, we should plan on Continental Synods instead. With some I have already communicated via phone.Some of the reasons are:Many of our bishops and clergy work in ministries with little income and have not the financial means to travel to other continents. And there are also Visa restrictions that are problems for many.First:The Continental Synods are for:I. Asia, including India, The Philippines, Pakistan, and Sri LankaII. African ContinentIII. Europe and Eastern Europe, including, Gerogia, Ukraine, and RussiaIV. Latin AmericanV. North AmericaIt is very helpful that we plan accordingly on a timeline:I ask you to share with me and each other within the next 3 month an agreed timeline for each continental Synod.The Synods can be spread over a year, so I would be able to attend each Synod appropriately. So we would have by the Summer of 2021 the Final Document.Second:The Continental Synods will:AssessDiscussAnd Elaborate on the local pastoral situations for each country.Through different workshops in prayerful and active meetings, the results will be presented to:The Plenary Sessions of the continental Synods.This will bring the necessary and new pastoral approaches to light in order to fulfill the Evangelization under Christ's Command for our time.Third:Once all 5 Synods are completed, we can put the results together and have a final binding Document issued to share with all involved.This Document will be of uttermost importance as it will create a new Pastoral Plan forour ECCC.Paz y alegría a todos ustedes, amados hermanos y hermanas o de nuestra ECCC Mundial!Deseándoles a todos una muy bendecida y alegre temporada de Navidad,Salud y Paz en el año 2020Muchos se preguntan cómo celebraremos el nacimiento de Cristo este año en un mundo que se ha convertido en un mundo que se busca a sí mismo. ¿Cómo disfrutamos de una Navidad sabiendo que tantos niños en todo el mundo mueren de hambre en regiones en guerra? ¿Cómo podemos celebrar cuando sabemos que miles de familias de refugiados y migrantes han sido desgarradas, niños y bebés separados de sus padres? ¿Cómo en un mundo que se ha obsesionado mucho con las nuevas formas de extremismo y una obsesión por el nacionalismo que crea olas de odio y xenofobia, racismo y violencia contra las minorías? Muchos otros pensamientos pasan por la mente...Sin embargo, en todo esto vemos la luz de la Esperanza en el nacimiento de nuestro Salvador, porque nos recuerda lo que necesita ser un hijo de Dios, pobre, indefenso, habiéndose convertido en un refugiado que huye a Egipto a causa de una persecución desenfrenada de los inocentes.Nuestra celebración del nacimiento de Cristo, de la venida de Dios a este mundo, sólo será un encuentro sincero para nosotros cuando veamos este misterio en su totalidad: La alegría que nos vino en la encarnación divina de Dios en SU amado Hijo que fue antes de todos los tiempos, Emmanuel, Dios con nosotros, y que está destinado a sacrificar su vida a través del amor divino por toda la humanidad como un acto de redención y liberación es esta misma realidad que sólo nosotros podemos aceptar en una fe creciente. Esto es lo que nuestro corazón busca en la devoción orante y activa por nuestro trabajo del Evangelio.Cada año tenemos la oportunidad de crecer un poco más hacia este Amor divino que acerca nuestro sufrimiento personal a Dios, borra nuestras quejas y victorias y nos lleva a una conciencia más profunda de la verdadera presencia de Dios en nuestras vidas.Es mi alegría saber que todos estamos vivos y unidos en esta peregrinación terrenal por la Gracia de Dios otorgada a nosotros como pueblo que espera la venida de Cristo en la Gloria.Que todos busquemos con corazón humilde este Amor humano y divino del Niño de Belén que nos saluda con la sonrisa de Dios.Que caminen siempre en el amor fraterno entre ustedes para entrar un día en esa puerta celestial de la eternidad.Con mis oraciones y bendiciones,El tuyo,+KarlNOTICIAS ICEC:África:Oraciones de agradecimiento a nuestros nuevos obispos en África:Camerún: El Arzobispo Metropolitano Jean de la Resurrección en nuestra nueva Arquidiócesis en Yaoundé.Obispo electo (consagración en enero de 2020), Mons. Amou Didier para la Prelatura de la Orden de los Compañeros de San Agustín. Muchas bendiciones para todos ustedes!Nigeria, Región del Delta: Felicitaciones por la consagración de nuestro primer obispo en el Nigeria, Mons. Celestine Ewerum Onyekach. Muchas bendiciones!Kenia: El Obispo John Karimi ha sido nombrado, a través de nuestro Nuncio para África, S. E. el Arzobispo Godfrey Siundu, para dirigir la arquidiócesis vacante de Nairobi, Kenia. Muchas bendiciones!AsiaIndia:Damos la bienvenida al nuevo sacerdote, el P. Rajkumar y el P. Philip López a nuestra Arquidiócesis Metropolitana de la India.Felicitamos a nuestro Arzobispo Dr. Sunny y a sus sacerdotes por la expansión de nuestra Iglesia en Mumbai.Las Filipinas:Damos la bienvenida a nuestros nuevos obispos, +Reynaldo Prima, +Juanito Tolentino, +Freddy C. Manucan, +Arthuro Banares CostillaAgradecemos a Mons. Manuel por todo su buen trabajo para nuestras misiones en Filipinas.Europa:ItaliaFelicitamos al arzobispo Agostino y a su clero por su expansión en Roma, Calabria y el Norte.América Latina:Colombia:Damos la bienvenida de todo corazón a los obispos y sacerdotes bajo el liderazgo del Obispo Rubén en Bogotá a nuestra Iglesia.Más sacerdotes están solicitando su ingreso a nuestra Iglesia en Colombia mientras hablamos.Damos la bienvenida a dos diáconos de una iglesia hermana en Ecuador a nuestra diócesis en Ecuador. Un agradecimiento especial siempre a nuestro Nuncio, S. E. Arzobispo Sebastián Pla de Costa Rica por facilitar todo el buen trabajo!Costa Rica: Damos la bienvenida a nuestro nuevo hermano, Fray Carlos Centeno Prendas de nuestra Orden Franciscana NOSFEE.UU.Michigan:Damos la bienvenida al P. Julio en nuestra Catedral como director espiritual del Monasterio y ayudando a llegar a la comunidad hispana.Planificación del Sínodo:Estoy compartiendo un extracto de una carta a nuestros Nuncios en relación con la reflexión y la adaptación de los Sínodos Continentales en lugar de un Sínodo mundial:Quería aprovechar la ocasión para comunicarles la situación de nuestro Sínodo que anuncié hace un año.Como ustedes saben, estábamos planeando un Sínodo mundial para el año 2020.Hay algunas razones que han surgido que cambian la situación y que requieren un enfoque diferente. En lugar de tener en este momento un Sínodo mundial, debemos planificar en cambio Sínodos continentales. Con algunos ya me he comunicado por teléfono.Algunas de las razones son:Muchos de nuestros obispos y clérigos trabajan en ministerios con pocos ingresos y no tienen los medios financieros para viajar a otros continentes. Y también hay restricciones de Visa que son problemas para muchos.Primero:Los Sínodos Continentales son para:I. Asia, incluyendo India, Filipinas, Pakistán y Sri LankaII. Continente africanoIII. Europa y Europa del Este, incluyendo, Gerogia, Ucrania y RusiaIV. América LatinaV. América del NorteEs muy útil que planifiquemos en consecuencia en una línea de tiempo:Les pido que compartan conmigo y con los demás dentro de los próximos 3 meses un calendario acordado para cada Sínodo continental.Los Sínodos pueden ser distribuidos a lo largo de un año, de modo que yo pueda asistir a cada Sínodo de manera apropiada. Así tendríamos para el verano de 2021 el Documento Final.Segundo:Los Sínodos Continentales lo harán:EvaluaránDiscutaY elaborar sobre las situaciones pastorales locales de cada país.A través de diferentes talleres en reuniones activas y de oración, se presentarán los resultados:Las sesiones plenarias de los Sínodos continentales.De esta manera se darán a conocer los nuevos y necesarios enfoques pastorales para llevar a cabo la Evangelización bajo el mandato de Cristo para nuestro tiempo.Tercero:Una vez que los 5 Sínodos hayan sido completados, podremos juntar los resultados y tener un Documento final vinculante para compartir con todos los involucrados.Este documento será de suma importancia ya que creará un nuevo Plan Pastoral para nuestro ICEC.
The second is the importance of working together. As some of you know, when CCRI first began back in 2013, we meet with many obstacles. I turned to someone for whom I have great admiration, Sr. Joan Chittister, and asked for help. She was excited about what we hoped to do, offered to become our Special Advisor, and wrote a letter that went out to leaders of church reform organizations worldwide. In the letter, she said:
Until we raise a common voice we will not only not be heard, we will not even be listened to in the light of larger issues and larger groups, all clamoring for attention….I do think that our leaders should model together another way of being church…without competition, without distrust, without control….My hope is that by speaking out together – a strong chorus of calls for Reform – we can provide a common, a clear, a strong and ongoing voice for the yet incomplete vision of Vatican II….My hope is that in our desire to be heard on particular issues – all of them important – we do not lose the strength of our common voice by reducing it to a whisper.
Even though each of us has our own unique causes, I continue to believe in Joan’s plea for reformers to come together … without competition, without distrust, without control, and without exclusion.
I remember a moment in time when there was hope for this kind of collaboration among the reform community. Just after Sr. Joan’s letter went out, on September 4, 2013, over sixty of us came together on a teleconference call. Fr. Tony Flannery led us in prayer. We raised the question: Was there one issue that we could all put aside our unique causes and get behind a single common position? And the answer came rather quickly: “All Catholics have the right and responsibility, innately deriving from our baptism, to have an effective and deliberative voice in the decision-making of our Church. The full participation of the faith community is in accordance with the Gospel, the tradition of the early Church, and the vision of Vatican II.”
Ten people from eight different countries were recommended by the group to serve on the drafting committee. On September 20th, the letter was hand-delivered to Pope Francis and 10 press conferences, all delivering the same message, were held in cities around the world. To read it in its entirety, click on:
https://www.catholicchurchreform.org/216/index.php/get-involved/letters-to-the-pope/25-for-a-voice-in-the-decision-making-of-our-church.
I’m sure that ICRN feels that they are collaborating. But as long as other reform organizations and individuals are banned from being allowed to attend, we are ourselves are guilty of hypocrisy when we preach that we want a welcoming and inclusive church but fail to practice this among ourselves.
I offer my prayers for a successful outcome of your gathering. Although I will not be present, it is my hope that you will seriously consider my contributions to your meeting and conclude your conference with an agreed-upon resolution. In the peace and love of Christ,Rene Reid CCRI director" August 31st, 2019
Pentecost 2019(Please share with all, Thank you! Compartir con todos, Gracias!)Peace be with you, Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ! On this Solemnity of Pentecost let us to reflect a little bit on the Holy Spirit. As we know, The Holy Spirit is impossible to visualize, because the Spirit cannot be seen as such. Yet the Holy Spirit is profoundly real.
Many things in our universe are real even though invisible to the naked eye. What we see with our eyes is only a fraction of our physical world. The Holy Spirit belongs to the spiritual world, and it naturally cannot see the Spirit with our eyes. Yet, there are helpful ways of imagining the Holy Spirit. St Paul uses an image drawn from nature when he says that the Spirit bears fruit. He means the visible effect of the Spirit on one’s life. We may not be able to see the Holy Spirit, but we can see the effect of the Spirit in our life, just as we cannot see the wind but can see the effect of the wind on people and objects of various kinds. Paul is saying that wherever we find love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, trustfulness, gentleness and self-control, the Spirit is there at work. The Spirit becomes visible in and through these qualities and virtues. The person who most of all had those qualities was Jesus because he was full of the Holy Spirit, full of the life of God. The Holy Spirit is essentially the very life of God, and that life is a life of love. It is that divine life, that divine love, which was poured out at Pentecost, initially on the first women and men with Mary in their midst, but through them on all who were open to receive this powerful and wonderful gift. Paul expresses it simply in his letter to the Romans, ‘God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us’. It is that Spirit of God’s love we have received who bears the rich fruit in our lives that Paul speaks about in today’s 2nd Reading. The Spirit is constantly at work in our lives, making us more like Jesus. Again, the ordinary, day to day expressions of goodness and kindness, of faithfulness and self-control, of patience and gentleness, are all manifestations of the Spirit that has been given to us by God. We can recognize the Spirit’s presence in the common happenings of everyday life. The spiritual is not something other-worldly; it is humanity at its best. Humanity is at its best in today’s first reading (Acts of the Apostles). Pentecost brought about a wonderful bonding of people from all over the Roman Empire. They were united in admiring and praising the marvels of God. In spite of differences of language and culture there was a real communion among them. Wherever communion of heart and mind exist among people of different backgrounds, the Holy Spirit is at work. Unity in diversity is the mark of the Spirit! Jesus points out another manifestation of the Spirit: the pursuit of truth. Only the Spirit can lead us to the complete truth. If someone is genuinely seeking for truth, and willing to engage in good works with others, there the Spirit is at work. Fullness of truth and love is always beyond us; but the Spirit is given to lead us towards the complete truth and love, in all its height and depth. All our communities around the world live with the Holy Spirit in our midst. When I visited our Church community in Licata, Italy this past May, I saw the Spirit of love and care, I saw the wonderful leadership of our Metropolitan Archbishop for Italy, H. E. ++Agostino, the commitment of his clergy and the faithful to our cause of being an ecumenical catholic church that is here for all who seek a new dawn in the Church, an awakening through the Holy Spirit. (Some of the pictures I posted on Facebook: Karl Rodig, and our websites). It is especially a sign of the Holy Spirit to see our first Women Priest, Rev. Mother Raffaela in our Church. I asked myself often, why has the church ignored for so long the gifts of the Holy Spirit in the ministry of women in the Church. Thank you all for being loving and caring church communities where all are welcome finding a spiritual home of Love and acceptance, where diversity is a gift.Let us all pray that the God send us the the gifts of the Holy Spirit that will lead us to a renewed and transformation in the Church for the salvation of all of God's beloved people. May we all seek this truth that the Holy Spirit shows us in order to come closer to God.With my deep appreciation for all your service.Remaining faithful yours,+Karl
Church News:USA: It is with great joy to announce the Intercommunion between the Ecumenical Catholic Church of Christ and the Catholic Apostolic Church of Antioch under the leadership of H. E. Presiding Bishop Mark Elliot Newman.Italy:We welcome our newly ordained priests in Italy, Fr. Fortunato (Calabria) and Fr. Francesco (Turin) to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Italy. Congratulations and blessings for your new ministry. We also congratulate, Rev. Gaetano on June 23rd, 2019 in Licata, Italy.To all in our worldwide church:Please work all on the ideas expressed in my apostolic Letter I sent you for Christmas for our Worldwide Synod. Location and Time are not set yet. Thank you.
¡La paz esté con ustedes, queridas hermanas y hermanos en Cristo! En esta solemnidad de Pentecostés, reflexionemos un poco sobre el Espíritu Santo. Como sabemos, el Espíritu Santo es imposible de visualizar, porque el Espíritu no puede ser visto como tal. Sin embargo, el Espíritu Santo es profundamente real. Muchas cosas en nuestro universo son reales aunque sean invisibles a simple vista. Lo que vemos con nuestros ojos es solo una fracción de nuestro mundo físico. El Espíritu Santo pertenece al mundo espiritual, y naturalmente no puede ver el Espíritu con nuestros ojos. Sin embargo, hay maneras útiles de imaginar al Espíritu Santo. San Pablo usa una imagen extraída de la naturaleza cuando dice que el Espíritu fructifica. Se refiere al efecto visible del Espíritu en la vida de uno. Es posible que no podamos ver el Espíritu Santo, pero podemos ver el efecto del Espíritu en nuestra vida, al igual que no podemos ver el viento, pero podemos ver el efecto del viento en personas y objetos de diversos tipos. Pablo está diciendo que dondequiera que encontremos amor, alegría, paz, paciencia, amabilidad, bondad, confianza, amabilidad y dominio propio, el Espíritu está allí trabajando. El Espíritu se hace visible en ya través de estas cualidades y virtudes. La persona que más que todo tenía esas cualidades era Jesús porque estaba lleno del Espíritu Santo, lleno de la vida de Dios. El Espíritu Santo es esencialmente la vida misma de Dios, y esa vida es una vida de amor. Es esa vida divina, ese amor divino, que se derramó en Pentecostés, inicialmente en las primeras mujeres y hombres con María en medio de ellos, pero a través de ellos en todos los que estaban abiertos para recibir este regalo poderoso y maravilloso. Pablo lo expresa simplemente en su carta a los romanos: "El amor de Dios se ha derramado en nuestros corazones a través del Espíritu Santo que se nos ha dado". Es el amor del Espíritu de Dios que hemos recibido quien da el rico fruto en nuestras vidas de lo que Pablo habla en la segunda lectura de hoy. El Espíritu está constantemente trabajando en nuestras vidas, haciéndonos más como Jesús. Nuevamente, las expresiones cotidianas de bondad y bondad, de fidelidad y autocontrol, de paciencia y gentileza, son todas manifestaciones del Espíritu que Dios nos ha dado. Podemos reconocer la presencia del Espíritu en los acontecimientos comunes de la vida cotidiana. Lo espiritual no es algo de otro mundo; Es la humanidad en su mejor momento. La humanidad está en su mejor momento en la primera lectura de hoy (Hechos de los Apóstoles). Pentecostés produjo una maravillosa unión de personas de todo el Imperio Romano. Se unieron admirando y alabando las maravillas de Dios. A pesar de las diferencias de idioma y cultura, hubo una verdadera comunión entre ellos. Dondequiera que exista comunión de corazón y mente entre personas de diferentes orígenes, el Espíritu Santo está obrando. ¡La unidad en la diversidad es la marca del Espíritu! Jesús señala otra manifestación del Espíritu: la búsqueda de la verdad. Solo el Espíritu puede llevarnos a la verdad completa. Si alguien está buscando genuinamente la verdad, y está dispuesto a participar en buenas obras con otros, allí el Espíritu está obrando. La plenitud de la verdad y el amor siempre está más allá de nosotros; pero el Espíritu es dado para guiarnos hacia la completa verdad y el amor, en toda su altura y profundidad. Todas nuestras comunidades alrededor del mundo viven con el Espíritu Santo entre nosotros. Cuando visité nuestra comunidad de la Iglesia en Licata, Italia, en mayo pasado, vi el Espíritu de amor y cuidado, vi el maravilloso liderazgo de nuestro Nuncio y Arzobispo Metropolitano para Italia, ++ Agostino, el compromiso de su clero y los fieles a nuestra causa de ser una iglesia católica ecuménica que está aquí para todos los que buscan un nuevo amanecer en la Iglesia, un despertar a través del Espíritu Santo. (Algunas de las fotos que publiqué en Facebook: Karl Rodig y nuestros sitios web). Es especialmente una señal del Espíritu Santo ver a nuestra primera mujer sacerdote, la Reverenda Madre Raffaela en nuestra Iglesia. Me preguntaba a menudo, ¿por qué la iglesia ha ignorado durante tanto tiempo los dones del Espíritu Santo en el ministerio de las mujeres en la Iglesia?Gracias a todos por amar y cuidar las comunidades de la iglesia donde todos son bienvenidos a encontrar un hogar espiritual de Amor y aceptación, donde la diversidad es un regalo.Oremos todos para que Dios nos envíe los dones del Espíritu Santo que nos conducirán a una renovación y transformación en la Iglesia para la salvación de todos los seres queridos de Dios.Que todos podamos buscar esta verdad que el Espíritu Santo nos muestra para acercarnos más a Dios.Con mi profundo agradecimiento por todos sus servicios.Permaneciendo fiel tuyo,+ Karl
Noticias de la Iglesia:ESTADOS UNIDOS:Es con gran alegría anunciar la Intercomunión entre la Iglesia de Cristo Ecuménica Católica y la Iglesia Católica Apostólica de Antioquía bajo el liderazgo de H. E. Obispo Presidente Mark Elliot Newman.Italia:Damos la bienvenida a nuestros sacerdotes recién ordenados en Italia, el Padre. Fortunato (Calabria) y el P. Alesandro (Turín) a la archidiócesis metropolitana de Italia. Felicitaciones y bendiciones por tu nuevo ministerio. También felicitamos al Rev. Gaetano el 23 de junio de 2019 en Licata, Italia.A Todos en nuestra Iglesia mundial:Por favor, trabaje en las ideas expresadas en mi Carta apostólica que le envié para Navidad para nuestro Sínodo Mundial. La ubicación y el tiempo aún no están establecidos. Gracias.
La pace sia con voi, care sorelle e fratelli in Cristo! In questa solennità di Pentecoste lasciateci riflettere un po 'sullo Spirito Santo. Come sappiamo, lo Spirito Santo è impossibile da visualizzare, perché lo Spirito non può essere visto come tale. Eppure lo Spirito Santo è profondamente reale. Molte cose nel nostro universo sono reali anche se invisibili ad occhio nudo. Ciò che vediamo con i nostri occhi è solo una frazione del nostro mondo fisico. Lo Spirito Santo appartiene al mondo spirituale e naturalmente non può vedere lo Spirito con i nostri occhi. Tuttavia, ci sono modi utili per immaginare lo Spirito Santo. San Paolo usa un'immagine tratta dalla natura quando dice che lo Spirito porta frutto. Intende l'effetto visibile dello Spirito sulla propria vita. Potremmo non essere in grado di vedere lo Spirito Santo, ma possiamo vedere l'effetto dello Spirito nella nostra vita, così come non possiamo vedere il vento ma possiamo vedere l'effetto del vento su persone e oggetti di vario genere. Paolo sta dicendo che ovunque troviamo amore, gioia, pace, pazienza, gentilezza, bontà, fiducia, gentilezza e autocontrollo, lo Spirito è lì all'opera. Lo Spirito diventa visibile in e attraverso queste qualità e virtù. La persona che più di tutte aveva queste qualità era Gesù perché era pieno dello Spirito Santo, pieno della vita di Dio. Lo Spirito Santo è essenzialmente la vita stessa di Dio, e quella vita è una vita d'amore. È quella vita divina, quell'amore divino, che fu riversato a Pentecoste, inizialmente sulle prime donne e uomini con Maria in mezzo a loro, ma attraverso loro su tutti coloro che erano aperti a ricevere questo dono potente e meraviglioso. Paolo lo esprime semplicemente nella sua lettera ai Romani: "L'amore di Dio è stato versato nei nostri cuori per mezzo dello Spirito Santo che ci è stato dato". È questo lo Spirito di amore di Dio che abbiamo ricevuto e che porta il ricco frutto nella nostra vita di cui parla Paolo nella II lettura di oggi. Lo Spirito è costantemente all'opera nelle nostre vite, rendendoci più simili a Gesù. Di nuovo, le comuni espressioni quotidiane di bontà e gentilezza, di fedeltà e autocontrollo, di pazienza e dolcezza, sono tutte manifestazioni dello Spirito che ci è stato dato da Dio. Possiamo riconoscere la presenza dello Spirito negli avvenimenti comuni della vita quotidiana. Lo spirituale non è qualcosa di diverso dal mondo; è l'umanità al suo meglio. L'umanità è al suo meglio nella prima lettura di oggi (Atti degli Apostoli). La Pentecoste ha prodotto un meraviglioso legame di persone provenienti da tutto l'Impero Romano. Erano uniti nell'ammirare e nel lodare le meraviglie di Dio. Nonostante le differenze di lingua e cultura, c'era una vera comunione tra loro. Ovunque vi sia comunione di cuore e mente tra persone di diversa estrazione, lo Spirito Santo è all'opera. L'unità nella diversità è il marchio dello Spirito! Gesù indica un'altra manifestazione dello Spirito: la ricerca della verità. Solo lo Spirito può condurci alla verità completa. Se qualcuno cerca sinceramente la verità e è disposto a impegnarsi in buone opere con gli altri, lì lo Spirito è all'opera. Pienezza di verità e amore è sempre al di là di noi; ma lo Spirito è dato per condurci verso la completa verità e amore, in tutta la sua altezza e profondità. Tutte le nostre comunità in tutto il mondo vivono con lo Spirito Santo in mezzo a noi. Quando ho visitato la nostra comunità di Chiesa a Licata, lo scorso maggio, ho visto lo Spirito di amore e cura, ho visto la meravigliosa guida del nostro Nunzio e Arcivescovo Metropolitano per l'Italia, Agostino, l'impegno del suo clero e dei fedeli per la nostra causa di essere una chiesa cattolica ecumenica che è qui per tutti coloro che cercano una nuova alba nella Chiesa, un risveglio attraverso lo Spirito Santo. (Alcune delle foto che ho postato su Facebook: Karl Rodig e i nostri siti Web). È soprattutto un segno dello Spirito Santo vedere la nostra prima donna sacerdote, Rev. Madre Raffaela nella nostra Chiesa. Mi sono chiesto spesso, perché la chiesa ha ignorato per così tanto tempo i doni dello Spirito Santo nel ministero delle donne nella Chiesa. Grazie a tutti per essere state amorevoli e premurose comunità di chiese in cui tutti sono benvenuti a trovare una casa spirituale di Amore e accettazione, dove la diversità è un dono. Preghiamo tutti che il Dio ci mandi i doni dello Spirito Santo che ci condurranno a una rinnovata e trasformazione nella Chiesa per la salvezza di tutto l'amato popolo di Dio. Possiamo tutti noi cercare questa verità che lo Spirito Santo ci mostra per avvicinarci a Dio. Con il mio profondo apprezzamento per tutto il tuo servizio.Rimanendo fedele tuo, +Karl
Notizie della Chiesa:STATI UNITI D'AMERICA:È con grande gioia annunciare l'Intercomunione tra la Chiesa ecumenica cattolica di Cristo e la Chiesa cattolica apostolica di Antiochia sotto la guida di H. E. Presiedere il vescovo Mark Elliot Newman.Italia:Accogliamo i nostri sacerdoti neo-ordinati in Italia, il Padre. Fortunato (Calabria) e P. Alesandro (Torino) all'arcidiocesi metropolitana d'Italia. Congratulazioni e benedizioni per il tuo nuovo ministero. Ci congratuliamo anche con il Rev. Gaetano il 23 giugno 2019 a Licata, in Italia.
A tutti nella nostra Chiesa MundialePer favore, lavora sulle idee espresse nella mia Lettera Apostolica che ti ho inviato a Natale per il nostro Sinodo Mondiale. La posizione e l'ora non sono ancora state stabilite. Grazie
Apostolic Letter of the Ecumenical Primate,
H. E. Dr. Karl Rodig,
His Visit to our Metropolitan Archdiocese to Italy
May, 2019
Dear excellency Archbishop Agostino Caro, dear brothers and sister in the ministry of the Lord, dear brothers and sisters in christ!
It is with great joy to visit you all in this beautiful Land of yours!
I wanted to thank you for the invitation to meet you and to share with you this moment of our journey with Christ through this Easter Season! From all of our Church I bring you greetings and thanksgivings for your commitment to the Ecumenical Catholic Church of Christ.
My pastoral visit here is filled with love for you all because you all follow Jesus in a new an unique Christian way: It is your and our understanding of the Gospel that we are guided by Christ’s call to inclusiveness ! You have discovered and answered this calling: all who sincerely love God and neighbor find a spiritual family here in your local churches and throughout our worldwide Church community.
We journey together toward the Kingdom of God. We come from different upbringings, different views of life, experiences, and yet we gather before God in worship and praise with the same voice in brotherly and sisterly love.
Carissima Eccellenza Arcivescovo Agostino De Caro, cari fratelli e sorelle nel ministero del Signore, cari fratelli e sorelle in Cristo!
È con grande gioia che vi visitiamo tutti in questa bellissima Terra!
Volevo ringraziarvi per l'invito ad incontrarvi e per condividere con voi questo momento del nostro viaggio con Cristo in questa stagione pasquale! Da parte di tutta la nostra Chiesa vi porto saluti e ringraziamenti per il vostro impegno verso la Chiesa Cattolica Ecumenica di Cristo.
La mia visita pastorale qui è piena di amore per tutti voi perché tutti seguite Gesù in un modo nuovo e cristiano unico: è la vostra e nostra comprensione del Vangelo stesso che ci guida alla chiamata di Cristo al'inclusività! Avete scoperto e risposto a questa chiamata: tutti coloro che amano sinceramente Dio e il prossimo trovano una famiglia spirituale qui nelle vostre chiese locali e in tutta la comunità della Chiesa in tutto il mondo.
Camminiamo insieme verso il Regno di Dio. Veniamo da diverse generazioni, diversi punti di vista sulla vita, esperienze, eppure ci riuniamo davanti a Dio in adorazione e Lo lodiamo con la stessa voce nell'amore e fraterno.
As many of you have read and studied our church Manifesto, we are called to promote Christ’s Love to welcome all who suffer, struggle with life and identity, those who seek a more understanding church family where there is no hate, and no persecution.
We are aware that we also welcome Christians from other denominations as the word “Catholic” is not owned by a particular church, but it is universal in essence where all who sincerely seek Christ find a belonging. We therefore see in Christians from other denominations not enemies, but brothers and sisters.
We experience that the world in our days is getting smaller, and people everywhere meet others in different faiths. We need to keep the dialog open and find common understandings how to relate to each other in Peace and Love. Our brethren from the great monotheistic religions of Judaism and Islam shall see in us a welcoming and understanding community where we can have prayer and dialog that seeks unity in diversity.
Come molti di voi hanno letto e studiato nel nostro Manifesto di chiesa, siamo chiamati a promuovere l'Amore di Cristo per accogliere tutti coloro che soffrono, lottano con la vita e l'identità, coloro che cercano una famiglia ecclesiastica più comprensiva dove non c'è odio e nessuna persecuzione.
Siamo consapevoli che accogliamo anche cristiani di altre confessioni poiché la parola "cattolico" non è di proprietà di una chiesa particolare, ma è universalmente essenziale dove tutti coloro che cercano sinceramente Cristo trovano un'appartenenza. Vediamo quindi nei cristiani di altre denominazioni non nemici, ma fratelli e sorelle.
Sperimentiamo che il mondo ai nostri giorni si sta riducendo e la gente incontra dappertutto gli altri in diverse fedi. Dobbiamo mantenere aperto il dialogo e trovare comprensioni comuni su come relazionarci l'un l'altro in Pace e Amore. I nostri fratelli delle grandi religioni monoteistiche del giudaismo e dell'Islam vedranno in noi una comunità accogliente e comprensiva dove tutti possiamo pregare e un dialogo che cerca l'unità nella diversità.
We pray and live toward positive changes within the Catholic and Protestant Churches, we are aware of the difficulty that lies ahead of us.
A status quo mentality of many in the hierarchies has formed a Christian Mentality that in one way tries to proclaim the Gospel yet in many ways thinks and lives in an exclusive way that leaves no room for people who think differently. Many hear Christ’s commandment to love God and your neighbor, and yet live more by gossip, and looking down on others because of who they are...
To mind also comes the notion, “What do we gain from all the riches of the world when we lose our soul in it”...The church is us as a community, a family that is diverse in its nature yet sees together the need to serve those who are most vulnerable in society, the poor, the outcasts, the downtrodden...Pope Francis has seen this fundamental call since the beginning of his papacy, the call to live and act like Christ is present within us and among us. As yet he encountered a lot of resistance from those who live by the old status quo, who do not like to change as a positive way of living toward a better world.
Preghiamo e viviamo i cambiamenti positivi all'interno delle Chiese cattolica e protestante, siamo consapevoli della difficoltà che ci attende.
Una mentalità di status quo di molti nelle gerarchie ha formato una mentalità cristiana che, in un certo modo, cerca di proclamare il Vangelo ma in molti modi pensa e vive in un modo esclusivo che non lascia spazio a persone che la pensano diversamente. Molti ascoltano il comandamento di Cristo di amare Dio e il prossimo, e tuttavia vivono di più spettegolando e guardando gli altri a causa di chi sono ...
Alla mente viene anche la nozione, "Cosa guadagniamo da tutte le ricchezze del mondo quando perdiamo la nostra anima in esso" ... La chiesa siamo noi come comunità, una famiglia che è diversa nella sua natura e vede insieme il bisogno di servire coloro che sono più vulnerabili nella società, i poveri, gli emarginati, gli oppressi ... Papa Francesco ha visto questa chiamata fondamentale fin dall'inizio del suo pontificato, la chiamata a vivere e agire come Cristo presente in noi e tra noi. Come egli stesso ha incontrato molta resistenza da parte di coloro che vivevano secondo il vecchio status quo, a cui non piace cambiare in un modo positivo di vivere verso un mondo migliore.
Here we are all of us living in a worldwide church communion, a family of many that listens to the word of Christ, and tries everyday to live it anew. We see new ideas evolving because of the Gospel: old and new ideas can merge, and all the sudden, we as Christians live in a Spirit of seeing the world as our earthly home as a sacred place not to be destroyed by human greed, by power plays, and hate of nation against nation. We see the need to preserve God’s creation for future generations to come. We are stewards of this world, and not possessing and discarding it at our disposal. Climate change has become a reality that we need to address with all the Goodness that is left in Humanity. The poison and trashing of the oceans, the rivers, and the wastefulness with the earthly goods that is not shared with all, brings the world to the edge of new wars, because of famine and droughts in many countries.
Qui siamo tutti noi che viviamo in una comunione ecclesiale mondiale, la famiglia di tutti quelli che ascoltano la parola di Cristo e cercano ogni giorno di viverla di nuovo. Vediamo nuove idee che si evolvono a causa del Vangelo: vecchie e nuove idee possono fondersi, e inaspettatamente, noi come cristiani viviamo in un solo Spirito per vedere il mondo come la nostra dimora terrena come un luogo sacro da non distruggere per l’avidità umana, per giochi di potere e odio di nazione contro nazione. Vediamo la necessità di preservare la creazione di Dio per le generazioni future. Siamo amministratori di questo mondo e non lo possediamo e lo scartiamo a nostro piacimento. Il cambiamento climatico è diventato una realtà che dobbiamo affrontare con tutta la bontà che rimane nell'umanità. Il veleno e la distruzione degli oceani, i fiumi e lo spreco dei beni terreni che non sono condivisi con tutti, portano il mondo ai margini di nuove guerre, a causa della carestia e della siccità in molti paesi.
Closely connected with it is the new weapon races of the west against the east, and the trade wars that serve only the rich and leave the majority behind.
We see the rise and attempt of new dictatorial and autocratic governments that rule by slogan, and deceive the people of their democratic rights.
In all of this, we as Christians are called to bring the Good News of Christ to a world that is more and more on a road to selfishness and destructive behaviors.
Today we celebrate Christ, the Good Shepherd Sunday. He brings us the Good News which we hear in our church communities and this is the aim of our lives. Because there is a joy by which we live, there is a message in which we discover our own personal calling: to always care for each other, and to strive for peace that has its roots beyond this earthly home.
Christ, the Good Shepherd reminds us all that he will give us eternal life as seen in the Gospels narratives, but also that he wants to be close to us. His earthly journey shows us what he meant by that as he is engaged with different people:
We see this with Jesus’ encounter with the woman by the Well in Samaria.
Strettamente connesso con tutto questo son le nuove metodologie di armi dell'ovest contro l'est e le guerre commerciali che servono solo i ricchi e lasciano la maggioranza dietro.
Vediamo l'ascesa e il tentativo di nuovi governi dittatoriali e autocratici che governano con slogan e ingannano il popolo dei loro diritti democratici.
In tutto questo, noi cristiani siamo chiamati a portare la Buona Novella di Cristo in un mondo che è sempre più sulla strada dell'egoismo e dei comportamenti distruttivi.
Oggi celebriamo Cristo, la domenica del Buon Pastore. Egli ci porta la buona novella che sentiamo nelle nostre comunità ecclesiali e questo è lo scopo delle nostre vite. Perché c'è una gioia con la quale viviamo, c'è un messaggio in cui scopriamo la nostra vocazione personale: prenderci sempre cura l'uno dell'altro e cercare la pace che ha le sue radici oltre questa casa terrena.
Cristo, il Buon Pastore ci ricorda che ci darà la vita eterna come si vede nelle narrazioni dei Vangeli, ma anche che vuole essere vicino a noi. Il suo viaggio terrestre ci mostra cosa intendeva con questo mentre era impegnato con persone diverse:
Lo vediamo nell'incontro di Gesù con la donna presso il pozzo in Samaria.
Quando Gesù arrivò al pozzo lui e i suoi discepoli dovevano essere affamati perché i discepoli andarono al vicino villaggio a cercare cibo. Mentre essi erano lontani Gesù ebbe una bellissima conversazione con la donna e lei gli aprì il suo cuore sempre di più chiedendogli alla fine lei stessa acqua. Così quando i discepoli ritornarono e gli offrirono del cibo lui disse che aveva già avuto da da mangiare anche se non aveva mangiato niente. La donna samaritana gli aveva aperto il cuore e questo era il cibo e la bevanda che Gesù voleva per quel giorno. ed è ciò che Gesù vuole anche da noi: che gli apriamo i nostri cuori e stiamo vicini a lui sempre, proprio come lui è sempre accanto a noi. Zaccheo era curioso di vedere Gesù così si arrampicò su un albero ma Gesù voleva molto di più che essere visto da Zaccheo così gli chiese di invitarlo a casa sua. Gesù vuole anche che tu lo inviti nella tua casa e nel tuo cuore. Possiamo vedere la stessa cosa anche quando Gesù stava morendo sulla croce e ha detto “ho sete”. Naturalmente Gesù era disidratato e aveva sete ma soprattutto ci rendiamo conto, nelle ultime sette parole pronunciate da Gesù, che lui aveva sete di amore, di amicizia, di affetto . Come soddisfiamo questa fame e sete che Gesù ha di noi? trascorrendo tempo con lui nella preghiera ogni giorno, pregando non solo per alcuni minuti ogni mattina e ogni sera ma la preghiera deve caratterizzare ogni giornata nella sua interezza. E ancora soddisfiamo la fame e la sete di Gesù del nostro amore quando veniamo insieme come Chiesa e come famiglia a messa. Soddisfiamo la sua fame e sete quando leggiamo la sua parola del Vangelo, della sacra scrittura. Soddisfiamo ancora la sua fame e sete di noi quando riceviamo i sacramenti. ogni volta che noi cerchiamo Gesù in qualsiasi cosa che facciamo nella nostra quotidianità soddisfiamo la sua fame e la sua sete di noi e così come noi soddisfiamo la fame e la sete che Cristo di noi, Gesù il buon pastore continua ad amarci e a prendersi cura di noi chiamando uomini al sacerdozio e alla vita religiosa per prendersi cura di noi e per pascerci. il sacerdozio è un segno dell’amore di Dio e della sua Cura per noi. Preghiamo che molti vogliono rispondere alla chiamata del signore e a donare se stessi a lui nel ministero sia uomini che donne.
Dear brothers and sisters in beloved Italy, every time when you come together here at the altar of our Lord as you celebrate the divine mystery of his very presence in the sacrament of the eucharist you proclaim your very existence of being his body, the church, and becoming more and more the loving family of God. For this Christ suffered, died, and rose from the dead, so that we can live.
Let us live by this wonder of Love that we discover in these Good News of Christ: every time we pray with each other, every time we see someone in need and care for, every time we encounter someone who is lost, when we see sorrow that we console and not to be consoled, to give without to receiving.
Let us live as a Christian and catholic family that hears the word of God, and lives by it.
Since I was 17 years old, I have looked at the map of Italy and saw the cities and on the map of Southern Sicily, I always wondered what would I see there, and in the years followed, I have traveled to Italy for over 50 times as I was always amazed by the love of her people, and attracted by her beauty and history, but I never made it to Sicily.
Today I see a vision to be fulfilled: I am here in this beautiful part of Italy, and I am with a loving and caring Church family that is so welcoming that God can only love you all, and we are all in aw by it.
God love is ever present among all of us, because we have found it through Christ, the Good Shepherd, and it has become way of life for eternity.
It is our deep desire that we always live in God’s divine presence here in this earthly home, and to see His/Her face shining in each one of us.
Let us always be this loving and caring family which the early Christians were so known for it, and had grown so fast through the ancient world. Let us always find our way to the heard of God where we are all home.
I want to thank you for your commitment and love, and again to salute you with the Love and Peace of the Risen Christ that belongs to all of us. Amen
Cari fratelli e sorelle nell'amata Italia, ogni volta che venite insieme qui all'altare di nostro Signore mentre celebrate il mistero divino della sua stessa presenza nel sacramento dell'eucaristia, proclamate la vostra stessa esistenza come suo corpo, chiesa, e diventate sempre più l'amorevole famiglia di Dio. Per questo Cristo ha sofferto, è morto e risorto dai morti, affinché possiamo anche noi avere la vita.
Viviamo con questa meraviglia di Amore che scopriamo in questa Buona Novella di Cristo: ogni volta che preghiamo l'uno per l'altro, ogni volta che vediamo qualcuno nel bisogno e ce ne prendiamo cura, ogni volta che incontriamo qualcuno che si perduto, quando vediamo il dolore e diamo consolazione senza essere consolati noi stessi, abbiamo donato generosamente senza ricevere.
Viviamo come una famiglia cristiana e cattolica che ascolta la parola di Dio e vive con essa e di essa.
Da quando avevo 17 anni, guardavo la mappa dell'Italia e vedevo le città della Sicilia meridionale, mi sono sempre chiesto cosa avrei potuto vedere lì, e negli anni seguenti, ho viaggiato in Italia per oltre 50 volte e sono sempre rimasto stupito dall'amore della sua gente, attratto dalla sua bellezza e dalla sua storia, ma non ero mai arrivato in Sicilia.
Oggi vedo questo realizzato: sono qui in questa bellissima parte d'Italia, e sono con una famiglia di Chiesa amorevole e premurosa, così accogliente che Dio non può che amarvi tutti e di questo siamo tutti d'accordo.
L'amore di Dio è sempre presente in tutti noi, perché l'abbiamo scoperto attraverso Cristo, il Buon Pastore, ed deve diventare il nostro stile di vita per l'eternità.
È nostro profondo desiderio che viviamo sempre alla divina presenza di Dio qui in questa casa terrena per poi godere della visione del suo volto che brilla in ognuno di noi.
Cerchiamo di essere sempre questa famiglia amorevole e premurosa come i primi cristiani che erano famosi per questo, e la chiesa è cresciuta velocemente attraverso il mondo antico proprio grazie a questa testimonianza. Cerchiamo sempre la nostra strada mettendoci all’ascolto di Dio, per sentirci tutti a casa.
Voglio ringraziarvi per il vostro impegno e amore, e ancora salutarvi con l'Amore e la Pace di Cristo risorto che appartiene a tutti noi. Amen
Interview with Italian Newspaper
Welcome Address for Ecumenical Primate Dr. Karl Rodig
by H. E. Metropolitan Archbishop of Italy, ++Agostino Caro
Beloved and revered Archbishop, Dear Brother,
As pastor and bishop of this diocese, I wish to welcome you among us, among your people. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, he who comes to confirm us in faith. With gratitude we address the greeting of the Apostle Paul: "grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and from Christ Jesus our Lord" and together with you, I wish to address my cordial greeting to all and to offer them my sincere thanks for having accepted the invitation to be present at such an important event for our church.
First of all, beloved father, we wish to thank you for the trust you gave to us all when, last year, you raised our diocese to the rank of metropolitan archdiocese and then, through the dear Archbishop Apostolic Nunzio Francisco José , you invested me with the pallium , a sign of our total communion and of the responsibility that the good shepherd must bring to our Lord's model.
The Archdiocese of Italy is large, varied, complex. With its dramas and its joys, its problems and its resources. It is made by people who love the Lord, who want the presence of our beloved church to give love and hospitality without distinction.
It is made by priests of various ages, with different backgrounds and past histories, often linked together by experiences of pain, rejection or defeat. They are precious priests and of various charisms, which, at times, do not find the right harmony and peaceful agreement. This is why, in offering this greeting, the words of the "novo millenio ineunte" come to mind, in which the Holy Pope John Paul II invites us to the SPIRITUALITY OF COMMUNION, even going so far as to bring "one another's burdens". And I am a witness to this: my beloved presbytery is generous, made up of priests and deacons with a great heart and holy vocations, tried and tried like gold in the crucible. All as one person, they take each other with love and care. A small family where brothers and sisters compete to respect each other. Never before, has the dimension of communion, family and fraternity, to be emphasized in the Church.
It is in communion, in fact, that we find the drive and strength to walk on the roads of a world that offers only opportunities for weak relationships and tearing divisions. It is communion with you that are a caring brother for us, with the whole College of Bishops in the world, and among us that we want to continue living. Certain and grasped by the penetrating force of the Gospel of Christ; it is only grafted onto this joyful communion that we will be able to leave the temple, to stand in the churchyard, in the world, and "make the Church present and active in those places and in those circumstances, in which it cannot become the salt of the earth except through us"(cit. Lumen Gentium).
Dear brother, Italy is not a simple terrain in which to live our ministry in the independent Catholic movement since, obviously, the presence of the Vatican is prevaricating and often our people and especially our clergy suffer from ostracism and in some ways, even violence . We are missionaries and pioneers and therefore we ask you to support us with your prayer.
In many cases, due to economic problems, we cannot rent places for our churches and, like the first Christians, we gather in the Domus ecclesiae. I always tell my priests that our church is the road, everyday life and workplaces. We are all worker priests even if today, finding a job is very difficult and often with absurd schedules and salaries that do not allow us to face life with serenity, but we have faith and above all, we have our ministry.
Our humble work is to focus testimony and mission on the poor, on discriminated, on those who are rejected and on the Eucharist.
The poor, more and more, must be our mirror, our measure.
Many, perhaps, think that Italy does not experience phenomena of old and new poverty, of social marginalization, of exploitation. Here, too, there are those who not only struggle to get to the end of the month, but that do not even know how to start it.
But there is not only material poverty. The most difficult to deal with, is the poverty of a respectable society that lives by hypocrisy, by daily violence against those who are weaker. Today, unfortunately in Italy, there is a regime that is strong on people's fears: fear of the foreigner, fear of the different. We, with our spirituality of acceptance and inclusiveness, are, with humility, a sign and instrument of the tenderness of the Father who loves every one of his children without ifs and without but, without distinction, dispassionately. The Ecumenical Catholic Church of Christ in the Archdiocese of Italy of Saints Sergius and Bacchus stands out in our country precisely because of this spirit of indiscriminate love, for a total acceptance and for the courage to embrace the lepers of our time.
Attention to the poor, however, engages us in the transforming logic of the Eucharist, the Sacrament of Love. The Eucharist is the pivot around which the entire pastoral and evangelizing activity revolves. For this our earth, "the Eucharist is not only the source and summit of the life of the Church; it is also of his mission: "An authentically Eucharistic Church is a missionary Church” (cit. Sacramentum Caritatis).
It is also important and not secondary our ministry next to the discriminated people, the divorced, the unmarried couples, the people of the LGBT community who are often offended, violated, abandoned and discriminated or even worse removed and chased away. They find a safe place with us, welcoming communities and where they can experience the Father's tenderness.
Unfortunately in Italy we are still few and for this we must pray incessantly for the precious and rich gift of hope: vocations.
The Archdiocese is currently served by priests and deacons scattered throughout the various regions, although not all of us are present.
• Today we will ordain our beloved Don Francesco as a priest, after many years of zealous service, as a deacon, has matured, with our guidance, the desire for the priesthood. He serves with love and dedication the mission of Saints Francis and Clare in the territory of the North West (Val d’Aosta, Lombardy, Piedmont, Liguria).
Father Luca in the North East Vicariate (Trentino, Veneto, Friuli, Emilia Romagna). He is an honorary priest and gave us the joy of a beautiful child, Edward who just turned one year old. Father Luca takes care of the holy family mission of Nazareth and in various regions, but thanking the Lord he is wonderfully assisted by his dear wife Elisa, together they are missionaries of joy.
In Emilia Romagna, in Riccione, we have the Agnus Dei mission where we do not yet have a priest, but a highly trained and enthusiastic seminarian: Gilberto.
The very young fr. Daniel serves the Lord in the community mother of perseverance in Rome.
Going down the boot, we have a great void from Rome to Calabria, where we have a wonderful mission: the Sant’Elia mission, which is lovingly served by don Fortunato, he will be ordained as a priest today.
Finally we are in Sicily where we have our first woman priest
Mother Raffaela, married to Alessandro and mother of three wonderful guys. Presbyter full of charisms and enthusiasm, she works strenuously in the Etna territory and serves the community of Saint Gemma.
The territory of Catania also has another precious gem: fr. David. He too is married to a wonderful woman, Miriam. Father Davide is a practical man, a strong priest, a priest who has exercised his ministry in the suburbs, always in the most difficult places. He is our father Metal.
In addition to serving the church with mother Raffaela in the Etna area, he is also in charge of the mission in the province of Ragusa, San Michele Arcangelo mission.
• And finally, Licata, with the community of the cathedral of San Damian where, besides me, there are the very dear Fr. Giuseppe, and the acolyte Gaetano, who will be ordained a deacon next June 23, there is the permanent deacon don Angelo Marco. Father Giuseppe and Gaetano are my arms, those who give freshness and enthusiasm to the activities of the parish. They are the delight of my daily life with their help and support.
The seminarians and vocations are my primary concern in prayer. Vocation ministry is central to our ministry because we realize that for a more incisive pastoral care in such a vast diocese, there must be more priests and deacons who with courage and self-sacrifice can be a sign and instrument of the Father's tenderness.
Dearest brother, support us in this task with prayer, we increasingly weld the communion between us and in the presence of the clergy and of the many faithful who have come from various parts of Italy, I renew my total obedience to you and to the Manifesto of the Church and walk this stretch together on the roads of history, to get to say, with Paul, "Our living is Christ" (Phil. 1:21). Amen. Alleluia
Peace
be with you all! With this Easter Greetings of the Risen Christ
to His Apostles and Followers, I greet you on this holiest of holy seasons!
We
have walked with Jesus through the Lenten Season experiencing his
closeness with God, and teaching his followers. We have arrived at
Easter. What we learn from here is our through encounter with the
risen Lord. I want to share with you a letter that our Vicar General
from Sri Lanka sent me from Henry Y. A. Nouwen. It is a good
reflection for all of us.
Jesus
Makes Our Deepest Self Known
"Our
heart is at the center of our being human. There our deepest
thoughts, intuitions, emotions, and decisions find their source.
But it’s also there that we are often most alienated from
ourselves. We know little or nothing of our own heart. We keep our
distance, as though we were afraid of it. What is most intimate is
also what frightens us most. Where we are most ourselves, we are
often strangers to ourselves. That is the painful part of our
being human. We fail to know our hidden center; and so we live and
die often without knowing who we really are. If we ask ourselves
why we think, feel, and act in such and such a way, we often have
no answer, thus proving to be strangers in our own house. The
mystery of the spiritual life is that Jesus desires to meet us in
the seclusion of our own heart, to make his love known to us
there, to free us from our fears, and to make our own deepest self
known to us. In the privacy of our heart, therefore, we can learn
not only to know Jesus but, through Jesus, ourselves as well."
Wishing
you all a Blessed and Joyous Easter Season!
May
we all grow deeper into the heart of Jesus which is the Heart of
God.
ECCC
NEWS:
India:
First
Synod in India in April 2019: Our
Nuncio for Asia, H. E. Dr. Sunny Alappat with the Clergy were
contemplating the Spiritual growth and Development of the ECCC
in India. Archbishop Sunny and his current 12 priests are working
with our Church Manifesto and its relevance to the Indian Culture,
and with a Vision of Ecumenism, Evangelization and Unity of Churches
in India.
Costa
Rica: Our Apostolic Nuncio for Latin America, H. E.
Sebastian Pla works with the different regions for the growth of the
ECCC and strengthen the church through his guidance. Thank you for
all the sacrifices!
Brazil:
H.
E. Archbishop Dom Lucas has completed the bell tower for his
Cathedral in Mina Jerais. He enjoying a growing membership with his
church and brother bishops in Brazil! Thank you!
Colombia: Our
bishops and clergy working in various places with projects for the
poor, and building more missions! Thank you for your zealous work
for God's people!
Peru: Our
bishops and clergy reaching out to new communities furthering the
spiritual needs of so many. Thank you so much brothers!
Equador: The
Church is growing! Thank you all for your ecumenical spirit!
Kenya:
Our Nuncio for Africa in Kenya, H. E. Archbishop Godfrey Siundu has
widened the missions in Kenya and has received new members for the
ECCC, including ordinations.
Democratic
Republic of the Congo: We welcome
wholeheartedly the New Order of St. Francis and Saint Clare
with its growing membership under the leadership of Rev. Damas
Mukumba. Thank you all for your love and dedication to the Work of
Christ!
Nigeria:
Mr. Joseph Goru is in diaolog with our Nuncio for Africa as he shows
interest in the ECCC. There are more people in Africa who are
now in dialog with our Nuntio for joining the ECCC.
Europe:
-Pastoral
Visit to our Metropolitan Archdiocese of Italy with her See in
Licata, Sicily under the Leadership of H. E. Archbishop
Agostino Caro. Looking very much forward to meeting you all!
She
is the first women priest in our ECCC! We are very happy and give
thanks to God for the gift received in her! In the Name of Mary
Magdalene, many blessings upon you!
Plans
are considered to find a new Worldwide Headquarter for the ECCC. I
am in contact with different realtors! The idea is the expansion of
our ECCC. Prayers needed! May God's will be done.
Ongoing
search for and old Monastery/convent or Church in Europe. Our Nuncio
for Southern Europe, Archbishop, H. E. Francisco Bauselles from
Catalonia is also searching for it.
Our
Nuncio for Bulgaria, H. E. Archbishop Hristo is receiving new
members into our church from Hungary and other countries who show
interest in our ECCC. Thank you for all your good Work!
Cathedral
of St. Anthony in Detroit enjoys in the last few month a growing
membership. We praise God for the Grace we receive.
Ecumenical
Primates Dr. Karl Rodig plans Pastoral Visits to India, to Costa
Rica Central America, and to Colombia, and God willing Peru.
¡La
paz sea con todos ustedes! Con este saludo de Pascua de Cristo
resucitado a sus apóstoles y seguidores, ¡lo saludo en esta más
santa de las estaciones santas!
Hemos
caminado con Jesús a través de la temporada de Cuaresma
experimentando su cercanía con Dios y enseñando a sus seguidores.
Hemos llegado a la Pascua. Lo que aprendemos de aquí es nuestro
encuentro con el Señor resucitado. Quiero compartir con ustedes una
carta que nuestro vicario general de Sri Lanka me envió de parte de
Henry Y. A. Nouwen. Es un buen reflejo para todos nosotros.
Jesús
hace que nuestro yo más profundo sea conocido
"Nuestro
corazón está en el centro de nuestro ser humano. Allí nuestros
pensamientos más profundos, intuiciones, emociones y decisiones
encuentran su origen. Pero también es allí donde a menudo estamos
más alejados de nosotros mismos. Sabemos poco o nada de nuestro
propio corazón. Nos mantenemos alejados, como si le tuviéramos
miedo. Lo que es más íntimo también es lo que más nos asusta.
Donde más somos nosotros mismos, a menudo somos extraños para
nosotros mismos. Esa es la parte dolorosa de nuestro ser humano.
conocemos nuestro centro oculto, y así vivimos y morimos a menudo
sin saber quiénes somos realmente. Si nos preguntamos por qué
pensamos, sentimos y actuamos de tal o cual manera, a menudo no
tenemos una respuesta, por lo que demostramos ser extraños en
nuestra propia casa
El
misterio de la vida espiritual es que Jesús desea encontrarse con
nosotros en la reclusión de nuestro propio corazón, darnos a
conocer su amor allí, liberarnos de nuestros miedos y darnos a
conocer nuestro ser más profundo. Por lo tanto, en la intimidad de
nuestro corazón, podemos aprender no solo a conocer a Jesús sino
también, a través de Jesús, a nosotros mismos ".
¡Deseándoles
a todos un bendito y feliz Pascua!
Que
todos son mas cerca al corazón de Jesús, que es el Corazón de
Dios.
NOTICIAS
ICEC:
Asia
India:
Primer
sínodo en la India en abril de 2019: Nuestro
Nuncio para Asia, H. E. Dr. Sunny Alappat con el Clero, estaba
contemplando el crecimiento espiritual y el desarrollo del ICEC en la
India. El arzobispo Sunny y sus 12 sacerdotes actuales están
trabajando con nuestro Manifiesto de la Iglesia y su relevancia para
la cultura india, y con una Visión de Ecumenismo, Evangelización y
Unidad de Iglesias en la India. ¡Gracias
a todos en nuestra Iglesia en la India por su compromiso y renovación
en el Espíritu Santo!
América
latina:
Costa
Rica: nuestro nuncio apostólico para América Latina, H. E.
Sebastian Pla trabaja con las diferentes regiones para el crecimiento
de la ECCC y fortalece a la iglesia a través de su guía. ¡Gracias
por todos los sacrificios!
Brasil:
H.
E. El arzobispo Dom Lucas ha completado el campanario de su catedral
en Mina Jerais. ¡Está disfrutando de una membresía creciente con
su iglesia y hermanos obispos en Brasil! ¡Gracias!
Colombia: ¡Nuestros
obispos y clérigos trabajan en varios lugares con proyectos para los
pobres y construyen más misiones! ¡Gracias por su celoso trabajo
para el pueblo de Dios!
Perú: Nuestros
obispos y clérigos están llegando a nuevas comunidades para
promover las necesidades espirituales de tantos. Muchas gracias
hermanos!
Ecuador: La
iglesia está creciendo! ¡Gracias a todos por todos en su espíritu
ecuménico!
África:
Kenia: Nuestro
Nuncio para África en Kenia, H. E. El Arzobispo Godfrey Siundu ha
ampliado las misiones en Kenia y ha recibido nuevos miembros para la
ICEC, incluidas las ordenaciones.
República
Democrática del Congo:
Damos la bienvenida de todo corazón a la Nueva Orden de San
Francisco y Santa Clara, con su creciente membresía bajo el
liderazgo de la Reverenda Damas Mukumba. ¡Gracias a todos por su
amor y dedicación a la Obra de Cristo!
Nigeria: el
Sr. Joseph Goru está en diaologo con nuestro Nuncio para África, ya
que muestra interés en el ICEC. Hay más personas en África
que ahora están en diálogo con nuestro Nuntio para unirse a la
ICEC.
Europa:
Italia:
Visita
apostólica del primate ecuménico Dr. Karl Rodig a Italia en mayo
de 2019:
-Roma
a la tumba de San Pedro. -Visita pastoral a nuestra Arquidiócesis
Metropolitana con su Sede en Licata, Sicilly bajo el liderazgo de H.
E. Arzobispo Agostino Caro. ¡Estoy ansioso por conocerlos a todos!
Felicitamos
a la Reverendo Madre Rafaela por su ordenación al Sacerdocio. ¡Es
la primera mujer sacerdote en nuestro ECCC! ¡Estamos muy felices y
damos gracias a Dios por el don recibido en ella! ¡En el nombre de
María Magdalena, muchas bendiciones para ti!
Somos
considerando los planes de una nueva Santa Sede Mundial para la
ICEC. Estoy en contacto con diferentes agentes inmobiliarios! La
idea es la expansión de nuestra ICEC. Oraciones necesarias! Que se
haga la voluntad de Dios.
Búsqueda
en curso y antiguo monasterio / convento o iglesia en Europa.
Nuestro Nuncio para el sur de Europa, el arzobispo, H. E. Francisco
Bauselles de Cataluña también lo está buscando.
Bulgaria:
Nuestro
Nuncio para Bulgaria, H. E. El Arzobispo Hristo está recibiendo
nuevos miembros en nuestra iglesia de Hungría y otros países que
muestran interés en nuestra ECCC. ¡Gracias por todo tu buen
trabajo!
ESTADOS
UNIDOS:
Michigan: La
Catedral de San Antonio en Detroit disfruta en los últimos meses de
una membresía creciente. Alabamos a Dios por la gracia que
recibimos.
2020
Primates
ecuménicos El Dr. Karl Rodig planea visitas pastorales a
India, a Costa Rica, a América Central, a Colombia y Dios quiere al
Perú.
La
planificación de 2020 para el Sínodo todavía está en las obras.
Por
favor, trabajen con las recomendaciones de la carta pastoral de
diciembre de 2018.
¡Gracias
a todos por su servicio en el Señor!
Apostolic Letter of the Ecumenical Primate,
H. E. Dr. Karl Rodig,
His Visit to our Metropolitan Archdiocese to Italy
May, 2019
Dear excellency Archbishop Agostino Caro, dear brothers and sister in the ministry of the Lord, dear brothers and sisters in christ!
It is with great joy to visit you all in this beautiful Land of yours!
I wanted to thank you for the invitation to meet you and to share with you this moment of our journey with Christ through this Easter Season! From all of our Church I bring you greetings and thanksgivings for your commitment to the Ecumenical Catholic Church of Christ.
My pastoral visit here is filled with love for you all because you all follow Jesus in a new an unique Christian way: It is your and our understanding of the Gospel that we are guided by Christ’s call to inclusiveness ! You have discovered and answered this calling: all who sincerely love God and neighbor find a spiritual family here in your local churches and throughout our worldwide Church community.
We journey together toward the Kingdom of God. We come from different upbringings, different views of life, experiences, and yet we gather before God in worship and praise with the same voice in brotherly and sisterly love.
Carissima Eccellenza Arcivescovo Agostino De Caro, cari fratelli e sorelle nel ministero del Signore, cari fratelli e sorelle in Cristo!
È con grande gioia che vi visitiamo tutti in questa bellissima Terra!
Volevo ringraziarvi per l'invito ad incontrarvi e per condividere con voi questo momento del nostro viaggio con Cristo in questa stagione pasquale! Da parte di tutta la nostra Chiesa vi porto saluti e ringraziamenti per il vostro impegno verso la Chiesa Cattolica Ecumenica di Cristo.
La mia visita pastorale qui è piena di amore per tutti voi perché tutti seguite Gesù in un modo nuovo e cristiano unico: è la vostra e nostra comprensione del Vangelo stesso che ci guida alla chiamata di Cristo al'inclusività! Avete scoperto e risposto a questa chiamata: tutti coloro che amano sinceramente Dio e il prossimo trovano una famiglia spirituale qui nelle vostre chiese locali e in tutta la comunità della Chiesa in tutto il mondo.
Camminiamo insieme verso il Regno di Dio. Veniamo da diverse generazioni, diversi punti di vista sulla vita, esperienze, eppure ci riuniamo davanti a Dio in adorazione e Lo lodiamo con la stessa voce nell'amore e fraterno.
As many of you have read and studied our church Manifesto, we are called to promote Christ’s Love to welcome all who suffer, struggle with life and identity, those who seek a more understanding church family where there is no hate, and no persecution.
We are aware that we also welcome Christians from other denominations as the word “Catholic” is not owned by a particular church, but it is universal in essence where all who sincerely seek Christ find a belonging. We therefore see in Christians from other denominations not enemies, but brothers and sisters.
We experience that the world in our days is getting smaller, and people everywhere meet others in different faiths. We need to keep the dialog open and find common understandings how to relate to each other in Peace and Love. Our brethren from the great monotheistic religions of Judaism and Islam shall see in us a welcoming and understanding community where we can have prayer and dialog that seeks unity in diversity.
Come molti di voi hanno letto e studiato nel nostro Manifesto di chiesa, siamo chiamati a promuovere l'Amore di Cristo per accogliere tutti coloro che soffrono, lottano con la vita e l'identità, coloro che cercano una famiglia ecclesiastica più comprensiva dove non c'è odio e nessuna persecuzione.
Siamo consapevoli che accogliamo anche cristiani di altre confessioni poiché la parola "cattolico" non è di proprietà di una chiesa particolare, ma è universalmente essenziale dove tutti coloro che cercano sinceramente Cristo trovano un'appartenenza. Vediamo quindi nei cristiani di altre denominazioni non nemici, ma fratelli e sorelle.
Sperimentiamo che il mondo ai nostri giorni si sta riducendo e la gente incontra dappertutto gli altri in diverse fedi. Dobbiamo mantenere aperto il dialogo e trovare comprensioni comuni su come relazionarci l'un l'altro in Pace e Amore. I nostri fratelli delle grandi religioni monoteistiche del giudaismo e dell'Islam vedranno in noi una comunità accogliente e comprensiva dove tutti possiamo pregare e un dialogo che cerca l'unità nella diversità.
We pray and live toward positive changes within the Catholic and Protestant Churches, we are aware of the difficulty that lies ahead of us.
A status quo mentality of many in the hierarchies has formed a Christian Mentality that in one way tries to proclaim the Gospel yet in many ways thinks and lives in an exclusive way that leaves no room for people who think differently. Many hear Christ’s commandment to love God and your neighbor, and yet live more by gossip, and looking down on others because of who they are...
To mind also comes the notion, “What do we gain from all the riches of the world when we lose our soul in it”...The church is us as a community, a family that is diverse in its nature yet sees together the need to serve those who are most vulnerable in society, the poor, the outcasts, the downtrodden...Pope Francis has seen this fundamental call since the beginning of his papacy, the call to live and act like Christ is present within us and among us. As yet he encountered a lot of resistance from those who live by the old status quo, who do not like to change as a positive way of living toward a better world.
Preghiamo e viviamo i cambiamenti positivi all'interno delle Chiese cattolica e protestante, siamo consapevoli della difficoltà che ci attende.
Una mentalità di status quo di molti nelle gerarchie ha formato una mentalità cristiana che, in un certo modo, cerca di proclamare il Vangelo ma in molti modi pensa e vive in un modo esclusivo che non lascia spazio a persone che la pensano diversamente. Molti ascoltano il comandamento di Cristo di amare Dio e il prossimo, e tuttavia vivono di più spettegolando e guardando gli altri a causa di chi sono ...
Alla mente viene anche la nozione, "Cosa guadagniamo da tutte le ricchezze del mondo quando perdiamo la nostra anima in esso" ... La chiesa siamo noi come comunità, una famiglia che è diversa nella sua natura e vede insieme il bisogno di servire coloro che sono più vulnerabili nella società, i poveri, gli emarginati, gli oppressi ... Papa Francesco ha visto questa chiamata fondamentale fin dall'inizio del suo pontificato, la chiamata a vivere e agire come Cristo presente in noi e tra noi. Come egli stesso ha incontrato molta resistenza da parte di coloro che vivevano secondo il vecchio status quo, a cui non piace cambiare in un modo positivo di vivere verso un mondo migliore.
Here we are all of us living in a worldwide church communion, a family of many that listens to the word of Christ, and tries everyday to live it anew. We see new ideas evolving because of the Gospel: old and new ideas can merge, and all the sudden, we as Christians live in a Spirit of seeing the world as our earthly home as a sacred place not to be destroyed by human greed, by power plays, and hate of nation against nation. We see the need to preserve God’s creation for future generations to come. We are stewards of this world, and not possessing and discarding it at our disposal. Climate change has become a reality that we need to address with all the Goodness that is left in Humanity. The poison and trashing of the oceans, the rivers, and the wastefulness with the earthly goods that is not shared with all, brings the world to the edge of new wars, because of famine and droughts in many countries.
Qui siamo tutti noi che viviamo in una comunione ecclesiale mondiale, la famiglia di tutti quelli che ascoltano la parola di Cristo e cercano ogni giorno di viverla di nuovo. Vediamo nuove idee che si evolvono a causa del Vangelo: vecchie e nuove idee possono fondersi, e inaspettatamente, noi come cristiani viviamo in un solo Spirito per vedere il mondo come la nostra dimora terrena come un luogo sacro da non distruggere per l’avidità umana, per giochi di potere e odio di nazione contro nazione. Vediamo la necessità di preservare la creazione di Dio per le generazioni future. Siamo amministratori di questo mondo e non lo possediamo e lo scartiamo a nostro piacimento. Il cambiamento climatico è diventato una realtà che dobbiamo affrontare con tutta la bontà che rimane nell'umanità. Il veleno e la distruzione degli oceani, i fiumi e lo spreco dei beni terreni che non sono condivisi con tutti, portano il mondo ai margini di nuove guerre, a causa della carestia e della siccità in molti paesi.
Closely connected with it is the new weapon races of the west against the east, and the trade wars that serve only the rich and leave the majority behind.
We see the rise and attempt of new dictatorial and autocratic governments that rule by slogan, and deceive the people of their democratic rights.
In all of this, we as Christians are called to bring the Good News of Christ to a world that is more and more on a road to selfishness and destructive behaviors.
Today we celebrate Christ, the Good Shepherd Sunday. He brings us the Good News which we hear in our church communities and this is the aim of our lives. Because there is a joy by which we live, there is a message in which we discover our own personal calling: to always care for each other, and to strive for peace that has its roots beyond this earthly home.
Christ, the Good Shepherd reminds us all that he will give us eternal life as seen in the Gospels narratives, but also that he wants to be close to us. His earthly journey shows us what he meant by that as he is engaged with different people:
We see this with Jesus’ encounter with the woman by the Well in Samaria.
Strettamente connesso con tutto questo son le nuove metodologie di armi dell'ovest contro l'est e le guerre commerciali che servono solo i ricchi e lasciano la maggioranza dietro.
Vediamo l'ascesa e il tentativo di nuovi governi dittatoriali e autocratici che governano con slogan e ingannano il popolo dei loro diritti democratici.
In tutto questo, noi cristiani siamo chiamati a portare la Buona Novella di Cristo in un mondo che è sempre più sulla strada dell'egoismo e dei comportamenti distruttivi.
Oggi celebriamo Cristo, la domenica del Buon Pastore. Egli ci porta la buona novella che sentiamo nelle nostre comunità ecclesiali e questo è lo scopo delle nostre vite. Perché c'è una gioia con la quale viviamo, c'è un messaggio in cui scopriamo la nostra vocazione personale: prenderci sempre cura l'uno dell'altro e cercare la pace che ha le sue radici oltre questa casa terrena.
Cristo, il Buon Pastore ci ricorda che ci darà la vita eterna come si vede nelle narrazioni dei Vangeli, ma anche che vuole essere vicino a noi. Il suo viaggio terrestre ci mostra cosa intendeva con questo mentre era impegnato con persone diverse:
Lo vediamo nell'incontro di Gesù con la donna presso il pozzo in Samaria.
Quando Gesù arrivò al pozzo lui e i suoi discepoli dovevano essere affamati perché i discepoli andarono al vicino villaggio a cercare cibo. Mentre essi erano lontani Gesù ebbe una bellissima conversazione con la donna e lei gli aprì il suo cuore sempre di più chiedendogli alla fine lei stessa acqua. Così quando i discepoli ritornarono e gli offrirono del cibo lui disse che aveva già avuto da da mangiare anche se non aveva mangiato niente. La donna samaritana gli aveva aperto il cuore e questo era il cibo e la bevanda che Gesù voleva per quel giorno. ed è ciò che Gesù vuole anche da noi: che gli apriamo i nostri cuori e stiamo vicini a lui sempre, proprio come lui è sempre accanto a noi. Zaccheo era curioso di vedere Gesù così si arrampicò su un albero ma Gesù voleva molto di più che essere visto da Zaccheo così gli chiese di invitarlo a casa sua. Gesù vuole anche che tu lo inviti nella tua casa e nel tuo cuore. Possiamo vedere la stessa cosa anche quando Gesù stava morendo sulla croce e ha detto “ho sete”. Naturalmente Gesù era disidratato e aveva sete ma soprattutto ci rendiamo conto, nelle ultime sette parole pronunciate da Gesù, che lui aveva sete di amore, di amicizia, di affetto . Come soddisfiamo questa fame e sete che Gesù ha di noi? trascorrendo tempo con lui nella preghiera ogni giorno, pregando non solo per alcuni minuti ogni mattina e ogni sera ma la preghiera deve caratterizzare ogni giornata nella sua interezza. E ancora soddisfiamo la fame e la sete di Gesù del nostro amore quando veniamo insieme come Chiesa e come famiglia a messa. Soddisfiamo la sua fame e sete quando leggiamo la sua parola del Vangelo, della sacra scrittura. Soddisfiamo ancora la sua fame e sete di noi quando riceviamo i sacramenti. ogni volta che noi cerchiamo Gesù in qualsiasi cosa che facciamo nella nostra quotidianità soddisfiamo la sua fame e la sua sete di noi e così come noi soddisfiamo la fame e la sete che Cristo di noi, Gesù il buon pastore continua ad amarci e a prendersi cura di noi chiamando uomini al sacerdozio e alla vita religiosa per prendersi cura di noi e per pascerci. il sacerdozio è un segno dell’amore di Dio e della sua Cura per noi. Preghiamo che molti vogliono rispondere alla chiamata del signore e a donare se stessi a lui nel ministero sia uomini che donne.
Dear brothers and sisters in beloved Italy, every time when you come together here at the altar of our Lord as you celebrate the divine mystery of his very presence in the sacrament of the eucharist you proclaim your very existence of being his body, the church, and becoming more and more the loving family of God. For this Christ suffered, died, and rose from the dead, so that we can live.
Let us live by this wonder of Love that we discover in these Good News of Christ: every time we pray with each other, every time we see someone in need and care for, every time we encounter someone who is lost, when we see sorrow that we console and not to be consoled, to give without to receiving.
Let us live as a Christian and catholic family that hears the word of God, and lives by it.
Since I was 17 years old, I have looked at the map of Italy and saw the cities and on the map of Southern Sicily, I always wondered what would I see there, and in the years followed, I have traveled to Italy for over 50 times as I was always amazed by the love of her people, and attracted by her beauty and history, but I never made it to Sicily.
Today I see a vision to be fulfilled: I am here in this beautiful part of Italy, and I am with a loving and caring Church family that is so welcoming that God can only love you all, and we are all in aw by it.
God love is ever present among all of us, because we have found it through Christ, the Good Shepherd, and it has become way of life for eternity.
It is our deep desire that we always live in God’s divine presence here in this earthly home, and to see His/Her face shining in each one of us.
Let us always be this loving and caring family which the early Christians were so known for it, and had grown so fast through the ancient world. Let us always find our way to the heard of God where we are all home.
I want to thank you for your commitment and love, and again to salute you with the Love and Peace of the Risen Christ that belongs to all of us. Amen
Cari fratelli e sorelle nell'amata Italia, ogni volta che venite insieme qui all'altare di nostro Signore mentre celebrate il mistero divino della sua stessa presenza nel sacramento dell'eucaristia, proclamate la vostra stessa esistenza come suo corpo, chiesa, e diventate sempre più l'amorevole famiglia di Dio. Per questo Cristo ha sofferto, è morto e risorto dai morti, affinché possiamo anche noi avere la vita.
Viviamo con questa meraviglia di Amore che scopriamo in questa Buona Novella di Cristo: ogni volta che preghiamo l'uno per l'altro, ogni volta che vediamo qualcuno nel bisogno e ce ne prendiamo cura, ogni volta che incontriamo qualcuno che si perduto, quando vediamo il dolore e diamo consolazione senza essere consolati noi stessi, abbiamo donato generosamente senza ricevere.
Viviamo come una famiglia cristiana e cattolica che ascolta la parola di Dio e vive con essa e di essa.
Da quando avevo 17 anni, guardavo la mappa dell'Italia e vedevo le città della Sicilia meridionale, mi sono sempre chiesto cosa avrei potuto vedere lì, e negli anni seguenti, ho viaggiato in Italia per oltre 50 volte e sono sempre rimasto stupito dall'amore della sua gente, attratto dalla sua bellezza e dalla sua storia, ma non ero mai arrivato in Sicilia.
Oggi vedo questo realizzato: sono qui in questa bellissima parte d'Italia, e sono con una famiglia di Chiesa amorevole e premurosa, così accogliente che Dio non può che amarvi tutti e di questo siamo tutti d'accordo.
L'amore di Dio è sempre presente in tutti noi, perché l'abbiamo scoperto attraverso Cristo, il Buon Pastore, ed deve diventare il nostro stile di vita per l'eternità.
È nostro profondo desiderio che viviamo sempre alla divina presenza di Dio qui in questa casa terrena per poi godere della visione del suo volto che brilla in ognuno di noi.
Cerchiamo di essere sempre questa famiglia amorevole e premurosa come i primi cristiani che erano famosi per questo, e la chiesa è cresciuta velocemente attraverso il mondo antico proprio grazie a questa testimonianza. Cerchiamo sempre la nostra strada mettendoci all’ascolto di Dio, per sentirci tutti a casa.
Voglio ringraziarvi per il vostro impegno e amore, e ancora salutarvi con l'Amore e la Pace di Cristo risorto che appartiene a tutti noi. Amen
Interview with Italian Newspaper
Welcome Address for Ecumenical Primate Dr. Karl Rodig
by H. E. Metropolitan Archbishop of Italy, ++Agostino Caro
Beloved and revered Archbishop, Dear Brother,
As pastor and bishop of this diocese, I wish to welcome you among us, among your people. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, he who comes to confirm us in faith. With gratitude we address the greeting of the Apostle Paul: "grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and from Christ Jesus our Lord" and together with you, I wish to address my cordial greeting to all and to offer them my sincere thanks for having accepted the invitation to be present at such an important event for our church.
First of all, beloved father, we wish to thank you for the trust you gave to us all when, last year, you raised our diocese to the rank of metropolitan archdiocese and then, through the dear Archbishop Apostolic Nunzio Francisco José , you invested me with the pallium , a sign of our total communion and of the responsibility that the good shepherd must bring to our Lord's model.
The Archdiocese of Italy is large, varied, complex. With its dramas and its joys, its problems and its resources. It is made by people who love the Lord, who want the presence of our beloved church to give love and hospitality without distinction.
It is made by priests of various ages, with different backgrounds and past histories, often linked together by experiences of pain, rejection or defeat. They are precious priests and of various charisms, which, at times, do not find the right harmony and peaceful agreement. This is why, in offering this greeting, the words of the "novo millenio ineunte" come to mind, in which the Holy Pope John Paul II invites us to the SPIRITUALITY OF COMMUNION, even going so far as to bring "one another's burdens". And I am a witness to this: my beloved presbytery is generous, made up of priests and deacons with a great heart and holy vocations, tried and tried like gold in the crucible. All as one person, they take each other with love and care. A small family where brothers and sisters compete to respect each other. Never before, has the dimension of communion, family and fraternity, to be emphasized in the Church.
It is in communion, in fact, that we find the drive and strength to walk on the roads of a world that offers only opportunities for weak relationships and tearing divisions. It is communion with you that are a caring brother for us, with the whole College of Bishops in the world, and among us that we want to continue living. Certain and grasped by the penetrating force of the Gospel of Christ; it is only grafted onto this joyful communion that we will be able to leave the temple, to stand in the churchyard, in the world, and "make the Church present and active in those places and in those circumstances, in which it cannot become the salt of the earth except through us"(cit. Lumen Gentium).
Dear brother, Italy is not a simple terrain in which to live our ministry in the independent Catholic movement since, obviously, the presence of the Vatican is prevaricating and often our people and especially our clergy suffer from ostracism and in some ways, even violence . We are missionaries and pioneers and therefore we ask you to support us with your prayer.
In many cases, due to economic problems, we cannot rent places for our churches and, like the first Christians, we gather in the Domus ecclesiae. I always tell my priests that our church is the road, everyday life and workplaces. We are all worker priests even if today, finding a job is very difficult and often with absurd schedules and salaries that do not allow us to face life with serenity, but we have faith and above all, we have our ministry.
Our humble work is to focus testimony and mission on the poor, on discriminated, on those who are rejected and on the Eucharist.
The poor, more and more, must be our mirror, our measure.
Many, perhaps, think that Italy does not experience phenomena of old and new poverty, of social marginalization, of exploitation. Here, too, there are those who not only struggle to get to the end of the month, but that do not even know how to start it.
But there is not only material poverty. The most difficult to deal with, is the poverty of a respectable society that lives by hypocrisy, by daily violence against those who are weaker. Today, unfortunately in Italy, there is a regime that is strong on people's fears: fear of the foreigner, fear of the different. We, with our spirituality of acceptance and inclusiveness, are, with humility, a sign and instrument of the tenderness of the Father who loves every one of his children without ifs and without but, without distinction, dispassionately. The Ecumenical Catholic Church of Christ in the Archdiocese of Italy of Saints Sergius and Bacchus stands out in our country precisely because of this spirit of indiscriminate love, for a total acceptance and for the courage to embrace the lepers of our time.
Attention to the poor, however, engages us in the transforming logic of the Eucharist, the Sacrament of Love. The Eucharist is the pivot around which the entire pastoral and evangelizing activity revolves. For this our earth, "the Eucharist is not only the source and summit of the life of the Church; it is also of his mission: "An authentically Eucharistic Church is a missionary Church” (cit. Sacramentum Caritatis).
It is also important and not secondary our ministry next to the discriminated people, the divorced, the unmarried couples, the people of the LGBT community who are often offended, violated, abandoned and discriminated or even worse removed and chased away. They find a safe place with us, welcoming communities and where they can experience the Father's tenderness.
Unfortunately in Italy we are still few and for this we must pray incessantly for the precious and rich gift of hope: vocations.
The Archdiocese is currently served by priests and deacons scattered throughout the various regions, although not all of us are present.
• Today we will ordain our beloved Don Francesco as a priest, after many years of zealous service, as a deacon, has matured, with our guidance, the desire for the priesthood. He serves with love and dedication the mission of Saints Francis and Clare in the territory of the North West (Val d’Aosta, Lombardy, Piedmont, Liguria).
Father Luca in the North East Vicariate (Trentino, Veneto, Friuli, Emilia Romagna). He is an honorary priest and gave us the joy of a beautiful child, Edward who just turned one year old. Father Luca takes care of the holy family mission of Nazareth and in various regions, but thanking the Lord he is wonderfully assisted by his dear wife Elisa, together they are missionaries of joy.
In Emilia Romagna, in Riccione, we have the Agnus Dei mission where we do not yet have a priest, but a highly trained and enthusiastic seminarian: Gilberto.
The very young fr. Daniel serves the Lord in the community mother of perseverance in Rome.
Going down the boot, we have a great void from Rome to Calabria, where we have a wonderful mission: the Sant’Elia mission, which is lovingly served by don Fortunato, he will be ordained as a priest today.
Finally we are in Sicily where we have our first woman priest
Mother Raffaela, married to Alessandro and mother of three wonderful guys. Presbyter full of charisms and enthusiasm, she works strenuously in the Etna territory and serves the community of Saint Gemma.
The territory of Catania also has another precious gem: fr. David. He too is married to a wonderful woman, Miriam. Father Davide is a practical man, a strong priest, a priest who has exercised his ministry in the suburbs, always in the most difficult places. He is our father Metal.
In addition to serving the church with mother Raffaela in the Etna area, he is also in charge of the mission in the province of Ragusa, San Michele Arcangelo mission.
• And finally, Licata, with the community of the cathedral of San Damian where, besides me, there are the very dear Fr. Giuseppe, and the acolyte Gaetano, who will be ordained a deacon next June 23, there is the permanent deacon don Angelo Marco. Father Giuseppe and Gaetano are my arms, those who give freshness and enthusiasm to the activities of the parish. They are the delight of my daily life with their help and support.
The seminarians and vocations are my primary concern in prayer. Vocation ministry is central to our ministry because we realize that for a more incisive pastoral care in such a vast diocese, there must be more priests and deacons who with courage and self-sacrifice can be a sign and instrument of the Father's tenderness.
Dearest brother, support us in this task with prayer, we increasingly weld the communion between us and in the presence of the clergy and of the many faithful who have come from various parts of Italy, I renew my total obedience to you and to the Manifesto of the Church and walk this stretch together on the roads of history, to get to say, with Paul, "Our living is Christ" (Phil. 1:21). Amen. Alleluia
Peace be with you all! With this Easter Greetings of the Risen Christ to His Apostles and Followers, I greet you on this holiest of holy seasons!
We
have walked with Jesus through the Lenten Season experiencing his
closeness with God, and teaching his followers. We have arrived at
Easter. What we learn from here is our through encounter with the
risen Lord. I want to share with you a letter that our Vicar General
from Sri Lanka sent me from Henry Y. A. Nouwen. It is a good
reflection for all of us.
Jesus Makes Our Deepest Self Known |
"Our heart is at the center of our being human. There our deepest thoughts, intuitions, emotions, and decisions find their source. But it’s also there that we are often most alienated from ourselves. We know little or nothing of our own heart. We keep our distance, as though we were afraid of it. What is most intimate is also what frightens us most. Where we are most ourselves, we are often strangers to ourselves. That is the painful part of our being human. We fail to know our hidden center; and so we live and die often without knowing who we really are. If we ask ourselves why we think, feel, and act in such and such a way, we often have no answer, thus proving to be strangers in our own house. The mystery of the spiritual life is that Jesus desires to meet us in the seclusion of our own heart, to make his love known to us there, to free us from our fears, and to make our own deepest self known to us. In the privacy of our heart, therefore, we can learn not only to know Jesus but, through Jesus, ourselves as well." |
Wishing
you all a Blessed and Joyous Easter Season!
May we all grow deeper into the heart of Jesus which is the Heart of God.
ECCC
NEWS:
India:
First Synod in India in April 2019: Our Nuncio for Asia, H. E. Dr. Sunny Alappat with the Clergy were contemplating the Spiritual growth and Development of the ECCC in India. Archbishop Sunny and his current 12 priests are working with our Church Manifesto and its relevance to the Indian Culture, and with a Vision of Ecumenism, Evangelization and Unity of Churches in India.
Costa Rica: Our Apostolic Nuncio for Latin America, H. E. Sebastian Pla works with the different regions for the growth of the ECCC and strengthen the church through his guidance. Thank you for all the sacrifices!
Brazil:
H. E. Archbishop Dom Lucas has completed the bell tower for his Cathedral in Mina Jerais. He enjoying a growing membership with his church and brother bishops in Brazil! Thank you!
Colombia: Our bishops and clergy working in various places with projects for the poor, and building more missions! Thank you for your zealous work for God's people!
Peru: Our bishops and clergy reaching out to new communities furthering the spiritual needs of so many. Thank you so much brothers!
Equador: The Church is growing! Thank you all for your ecumenical spirit!
Kenya: Our Nuncio for Africa in Kenya, H. E. Archbishop Godfrey Siundu has widened the missions in Kenya and has received new members for the ECCC, including ordinations.
Democratic Republic of the Congo: We welcome wholeheartedly the New Order of St. Francis and Saint Clare with its growing membership under the leadership of Rev. Damas Mukumba. Thank you all for your love and dedication to the Work of Christ!
Nigeria:
Mr. Joseph Goru is in diaolog with our Nuncio for Africa as he shows
interest in the ECCC. There are more people in Africa who are
now in dialog with our Nuntio for joining the ECCC.
Europe:
-Pastoral Visit to our Metropolitan Archdiocese of Italy with her See in Licata, Sicily under the Leadership of H. E. Archbishop Agostino Caro. Looking very much forward to meeting you all!
She is the first women priest in our ECCC! We are very happy and give thanks to God for the gift received in her! In the Name of Mary Magdalene, many blessings upon you!
Plans are considered to find a new Worldwide Headquarter for the ECCC. I am in contact with different realtors! The idea is the expansion of our ECCC. Prayers needed! May God's will be done.
Ongoing
search for and old Monastery/convent or Church in Europe. Our Nuncio
for Southern Europe, Archbishop, H. E. Francisco Bauselles from
Catalonia is also searching for it.
Our Nuncio for Bulgaria, H. E. Archbishop Hristo is receiving new members into our church from Hungary and other countries who show interest in our ECCC. Thank you for all your good Work!
Cathedral of St. Anthony in Detroit enjoys in the last few month a growing membership. We praise God for the Grace we receive.
Ecumenical Primates Dr. Karl Rodig plans Pastoral Visits to India, to Costa Rica Central America, and to Colombia, and God willing Peru.
¡La paz sea con todos ustedes! Con este saludo de Pascua de Cristo resucitado a sus apóstoles y seguidores, ¡lo saludo en esta más santa de las estaciones santas!
Hemos caminado con Jesús a través de la temporada de Cuaresma experimentando su cercanía con Dios y enseñando a sus seguidores. Hemos llegado a la Pascua. Lo que aprendemos de aquí es nuestro encuentro con el Señor resucitado. Quiero compartir con ustedes una carta que nuestro vicario general de Sri Lanka me envió de parte de Henry Y. A. Nouwen. Es un buen reflejo para todos nosotros.
Jesús hace que nuestro yo más profundo sea conocido
"Nuestro corazón está en el centro de nuestro ser humano. Allí nuestros pensamientos más profundos, intuiciones, emociones y decisiones encuentran su origen. Pero también es allí donde a menudo estamos más alejados de nosotros mismos. Sabemos poco o nada de nuestro propio corazón. Nos mantenemos alejados, como si le tuviéramos miedo. Lo que es más íntimo también es lo que más nos asusta. Donde más somos nosotros mismos, a menudo somos extraños para nosotros mismos. Esa es la parte dolorosa de nuestro ser humano. conocemos nuestro centro oculto, y así vivimos y morimos a menudo sin saber quiénes somos realmente. Si nos preguntamos por qué pensamos, sentimos y actuamos de tal o cual manera, a menudo no tenemos una respuesta, por lo que demostramos ser extraños en nuestra propia casa
El misterio de la vida espiritual es que Jesús desea encontrarse con nosotros en la reclusión de nuestro propio corazón, darnos a conocer su amor allí, liberarnos de nuestros miedos y darnos a conocer nuestro ser más profundo. Por lo tanto, en la intimidad de nuestro corazón, podemos aprender no solo a conocer a Jesús sino también, a través de Jesús, a nosotros mismos ".
¡Deseándoles a todos un bendito y feliz Pascua!
Que todos son mas cerca al corazón de Jesús, que es el Corazón de Dios.
NOTICIAS ICEC:
Asia
India:
Primer sínodo en la India en abril de 2019: Nuestro Nuncio para Asia, H. E. Dr. Sunny Alappat con el Clero, estaba contemplando el crecimiento espiritual y el desarrollo del ICEC en la India. El arzobispo Sunny y sus 12 sacerdotes actuales están trabajando con nuestro Manifiesto de la Iglesia y su relevancia para la cultura india, y con una Visión de Ecumenismo, Evangelización y Unidad de Iglesias en la India. ¡Gracias a todos en nuestra Iglesia en la India por su compromiso y renovación en el Espíritu Santo!
América latina:
Costa Rica: nuestro nuncio apostólico para América Latina, H. E. Sebastian Pla trabaja con las diferentes regiones para el crecimiento de la ECCC y fortalece a la iglesia a través de su guía. ¡Gracias por todos los sacrificios!
Brasil:
H. E. El arzobispo Dom Lucas ha completado el campanario de su catedral en Mina Jerais. ¡Está disfrutando de una membresía creciente con su iglesia y hermanos obispos en Brasil! ¡Gracias!
Colombia: ¡Nuestros obispos y clérigos trabajan en varios lugares con proyectos para los pobres y construyen más misiones! ¡Gracias por su celoso trabajo para el pueblo de Dios!
Perú: Nuestros obispos y clérigos están llegando a nuevas comunidades para promover las necesidades espirituales de tantos. Muchas gracias hermanos!
Ecuador: La iglesia está creciendo! ¡Gracias a todos por todos en su espíritu ecuménico!
África:
Kenia: Nuestro Nuncio para África en Kenia, H. E. El Arzobispo Godfrey Siundu ha ampliado las misiones en Kenia y ha recibido nuevos miembros para la ICEC, incluidas las ordenaciones.
República Democrática del Congo: Damos la bienvenida de todo corazón a la Nueva Orden de San Francisco y Santa Clara, con su creciente membresía bajo el liderazgo de la Reverenda Damas Mukumba. ¡Gracias a todos por su amor y dedicación a la Obra de Cristo!
Nigeria: el Sr. Joseph Goru está en diaologo con nuestro Nuncio para África, ya que muestra interés en el ICEC. Hay más personas en África que ahora están en diálogo con nuestro Nuntio para unirse a la ICEC.
Europa:
Italia:
Visita apostólica del primate ecuménico Dr. Karl Rodig a Italia en mayo de 2019:
-Roma a la tumba de San Pedro. -Visita pastoral a nuestra Arquidiócesis Metropolitana con su Sede en Licata, Sicilly bajo el liderazgo de H. E. Arzobispo Agostino Caro. ¡Estoy ansioso por conocerlos a todos!
Felicitamos a la Reverendo Madre Rafaela por su ordenación al Sacerdocio. ¡Es la primera mujer sacerdote en nuestro ECCC! ¡Estamos muy felices y damos gracias a Dios por el don recibido en ella! ¡En el nombre de María Magdalena, muchas bendiciones para ti!
Somos considerando los planes de una nueva Santa Sede Mundial para la ICEC. Estoy en contacto con diferentes agentes inmobiliarios! La idea es la expansión de nuestra ICEC. Oraciones necesarias! Que se haga la voluntad de Dios.
Búsqueda en curso y antiguo monasterio / convento o iglesia en Europa. Nuestro Nuncio para el sur de Europa, el arzobispo, H. E. Francisco Bauselles de Cataluña también lo está buscando.
Bulgaria:
Nuestro Nuncio para Bulgaria, H. E. El Arzobispo Hristo está recibiendo nuevos miembros en nuestra iglesia de Hungría y otros países que muestran interés en nuestra ECCC. ¡Gracias por todo tu buen trabajo!
ESTADOS UNIDOS:
Michigan: La Catedral de San Antonio en Detroit disfruta en los últimos meses de una membresía creciente. Alabamos a Dios por la gracia que recibimos.
2020
Primates ecuménicos El Dr. Karl Rodig planea visitas pastorales a India, a Costa Rica, a América Central, a Colombia y Dios quiere al Perú.
La planificación de 2020 para el Sínodo todavía está en las obras.
Por favor, trabajen con las recomendaciones de la carta pastoral de diciembre de 2018.
¡Gracias a todos por su servicio en el Señor!
Hodie, Christus Natus est, Hallelujah, Hallelujah.
Pax Hominibus bonae voluntatis.
Gloria in Exelsis Deo!
Merry Christmas!
Peace and Joy to you beloved brothers and sisters or of our Worldwide ECCC!
Wishing you all a very blessed and joyous Christmas Season, Health and Peace in A. D. 2019
As we celebrate this Holy Days of Christmas, we are reminded what His birth means to us and the whole world. We not only celebrate His Birth over 2 thousand years ago, we also being reminded of Christ living among us, and that He will come again in Glory to take us all home.
As Christians we are aware that our spiritual journey on this earth is dependent on our relationship with Christ. As we walk with Christ in our midst, we need to keep focused on Him and realize more and more why it makes a difference to follow His commandment of Loving God and our Neighbor. The world with all its glamour is trying to convince us otherwise, i.e., making us believe that there is no God. Yes, for many it has become the answer in modern times: to live only the way one wants, and see all the bad things of today's world be part of a lesser necessity, because it seems to be so much easier. Wars, scandals, natural disasters, famines, or a family tragedy, etc. becomes the new justification for ones own way of a life without God.
But what really will come out of such a lifestyle?
We see it everywhere, a world of bulling, a world of more greed and the devastating consequences it entails, carelessness in all its evil forms, including the pollution of the worlds oceans, the denial of Global warming, the deforestations of the world's vital rain forests, the drug epidemics and all kinds of addictions, robberies, murders, and the list goes on...
Yet, all of this cries out for wanting us to live in a better world that has Love as the moral foundation, and to see families and communities who show more care and respect for each other, yes for all of God's people. We experiencing almost daily how much societies have been divided and how many people are being treated with hate and disrespect. Immigrants are being treated as enemies, living in abhorrent conditions, children separated from their parents. We forget that Jesus and his family were refugees fleeing the brutal hands of the Ruler Herod...
Christmas is a stark reminder to see the world through the eyes of Jesus: in his innocence of a baby -his entire life a peacemaker -welcoming all who seek Wholeness again -finding healing in life's afflictions -restoring God's will among us. We need again this awareness that we are only one human race, and that we are only guests on this earth, and knowing that we are only stewards of God's creation. We need each other. Only God's Word of Life and Grace can bring healing restoring our lives and communities.
Let us be such a renewed people that live this message of Joy to the world and Peace to all people of good will. Let us give testimony for HIS Good NEWS. We are able to do it, because Jesus went before us and showed us the need for change in our life.
May we all find a new way to the Heart of God that, our Father and Mother that is pouring out so much love that we are just taken by it.
Thank you all for your love for Jesus and the good work of our worldwide Church!
Wishing you, your families and all in your care: this kind and pure Love that comes out of the manger in Bethlehem, that innocent life that came in our midst so we can live With Him and Through Him and in Him.
With my Prayers and benedictions,
Yours,
+Karl
ECCC Announcement:
We announcing for 2020: Our Ecumenical Catholic Church of Christ World Synod.
An Apostolic Letter will be sent out to our Archbishops, Bishops, Priests, Deacons and Laity that will plan the Details for this historic event.
We asking you all for your prayers for this celebration of our faith!
We welcome also our new priests in our worldwide missions, the ECCC is growing through the Grace of God!
¡Paz, hermanos y hermanas en Cristo!
Les deseamos a todos una muy feliz
y feliz temporada navideña,
Salud y paz en A. D. 2019
Mientras celebramos estos Días Santos de Navidad, se nos recuerda lo que significa su nacimiento para nosotros y para el mundo entero. No solo celebramos Su nacimiento hace más de 2 mil años, también se nos recuerda que Cristo vive entre nosotros y que Él vendrá nuevamente en Gloria para llevarnos a todos a casa.
Como cristianos somos conscientes de que nuestro viaje espiritual en esta tierra depende de nuestra relación con Cristo. Mientras caminamos con Cristo en medio de nosotros, debemos mantenernos enfocados en Él y darnos cuenta cada vez más de por qué es importante seguir Su mandamiento de amar a Dios y a nuestro prójimo. El mundo con todo su glamour está tratando de convencernos de lo contrario, es decir, haciéndonos creer que no hay Dios. Sí, para muchos se ha convertido en la respuesta en los tiempos modernos: vivir solo de la manera que uno quiere y ver todas las cosas malas del mundo de hoy como parte de una necesidad menor, porque parece ser mucho más fácil. Las guerras, los escándalos, los desastres naturales, las hambrunas, una tragedia familiar, etc., se convierten en la nueva justificación de nuestra propia vida sin Dios.
¿Pero qué realmente saldrá de tal estilo de vida?
Lo vemos en todas partes, un mundo de bulling, un mundo de más codicia y las consecuencias devastadoras que conlleva, el descuido en todas sus formas malignas, incluida la contaminación de los océanos del mundo, la negación del calentamiento global, las deforestaciones de la lluvia vital del mundo. Los bosques, las epidemias de drogas y todo tipo de adicciones, robos, asesinatos, y la lista continúa ...
Sin embargo, todo esto clama por querer que vivamos en un mundo mejor que tenga el Amor como la base moral, y que veamos a las familias y comunidades que muestran más cuidado y respeto por los demás, sí para todo el pueblo de Dios. Experimentamos casi a diario la cantidad de sociedades que se han dividido y la cantidad de personas que son tratadas con odio y falta de respeto. Los inmigrantes son tratados como enemigos, viven en condiciones abominables, los niños separados de sus padres. Olvidamos que Jesús y su familia eran refugiados que huían de las manos brutales del gobernante Herodes ...
La Navidad es un claro recordatorio para ver el mundo a través de los ojos de Jesús: en su inocencia de un bebé, toda su vida, un pacificador, que acogerá a todos los que buscan nuevamente la totalidad, encontrar curación en las aflicciones de la vida, restablecer la voluntad de Dios entre nosotros. Necesitamos nuevamente esta conciencia de que somos solo una raza humana, y que solo somos invitados en esta tierra, y sabiendo que solo somos administradores de la creación de Dios. Nos necesitamos el uno al otro. Solo la Palabra de Dios de Vida y Gracia puede traer sanidad restaurando nuestras vidas y comunidades.
Seamos un pueblo tan renovado que viva este mensaje de Alegría para el mundo y Paz para todas las personas de buena voluntad. Demos testimonio de sus buenas noticias. Podemos hacerlo, porque Jesús fue antes que nosotros y nos mostró la necesidad de un cambio en nuestra vida.
Que todos podamos encontrar un nuevo camino hacia el Corazón de Dios que, nuestro Padre y nuestra Madre, está derramando tanto amor que simplemente nos dejamos llevar por él.
¡Gracias a todos por su amor a Jesús y al buen trabajo de nuestra Iglesia mundial!
Les deseamos a ustedes, a sus familias y a todos a su cuidado: este amor amable y puro que sale del pesebre en Belén, esa vida inocente que vino en medio de nosotros para que podamos vivir con Él y por medio de Él y en Él.
Con mis oraciones y bendiciones,
Suyo,
+Karl
Anuncio de la ECCC:
Es con gran alegría anunciar para 2020:
Nuestra Iglesia Ecuménica Católica de Cristo Sínodo Mundial.
Se enviará una carta apostólica a nuestros arzobispos, obispos, sacerdotes, diáconos y laicos que planearán los detalles para este evento histórico.
¡Les pedimos a todos por sus oraciones por esta celebración de nuestra fe!
También damos la bienvenida a nuestros nuevos sacerdotes en nuestras misiones mundiales, ¡El ECCC está creciendo a través de la Gracia de Dios!
Pace, fratelli e sorelle in Cristo!
Augurandovi tutti Bon Natale
molto Benedetta e Gioiosa,
Salute e Pace in A. D. 2019
Mentre celebriamo questo santo giorno di Natale, ci viene ricordato ciò che la sua nascita significa per noi e per il mondo intero. Non celebriamo solo la sua nascita oltre 2 mila anni fa, ci viene anche ricordato che Cristo vive in mezzo a noi e che ritornerà in gloria per portarci tutti a casa.
Come cristiani siamo consapevoli che il nostro cammino spirituale su questa terra dipende dalla nostra relazione con Cristo. Mentre camminiamo con Cristo in mezzo a noi, dobbiamo concentrarci su di Lui e realizzare sempre di più perché fa la differenza seguire il Suo comandamento di Dio amorevole e il nostro prossimo. Il mondo con tutto il suo fascino sta cercando di convincerci del contrario, cioè, facendoci credere che non c'è Dio. Sì, per molti è diventata la risposta nei tempi moderni: vivere solo come si vuole e vedere tutte le cose cattive del mondo di oggi essere parte di una necessità minore, perché sembra essere molto più facile. Guerre, scandali, disastri naturali, carestie o tragedia familiare, ecc. Diventano la nuova giustificazione per il proprio modo di vivere senza Dio.
Ma cosa uscirà davvero da un simile stile di vita?
Lo vediamo dappertutto, un mondo di bulling, un mondo di più avidità e le conseguenze devastanti che comporta, l'incuria in tutte le sue forme malvagie, compreso l'inquinamento degli oceani del mondo, la negazione del riscaldamento globale, la deforestazione della pioggia vitale mondiale le foreste, le epidemie di droga e tutti i tipi di dipendenze, rapine, omicidi e la lista continua ...
Eppure, tutto questo grida per volere che noi viviamo in un mondo migliore che ha l'Amore come fondamento morale e per vedere famiglie e comunità che mostrano più cura e rispetto l'uno per l'altro, sì per tutto il popolo di Dio. Sperimentiamo quasi ogni giorno quante società sono state divise e quante persone vengono trattate con odio e mancanza di rispetto. Gli immigrati vengono trattati come nemici, vivono in condizioni aberrate, bambini separati dai loro genitori. Dimentichiamo che Gesù e la sua famiglia erano profughi in fuga dalle mani brutali del Sovrano Erode ...
Il Natale è un forte promemoria per vedere il mondo attraverso gli occhi di Gesù: nella sua innocenza di un bambino - tutta la sua vita un pacificatore - accogliere tutti coloro che cercano di nuovo l'integrità - che guarisce nelle afflizioni della vita - ristabilendo la volontà di Dio tra noi. Abbiamo bisogno ancora una volta di questa consapevolezza che siamo solo una razza umana, e che siamo solo ospiti su questa terra, e sapendo che siamo solo amministratori della creazione di Dio. Noi abbiamo bisogno l'uno dell'altro. Solo la Parola di Vita e di Grazia di Dio può portare guarigione che ripristina le nostre vite e comunità.
Diventiamo un popolo così rinnovato che viva questo messaggio di Gioia al mondo e pace a tutti gli uomini di buona volontà. Diamo testimonianza per le Sue buone NOTIZIE. Siamo in grado di farlo, perché Gesù ci ha preceduto e ci ha mostrato la necessità di un cambiamento nella nostra vita.
Possano tutti noi trovare una nuova via per il Cuore di Dio che, nostro Padre e nostra Madre, riversa così tanto amore che siamo semplicemente presi da esso.
Grazie a tutti per il vostro amore per Gesù e per il buon lavoro della nostra Chiesa mondiale!
Augurando Voi, le tue famiglie e tutto ciò che ti sta a cuore: questo amore gentile e puro che esce dalla mangiatoia di Betlemme, quella vita innocente che è venuta in mezzo a noi per vivere con Lui, per Lui e in Lui.
Con le mie preghiere e le mie benedizioni,
Il Suo,
+Karl
Annuncio ECCC:
È con Grande Gioa annunciare per il 2020:
La nostra Chiesa Ecumenica Cattolica di Cristo Sinodo Mondiale.
Una Lettera Apostolica sarà inviata ai nostri Arcivescovi, Vescovi, Sacerdoti, Diaconi e Laici che pianificheranno i Dettagli per questo evento storico.
Chiediamo a tutti voi le vostre preghiere per questa celebrazione della nostra fede!
Diamo il benvenuto anche ai nostri nuovi sacerdoti nelle nostre missioni in tutto il mondo, La Chiesa Ecumenica Cattolica de Cristo sta crescendo attraverso la Grazia di Dio!
July 12, St. John Gaulbert, A. D. 2018
Peace, brothers and sisters in Christ!
Sending you all Greetings and Blessings from our Cathedral of St. Anthony in Detroit!
It is good to write to you about the good things that have happened in the last few month since I last wrote to you.
As some already know, we had a little Synod in our Cathedral with our bishops from the Western Region of the USA. Our task was to read and reflect on our Church Manifesto. It is our guide of why we are here as an Ecumenical Catholic Church. A couple points that shall highlight this are:
-Active ecumenical outreach with other denomination is fruitful as it shows our desire of Unity in Christ. This means respectand understanding of other traditions that have evolved over the centuries and the past decades. Unity is not conformity. Unity is the joint focus on Christ through prayer and dialog as we appreciate the diversity among us as complementary and not as an obstacle. This includes also that we work together on issues of social justice and peace efforts in our societies. Yes, this can be very practical, like serving together the poor, attending meetings that address the need for change in society, etc.
-We are also called to working with those in other denominations who are willing to see the common understanding about Evangelization in a world that is drifting away from Christ. As many of us have experienced that even in the Roman Catholic Church we have many dear friends who love our Manifesto and our Churches' active involvement for helping those in need, those who have been marginalized, and to speak with a common voice against injustice and corruption in our societies. Those who do not like us will always be out there, and it is just a sign that even Jesus experienced when he returned to his hometown of Nazareth and found rejection. (Mark 6,1-6) It shall never discourage us but strengthen our unbreakable faith in God who is all in all and above all.
-We are aware that we always shall live in the spirit of genuine brother and sisterhood in a time when selfishness and arrogance are on the march.
-Our worldwide Ecumenical Catholic Church of Christ is not here to replace other major denominations, but to built bridges and offer places where people can meet without fear and live in the Spirit of the early Church communities.
I encourage you all: gather in your communities with your local bishop of the ECCC, or if you have not a bishop, with your local vicar General and clergy and read (or re-read) the Manifesto of our Church, reflect and use it as a helpful tool to serve in you local churches and beyond.
It is paramount to know your own church before reaching out to others who are interested in our ECCC, or seek dialog with you representing our Church.
Thank you all for your commitment and your love for Christ and our worldwide Church Communion!
I have attached the Spanish Version of our Church Manifesto, so you can share and use it for your gatherings. The English Version you can find on our Websites. As the PDF version has too many MBs, it is not possible to send it. Any further documents of the ECCC you can also find on our international and local website of the ECCC. If you need to translate the Manifesto in to your local language, I give you hereby permission to do so.
ECCC NEWS:
On the Solemnity of St. Peter and St. Paul, A. D. 2018, by Apostolic Decree:
-We have elevated Bishop Dr. Sunny Alappat to the Metropoblitan Archbishop for India.
We have also conferred the Office of Nuncio for Asia. He will serve the Ecumenical Primate for the ECCC throughout Asia, promoting and expanding our Church. We wish him in his new office the continuous support of the local priests and the people of God.
-We have elevated bishop Agostino Caro in Sicily to the Metropolitan Archbishop for Italy.
-On behalf of the Ecumenical Primate, our Nuncio for Eastern Europe, H. E. Archbishop Hristo Pissarov is working on a Concordat with the Catholic Russian Orthodox Church. We shall sign it soon. Prayers and blessings for this Historic Moment!
Nuncios covering the entire Globe:
For Latin America: H. E. Archbishop Sebastian Pla from Costa Rica
-For Eastern and Northern Europe, including, the Balkan, Russia, the Ukraine, Georgia, and the former Soviet Republics: H. E. Archbishop Hristo Pissarov in Bulgaria
-For Southern Europe, including France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Malta and the Spanish Islands: H. E. Archbishop Agostino Caro, Italy.
-For the African Continent, H. E. Archbishop Godfrey Siundu.
-For all of Asia: H. E. Archbishop Dr. Sunny Alappat from India.
The Ecumenical Primate will work in close consultation with the Nuncios as they will report (including updates on the local dioceses) and consult with him on major Church issues.
Thanking all of you for your service!
Let us always be reminded that we shall resemble "the heavenly city, where truth reigns and charity is the law, and whose existence is eternity." From our Manifesto, (St. Augustine Epistle 138,3)
With my prayers and apostolic benedictions,
+Karl
Pace, fratelli e sorelle in Cristo! Vi invio i saluti e le benedizioni dalla nostra cattedrale di Sant'Antonio a Detroit!
È bello scrivervi delle cose belle che sono successe negli ultimi mesi da quando vi ho scritto l'ultima volta.
Come alcuni già sanno, abbiamo avuto un piccolo sinodo nella nostra cattedrale con i nostri vescovi della regione occidentale degli Stati Uniti. Il nostro compito era di leggere e riflettere sul nostro Manifesto della Chiesa. È la nostra guida del perché siamo qui come Chiesa cattolica ecumenica. Un paio di punti che devono essere evidenziati sono:
‐L'azione ecumenica attiva con altre denominazioni è fruttuosa poiché mostra il nostro desiderio di unità in Cristo. Ciò significa rispetto e comprensione delle altre tradizioni che si sono evolute nel corso dei secoli e dei decenni passati. L'unità non è conformità. L'unità è l'obiettivo comune di Cristo attraverso la preghiera e il dialogo, poiché apprezziamo la diversità tra noi come complementare e non come un ostacolo. Ciò include anche il fatto che lavoriamo insieme sulle questioni di giustizia sociale e sugli sforzi per pace nelle nostre società. Sì, questo può essere molto pratico, come servire insieme i poveri, partecipare a riunioni che affrontano il bisogno di cambiamento nella società, ecc.
‐Siamo anche chiamati a lavorare con le altre denominazioni che sono disposte a vedere la comune comprensione dell'Evangelizzazione in un mondo che si sta allontanando da Cristo. Come molti di noi hanno sperimentato anche nella Chiesa Cattolica Romana abbiamo molti cari amici che amano il nostro coinvolgimento nell’aiutare chi è nel bisogno, coloro che sono stati emarginati e che parliamo con una voce comune contro l'ingiustizia e la corruzione nelle nostre società. Coloro che non ci amano saranno sempre là fuori, ed è solo un segno che anche Gesù ha provato quando è tornato nella sua città natale di Nazareth e ha trovato il rifiuto. (Marco 6,1‐6) Non ci scoraggerà mai, ma rafforzerà la nostra fede indissolubile in Dio che è tutto in tutti e al di sopra di tutto.
‐Siamo consapevoli che vivremo sempre nello spirito di un’autentica fratellanza in un momento in cui egoismo e arroganza sono in auge.
‐La nostra Chiesa ecumenica di Cristo in tutto il mondo non è per sostituire altre grandi denominazioni, ma per costruire ponti e offrire luoghi dove le persone possano incontrarsi senza paura e vivere nello Spirito delle prime comunità ecclesiali.
Vi incoraggio tutti: radunatevi nelle vostre comunità con il vostro vescovo locale dell'ECCC, o se non avete un vescovo, con il vostro vicario generale e clero locale e leggete (o rileggete) il Manifesto della nostra Chiesa, riflettete e usatelo come uno strumento utile per servire le chiese locali e oltre.
È fondamentale conoscere la propria chiesa prima di contattare tutti coloro che sono interessati alla nostra ECCC o che cercano un dialogo con chi rappresenta la nostra Chiesa.
Grazie a tutti per il vostro impegno e il vostro amore per Cristo e per la nostra comunione ecclesiale mondiale!
NOTIZIE DELL'ECCC:
Nella solennità di San Pietro e San Paolo, A. D. 2018, con decreto apostolico: ‐Abbiamo elevato il vescovo Dr. Sunny Alappat Arcivescovo Metropolitano per l'India. Abbiamo anche conferito l'Ufficio di Nunzio per l'Asia. Servirà il Primate ecumenico per l'ECCC in tutta l'Asia, promuovendo e ampliando la nostra Chiesa. Gli auguriamo nel suo nuovo ufficio il supporto continuo dei sacerdoti locali e del popolo di Dio.
‐Abbiamo elevato il vescovo Agostino De Caro in Sicilia Arcivescovo metropolita per l'Italia. Il nostro Nunzio per l'Europa del Sud, l'arcivescovo Francisco Adillon, mi ha rappresentato per questa gioiosa occasione. Auguriamo all'Arcivescovo Agostino e a tutti i suoi cari nella nostra Chiesa in Italia molti anni fruttuosi nella vigna del Signore. Lavorerà anche come segretario del Nunzio per l'Europa meridionale.
‐ A nome del Primate ecumenico, il nostro nunzio per l'Europa orientale, H. E. Arcivescovo Hristo Pissarov sta lavorando a un Concordato con la Chiesa cattolica ortodossa russa. Lo firmeremo presto. Preghiere e benedizioni per questo momento storico!
Abbiamo nunzi che coprono l'intero globo:
Per l'America Latina: H.E. Arcivescovo Sebastian Pla dalla Costa Rica
‐Per l'Europa orientale e settentrionale, compresi i Balcani, la Russia, l'Ucraina, la Georgia e il ex repubbliche sovietiche: H. E. Arcivescovo Hristo Pissarov in Bulgaria
‐Per tutta l'Asia: H. E. Arcivescovo Dr. Sunny Alappat dall'India. ‐Per il continente africano, H. E. Arcivescovo Godfrey Siundu.
Il Primate ecumenico lavorerà in stretta consultazione con i Nunzi che riferiranno (compresi gli aggiornamenti sulle diocesi locali) e si consulteranno con lui sulle principali questioni della Chiesa.
Ringraziando tutti voi per il vostro servizio! Ricordiamoci sempre che assomiglieremo "alla città celeste, dove regna la verità e la carità è la legge, e la cui esistenza è l'eternità". Dal nostro Manifesto, (S. Agostino epistole138,3)
Con le mie preghiere e le benedizioni apostoliche,
+ Karl
¡ paz, hermanos y hermanas en Cristo!
¡ enviándole todos los saludos y bendiciones de nuestra Catedral de St. Anthony en Detroit!
Es bueno escribirles sobre las cosas buenas que han sucedido en los últimos meses desde la última vez que les escribí.
Como algunos ya saben, tuvimos un pequeño Sínodo en nuestra catedral con nuestros obispos de la región occidental de los Estados Unidos. Nuestra tarea era leer y reflexionar sobre nuestro manifiesto de la iglesia. Es nuestra guía de por qué estamos aquí como una Iglesia Católica Ecuménica. Un par de puntos que se destacarán son:
-el acercamiento ecuménico activo con otra denominación es fructífero, ya que muestra nuestro deseo de unidad en Cristo. Esto significa el respeto y la comprensión de otras tradiciones que han evolucionado a lo largo de los siglos y las últimas décadas. La unidad no es conformidad. La unidad es el enfoque conjunto de Cristo a través de la oración y el diálogo, ya que apreciamos la diversidad entre nosotros como complementaria y no como un obstáculo. Esto incluye también que trabajamos juntos en temas de justicia social y esfuerzos de paz en nuestras sociedades. Sí, esto puede ser muy práctico, como servir juntos a los pobres, asistiendo a reuniones que abordan la necesidad de cambio en la sociedad, etc.
-También estamos llamados a trabajar con aquellos en otras denominaciones que están dispuestos a ver el entendimiento común acerca de la evangelización en un mundo que está alejándose de Cristo. Como muchos de nosotros hemos experimentado que incluso en la iglesia católica romana tenemos muchos queridos amigos que aman nuestro manifiesto y la participación activa de nuestras iglesias para ayudar a los necesitados, los que han sido marginados, y hablar con una voz común contra la injusticia y corrupción en nuestras sociedades. Los que no nos agradan siempre estarán ahí fuera, y es sólo una señal de que incluso Jesús experimentó cuando regresó a su ciudad natal de Nazaret y encontró rechazo. (Marcos 6, 1-6) Nunca nos desalentará, sino que fortalecerá nuestra inquebrantable fe en Dios, que está en todos y sobre todo.
-Somos conscientes de que siempre viviremos en el espíritu de un hermano y una hermandad genuinos en un tiempo en que el egoísmo y la arrogancia están en la marcha.
-nuestra iglesia ecuménica mundial católica de Cristo no está aquí para reemplazar otras grandes denominaciones, sino para construir puentes y ofrecer lugares donde la gente pueda reunirse sin miedo y vivir en el espíritu de las primeras comunidades de la iglesia.
Os animo a todos: Reúnase en sus comunidades con su obispo local de la ECCC, o si usted no tiene un obispo, con su vicario general local y el clero y leer (o volver a leer) el manifiesto de nuestra iglesia, reflexionar y usarlo como una herramienta útil para servir en las iglesias locales un d más allá.
Es primordial conocer su propia iglesia antes de llegar a otros que están interesados en nuestro ECCC, o buscar dialogo con usted representando a nuestra iglesia.
¡ Gracias a todos por su compromiso y su amor por Cristo y nuestra comunión de la iglesia en todo el mundo!
He adjuntado la versión en Español de nuestro manifiesto de la iglesia, para que usted pueda compartir y usarlo para sus reuniones. La versión en inglés que puedes encontrar en nuestros sitios Web. Como la versión PDF tiene demasiados MBS, no es posible enviarla. Cualquier otro documento de la ECCC también se puede encontrar en nuestra página web internacional y local de la ECCC. Si necesita traducir el manifiesto a su idioma local, le doy permiso para hacerlo.
ECCC noticias:
En la solemnidad de San Pedro y San Pablo, A. D. 2018, y por decreto apostólico:
-hemos elevado al Obispo Dr. Sunny Alappat al arzobispo Metropoblitan para la India.
También hemos conferido la oficina del Nuncio para Asia. Él servirá al primado Ecuménico para el ECCC en toda Asia, promoviendo y expandiendo nuestra iglesia. Le deseamos en su nueva oficina el continuo apoyo de los sacerdotes locales y del pueblo de Dios.
-hemos elevado a obispo Agostino caro en Sicilia al Arzobispo Metropolitano para Italia. Nuestro Nuncio para el sur de Europa, h. e. Mons. Francisco Bausells de España, me ha representado para esta alegre ocasión. Deseamos al arzobispo Agostino y a toda su amada en nuestra iglesia en Italia muchos años fructíferos en la Viña del Señor. También trabajará como Secretario del Nuncio para el sur de Europa.
-En nombre del Primado Ecuménico, nuestro Nuncio para Europa del Este, S. E. Arzobispo Hristo Pissarov está trabajando en un Concordato con la Iglesia Católica Ortodoxa Rusa. Lo firmaremos pronto. Oraciones y bendiciones para este momento histórico!
Tenemos Nuncios cubriendo todo el mundo:
para América Latina: S. e. arzobispo Sebastián Plá de Costa Rica
-para Europa del este y del norte, incluyendo, los Balcanes, Rusia, Ucrania, Georgia, y las repúblicas soviéticas anteriores: S. e. arzobispo Hristo Pissarov en Bulgaria
-Para el Continente de Africa: S. E., Arzobispo Godfrey Siundu.
-para toda Asia: S. E. arzobispo Dr. Sunny Alappat de la India.
El primate ecuménico trabajará en estrecha consulta con los 5 nuncios, ya que reportarán (incluyendo actualizaciones sobre las diócesis locales) y consultarán con él sobre asuntos importantes de la iglesia.
¡ agradeciendo a todos ustedes por su servicio!
Recordemos siempre que nos asemejaremos a "la ciudad celestial, donde reina la verdad y la caridad es la ley, y cuya existencia es la eternidad. " de nuestro manifiesto, (San Agustín epístola 138, 3)
Con mis oraciones y bendiciones apostólicas,
+Karl
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July 12, St. John Gaulbert, A. D. 2018
Peace, brothers and sisters in Christ!
Sending you all Greetings and Blessings from our Cathedral of St. Anthony in Detroit!
It is good to write to you about the good things that have happened in the last few month since I last wrote to you.
As some already know, we had a little Synod in our Cathedral with our bishops from the Western Region of the USA. Our task was to read and reflect on our Church Manifesto. It is our guide of why we are here as an Ecumenical Catholic Church. A couple points that shall highlight this are:
-Active ecumenical outreach with other denomination is fruitful as it shows our desire of Unity in Christ. This means respectand understanding of other traditions that have evolved over the centuries and the past decades. Unity is not conformity. Unity is the joint focus on Christ through prayer and dialog as we appreciate the diversity among us as complementary and not as an obstacle. This includes also that we work together on issues of social justice and peace efforts in our societies. Yes, this can be very practical, like serving together the poor, attending meetings that address the need for change in society, etc.
-We are also called to working with those in other denominations who are willing to see the common understanding about Evangelization in a world that is drifting away from Christ. As many of us have experienced that even in the Roman Catholic Church we have many dear friends who love our Manifesto and our Churches' active involvement for helping those in need, those who have been marginalized, and to speak with a common voice against injustice and corruption in our societies. Those who do not like us will always be out there, and it is just a sign that even Jesus experienced when he returned to his hometown of Nazareth and found rejection. (Mark 6,1-6) It shall never discourage us but strengthen our unbreakable faith in God who is all in all and above all.
-We are aware that we always shall live in the spirit of genuine brother and sisterhood in a time when selfishness and arrogance are on the march.
-Our worldwide Ecumenical Catholic Church of Christ is not here to replace other major denominations, but to built bridges and offer places where people can meet without fear and live in the Spirit of the early Church communities.
I encourage you all: gather in your communities with your local bishop of the ECCC, or if you have not a bishop, with your local vicar General and clergy and read (or re-read) the Manifesto of our Church, reflect and use it as a helpful tool to serve in you local churches and beyond.
It is paramount to know your own church before reaching out to others who are interested in our ECCC, or seek dialog with you representing our Church.
Thank you all for your commitment and your love for Christ and our worldwide Church Communion!
I have attached the Spanish Version of our Church Manifesto, so you can share and use it for your gatherings. The English Version you can find on our Websites. As the PDF version has too many MBs, it is not possible to send it. Any further documents of the ECCC you can also find on our international and local website of the ECCC. If you need to translate the Manifesto in to your local language, I give you hereby permission to do so.
ECCC NEWS:
On the Solemnity of St. Peter and St. Paul, A. D. 2018, by Apostolic Decree:
-We have elevated Bishop Dr. Sunny Alappat to the Metropoblitan Archbishop for India.
We have also conferred the Office of Nuncio for Asia. He will serve the Ecumenical Primate for the ECCC throughout Asia, promoting and expanding our Church. We wish him in his new office the continuous support of the local priests and the people of God.
-We have elevated bishop Agostino Caro in Sicily to the Metropolitan Archbishop for Italy.
-On behalf of the Ecumenical Primate, our Nuncio for Eastern Europe, H. E. Archbishop Hristo Pissarov is working on a Concordat with the Catholic Russian Orthodox Church. We shall sign it soon. Prayers and blessings for this Historic Moment!
Nuncios covering the entire Globe:
For Latin America: H. E. Archbishop Sebastian Pla from Costa Rica
-For Eastern and Northern Europe, including, the Balkan, Russia, the Ukraine, Georgia, and the former Soviet Republics: H. E. Archbishop Hristo Pissarov in Bulgaria
-For Southern Europe, including France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Malta and the Spanish Islands: H. E. Archbishop Agostino Caro, Italy. Updated!
-For the African Continent, H. E. Archbishop Godfrey Siundu.
-For all of Asia: H. E. Archbishop Dr. Sunny Alappat from India.
The Ecumenical Primate will work in close consultation with the Nuncios as they will report (including updates on the local dioceses) and consult with him on major Church issues.
Thanking all of you for your service!
Let us always be reminded that we shall resemble "the heavenly city, where truth reigns and charity is the law, and whose existence is eternity." From our Manifesto, (St. Augustine Epistle 138,3)
With my prayers and apostolic benedictions,
+Karl
Pace, fratelli e sorelle in Cristo! Vi invio i saluti e le benedizioni dalla nostra cattedrale di Sant'Antonio a Detroit!
È bello scrivervi delle cose belle che sono successe negli ultimi mesi da quando vi ho scritto l'ultima volta.
Come alcuni già sanno, abbiamo avuto un piccolo sinodo nella nostra cattedrale con i nostri vescovi della regione occidentale degli Stati Uniti. Il nostro compito era di leggere e riflettere sul nostro Manifesto della Chiesa. È la nostra guida del perché siamo qui come Chiesa cattolica ecumenica. Un paio di punti che devono essere evidenziati sono:
‐L'azione ecumenica attiva con altre denominazioni è fruttuosa poiché mostra il nostro desiderio di unità in Cristo. Ciò significa rispetto e comprensione delle altre tradizioni che si sono evolute nel corso dei secoli e dei decenni passati. L'unità non è conformità. L'unità è l'obiettivo comune di Cristo attraverso la preghiera e il dialogo, poiché apprezziamo la diversità tra noi come complementare e non come un ostacolo. Ciò include anche il fatto che lavoriamo insieme sulle questioni di giustizia sociale e sugli sforzi per pace nelle nostre società. Sì, questo può essere molto pratico, come servire insieme i poveri, partecipare a riunioni che affrontano il bisogno di cambiamento nella società, ecc.
‐Siamo anche chiamati a lavorare con le altre denominazioni che sono disposte a vedere la comune comprensione dell'Evangelizzazione in un mondo che si sta allontanando da Cristo. Come molti di noi hanno sperimentato anche nella Chiesa Cattolica Romana abbiamo molti cari amici che amano il nostro coinvolgimento nell’aiutare chi è nel bisogno, coloro che sono stati emarginati e che parliamo con una voce comune contro l'ingiustizia e la corruzione nelle nostre società. Coloro che non ci amano saranno sempre là fuori, ed è solo un segno che anche Gesù ha provato quando è tornato nella sua città natale di Nazareth e ha trovato il rifiuto. (Marco 6,1‐6) Non ci scoraggerà mai, ma rafforzerà la nostra fede indissolubile in Dio che è tutto in tutti e al di sopra di tutto.
‐Siamo consapevoli che vivremo sempre nello spirito di un’autentica fratellanza in un momento in cui egoismo e arroganza sono in auge.
‐La nostra Chiesa ecumenica di Cristo in tutto il mondo non è per sostituire altre grandi denominazioni, ma per costruire ponti e offrire luoghi dove le persone possano incontrarsi senza paura e vivere nello Spirito delle prime comunità ecclesiali.
Vi incoraggio tutti: radunatevi nelle vostre comunità con il vostro vescovo locale dell'ECCC, o se non avete un vescovo, con il vostro vicario generale e clero locale e leggete (o rileggete) il Manifesto della nostra Chiesa, riflettete e usatelo come uno strumento utile per servire le chiese locali e oltre.
È fondamentale conoscere la propria chiesa prima di contattare tutti coloro che sono interessati alla nostra ECCC o che cercano un dialogo con chi rappresenta la nostra Chiesa.
Grazie a tutti per il vostro impegno e il vostro amore per Cristo e per la nostra comunione ecclesiale mondiale!
NOTIZIE DELL'ECCC:
Nella solennità di San Pietro e San Paolo, A. D. 2018, con decreto apostolico: ‐Abbiamo elevato il vescovo Dr. Sunny Alappat Arcivescovo Metropolitano per l'India. Abbiamo anche conferito l'Ufficio di Nunzio per l'Asia. Servirà il Primate ecumenico per l'ECCC in tutta l'Asia, promuovendo e ampliando la nostra Chiesa. Gli auguriamo nel suo nuovo ufficio il supporto continuo dei sacerdoti locali e del popolo di Dio.
‐Abbiamo elevato il vescovo Agostino De Caro in Sicilia Arcivescovo metropolita per l'Italia. Il nostro Nunzio per l'Europa del Sud, l'arcivescovo Francisco Adillon, mi ha rappresentato per questa gioiosa occasione. Auguriamo all'Arcivescovo Agostino e a tutti i suoi cari nella nostra Chiesa in Italia molti anni fruttuosi nella vigna del Signore. Lavorerà anche come segretario del Nunzio per l'Europa meridionale.
‐ A nome del Primate ecumenico, il nostro nunzio per l'Europa orientale, H. E. Arcivescovo Hristo Pissarov sta lavorando a un Concordato con la Chiesa cattolica ortodossa russa. Lo firmeremo presto. Preghiere e benedizioni per questo momento storico!
Abbiamo nunzi che coprono l'intero globo:
Per l'America Latina: H.E. Arcivescovo Sebastian Pla dalla Costa Rica
‐Per l'Europa orientale e settentrionale, compresi i Balcani, la Russia, l'Ucraina, la Georgia e il ex repubbliche sovietiche: H. E. Arcivescovo Hristo Pissarov in Bulgaria
‐Per tutta l'Asia: H. E. Arcivescovo Dr. Sunny Alappat dall'India. ‐Per il continente africano, H. E. Arcivescovo Godfrey Siundu.
Il Primate ecumenico lavorerà in stretta consultazione con i Nunzi che riferiranno (compresi gli aggiornamenti sulle diocesi locali) e si consulteranno con lui sulle principali questioni della Chiesa.
Ringraziando tutti voi per il vostro servizio! Ricordiamoci sempre che assomiglieremo "alla città celeste, dove regna la verità e la carità è la legge, e la cui esistenza è l'eternità". Dal nostro Manifesto, (S. Agostino epistole138,3)
Con le mie preghiere e le benedizioni apostoliche,
+ Karl
¡ paz, hermanos y hermanas en Cristo!
¡ enviándole todos los saludos y bendiciones de nuestra Catedral de St. Anthony en Detroit!
Es bueno escribirles sobre las cosas buenas que han sucedido en los últimos meses desde la última vez que les escribí.
Como algunos ya saben, tuvimos un pequeño Sínodo en nuestra catedral con nuestros obispos de la región occidental de los Estados Unidos. Nuestra tarea era leer y reflexionar sobre nuestro manifiesto de la iglesia. Es nuestra guía de por qué estamos aquí como una Iglesia Católica Ecuménica. Un par de puntos que se destacarán son:
-el acercamiento ecuménico activo con otra denominación es fructífero, ya que muestra nuestro deseo de unidad en Cristo. Esto significa el respeto y la comprensión de otras tradiciones que han evolucionado a lo largo de los siglos y las últimas décadas. La unidad no es conformidad. La unidad es el enfoque conjunto de Cristo a través de la oración y el diálogo, ya que apreciamos la diversidad entre nosotros como complementaria y no como un obstáculo. Esto incluye también que trabajamos juntos en temas de justicia social y esfuerzos de paz en nuestras sociedades. Sí, esto puede ser muy práctico, como servir juntos a los pobres, asistiendo a reuniones que abordan la necesidad de cambio en la sociedad, etc.
-También estamos llamados a trabajar con aquellos en otras denominaciones que están dispuestos a ver el entendimiento común acerca de la evangelización en un mundo que está alejándose de Cristo. Como muchos de nosotros hemos experimentado que incluso en la iglesia católica romana tenemos muchos queridos amigos que aman nuestro manifiesto y la participación activa de nuestras iglesias para ayudar a los necesitados, los que han sido marginados, y hablar con una voz común contra la injusticia y corrupción en nuestras sociedades. Los que no nos agradan siempre estarán ahí fuera, y es sólo una señal de que incluso Jesús experimentó cuando regresó a su ciudad natal de Nazaret y encontró rechazo. (Marcos 6, 1-6) Nunca nos desalentará, sino que fortalecerá nuestra inquebrantable fe en Dios, que está en todos y sobre todo.
-Somos conscientes de que siempre viviremos en el espíritu de un hermano y una hermandad genuinos en un tiempo en que el egoísmo y la arrogancia están en la marcha.
-nuestra iglesia ecuménica mundial católica de Cristo no está aquí para reemplazar otras grandes denominaciones, sino para construir puentes y ofrecer lugares donde la gente pueda reunirse sin miedo y vivir en el espíritu de las primeras comunidades de la iglesia.
Os animo a todos: Reúnase en sus comunidades con su obispo local de la ECCC, o si usted no tiene un obispo, con su vicario general local y el clero y leer (o volver a leer) el manifiesto de nuestra iglesia, reflexionar y usarlo como una herramienta útil para servir en las iglesias locales un d más allá.
Es primordial conocer su propia iglesia antes de llegar a otros que están interesados en nuestro ECCC, o buscar dialogo con usted representando a nuestra iglesia.
¡ Gracias a todos por su compromiso y su amor por Cristo y nuestra comunión de la iglesia en todo el mundo!
He adjuntado la versión en Español de nuestro manifiesto de la iglesia, para que usted pueda compartir y usarlo para sus reuniones. La versión en inglés que puedes encontrar en nuestros sitios Web. Como la versión PDF tiene demasiados MBS, no es posible enviarla. Cualquier otro documento de la ECCC también se puede encontrar en nuestra página web internacional y local de la ECCC. Si necesita traducir el manifiesto a su idioma local, le doy permiso para hacerlo.
ECCC noticias:
En la solemnidad de San Pedro y San Pablo, A. D. 2018, y por decreto apostólico:
-hemos elevado al Obispo Dr. Sunny Alappat al arzobispo Metropolitan para la India.
También hemos conferido la oficina del Nuncio para Asia. Él servirá al primado Ecuménico para el ECCC en toda Asia, promoviendo y expandiendo nuestra iglesia. Le deseamos en su nueva oficina el continuo apoyo de los sacerdotes locales y del pueblo de Dios.
-hemos elevado a obispo Agostino caro en Sicilia al Arzobispo Metropolitano para Italia. Nuestro Nuncio para el sur de Europa, h. e. Mons. Francisco Bausells de España, me ha representado para esta alegre ocasión. Deseamos al arzobispo Agostino y a toda su amada en nuestra iglesia en Italia muchos años fructíferos en la Viña del Señor. También trabajará como Secretario del Nuncio para el sur de Europa.
-En nombre del Primado Ecuménico, nuestro Nuncio para Europa del Este, S. E. Arzobispo Hristo Pissarov está trabajando en un Concordato con la Iglesia Católica Ortodoxa Rusa. Lo firmaremos pronto. Oraciones y bendiciones para este momento histórico!
Tenemos Nuncios cubriendo todo el mundo:
para América Latina: S. e. arzobispo Sebastián Plá de Costa Rica
-para Europa del este y del norte, incluyendo, los Balcanes, Rusia, Ucrania, Georgia, y las repúblicas soviéticas anteriores: S. e. arzobispo Hristo Pissarov en Bulgaria
-Para el Continente de Africa: S. E., Arzobispo Godfrey Siundu.
-para toda Asia: S. E. arzobispo Dr. Sunny Alappat de la India.
El primate ecuménico trabajará en estrecha consulta con los 5 nuncios, ya que reportarán (incluyendo actualizaciones sobre las diócesis locales) y consultarán con él sobre asuntos importantes de la iglesia.
¡ agradeciendo a todos ustedes por su servicio!
Recordemos siempre que nos asemejaremos a "la ciudad celestial, donde reina la verdad y la caridad es la ley, y cuya existencia es la eternidad. " de nuestro manifiesto, (San Agustín epístola 138, 3)
Con mis oraciones y bendiciones apostólicas,
+Karl
Lent - Cuaresma 2018Dear brothers and sisters in Christ!As we are in the Lenten Season, reflecting and meditating on the Mysteries of our salvation, we walk with Jesus into the desert of our lives. We deepen our prayer life, and like Jesus, we train ourselves to resist temptations of all kinds. We ask ourselves, what are the temptations that keep us from God? Are we strong enough to walk with Jesus as He showed us that there is no way around the Cross, but caring our own crosses we are closer to him than the world wants us to believe.Right there is our biggest temptation, by following the world with all its empty promises making us believe that it is easier, that this is more comfortable, and so many feel better consciously making everything permissible even when it goes against God's commandments, therefore insulting HIS Love.Today we see a new insult against the Love of God as our young people are frustrated when they see that leadership by example is eroding in some Churches, and especially when it comes to politicians who betray the sacred trust given to them by the people!We all long for a time of healing and inner growth, and this Lenten Season is giving us the opportunity for a new spiritual focus in our life: to see what is really important living in this temporary world? and what do I need in order to serve others?...The Gospel opens our heart towards the life of Jesus, his words, his actions, his compassion, his endless love, his mercy, his guidance toward God who is all in all..."Show us the Father", the disciples ask Jesus..."What do I need to do to gain the kingdom of heaven", the young man is curious with Jesus..."I will follow you where ever you go, Master, even when I have to die for you", says Peter...And what happened with all these people, they either walked away, or failed to put in action when confronted with the truth and seriousness of saying fully YES to Jesus! For the Apostle Peter, his faith needed to be renewed, and he became the great Saint.Therein lies our personal approach to see our faith in a renewed light. Are we the ones who say yes to all, but do not really follow through in what God is asking us to do. "Not everyone who says, Yes, will enter the kingdom of heaven, but who does the Will of my Father"...Faith is trusting God all the Way, believing that Jesu Christ is a reality in our lives that can change us upside down.A little example from our own Church congregation's life, and I am more than sure you see similar behaviors in the people whom you serve as well. Sometimes we have people coming to church, and they impressed with the Sanctuary, and the diversity of our people, but then it looks like that's all they see, and then after coming one or two times to church, they feel like it is not their place, because they don't get what they want, and they walk away. They miss music that has to be disco like, or they looking for things they have in a social club...Yet, by talking to some, I found out, it is sometimes the lack of listening to the Word of God, and accepting Jesus into ones life, because that can make the change, and that brings commitment.Yes, we need to learn what we have heard and read from of old through Sacred Scriptures finding our spiritual path toward the Kingdom of Heaven. Also, the examples of people in our lives who were true role models ..The lives of Saints that show us such rich diversity in the Christian experience with Jesus.I want to encourage you to seek in these coming weeks a new spiritual awareness and little retreats for your lives in a wise manner. To discern what it means to live in the world but to be not of the world, so your life can be more enriched through the Word of God, and that you may feel it's soothing and healing power for your souls!I would like to conclude with a letter from Clement of Rome written around 90 A. D."Do not be irritated or angry when someone corrects you, turning you from evil to goodness. Sometimes we do wrong without knowing it because we are double-minded: we can deceive ourselves into thinking that evil is good. Equally do not be irritated or angry you when you see sinful people enjoying great wealth and luxury. They are winning the contest for this world's prize. The righteous person does not win his reward quickly, but must wait for it. This is because we have to train hard and long in order to win his reward quickly, but must wait for it. This is because we have to train hard and long in order to win the race. After all, the crown of eternal life cannot be won easily with little effort; the person who wins it must have every spiritual muscle at the peak of fitness. It does not matter if you are weak in the affairs of commerce and trade and to live in poverty. What matters is that you are strong in the affairs of the soul." (2nd Epistle to the Corinthians Chapter 19/10)Wishing you all a joyous Lent!With my apostolic benedictions,Yours+KarlNews:It is with great joy to announce our Seminary online thanks to the tireless work of so many, especially, our Fr. Dr. Tom Roberts and Mr. Gary Staszak. I have asked some of you to join the advisory board which you have answered. If more of you want to join the advisory board for the Faculty team, or if you feel you could contribute as a faculty member in you respected country around the world, serving as an extension of the Seminary, this would be a wonderful idea!Please take a look at the Website: https://www.stanthonysliturgicalhouse.org/It is designed to enroll students who seek ministry, also for people who want to deepen their knowledge through different biblical and theological studies.Queridos hermanos y hermanas en Cristo!Como estamos en la época de Cuaresma, reflexionando y meditando sobre los misterios de nuestra salvación, caminamos con Jesús al desierto de nuestras vidas. Profundizamos nuestra vida de oración, y como Jesús, nos entrenamos para resistir las tentaciones de todo tipo. Nos preguntamos, ¿cuáles son las tentaciones que nos alejan de Dios? ¿Somos lo suficientemente fuertes para caminar con Jesús como él también nos mostró que no hay manera alrededor de la Cruz, pero cuidando nuestras propias cruces estamos más cerca de él, y no que el mundo quiere que creamos.Justo ahí está nuestra mayor tentación, siguiendo al mundo con todas sus promesas vacías haciéndonos creer que es más fácil, que esto es más cómodo, y que muchos se sienten mejor haciendo conscientemente que todo sea permisible incluso cuando va en contra de los mandamientos de Dios, por lo tanto, insultando Amor.Hoy vemos un nuevo insulto contra el amor de Dios. Muchos de los jóvenes se sienten frustrados cuando ven que el liderazgo está erosionado en algunas iglesias, y especialmente cuando se trata de políticos que traicionan la sagrada confianza que les ha dado del pueblo.Todos anhelamos un tiempo de sanación y crecimiento interior, y esta temporada cuaresmal nos está dando la oportunidad de un nuevo enfoque espiritual en nuestra vida: ¿ver qué es realmente importante viviendo en este mundo temporal? ¿Y qué necesito para servir a los demás?... El Evangelio abre nuestro corazón hacia la vida de Jesús, sus palabras, sus acciones, su compasión, su amor infinito, su misericordia, su guía hacia Dios, que es todo en todos... "Muéstranos al padre ", los discípulos le piden a Jesús... "¿Qué necesito hacer para ganar el Reino de los cielos ", el joven es curioso con Jesús... "yo te seguiré donde quiera que vayas, maestro, aun cuando tenga que morir por ti", dice Pedro... Y lo que pasó con toda esta gente, o bien se alejó, o no puso en acción cuando se enfrentó a la verdad y la seriedad de decir plenamente sí a Jesús! Para el Apóstol Pedro era necesito una renovación de su fe, y al fin él era un gran Santo.Ahí radica nuestro enfoque personal para ver nuestra fe en una luz renovada. ¿Somos nosotros los que decimos sí a todos, pero no seguimos realmente a través de lo que Dios nos está pidiendo que hagamos. "No todos los que dicen que Sí entrarán en el Reino de los cielos, pero quién hacen la voluntad de mi padre "...La fe confía en Dios todo el camino, creyendo que Jesu Cristo es una realidad en nuestras vidas que nos puede cambiar al revés.Un pequeño ejemplo de la vida de nuestra Congregación de la iglesia, y yo más que soy seguro que usted ve comportamientos similares en la gente a la que usted sirve también. A veces tenemos gente que viene a la iglesia, y ellos impresionados con el Santuario, y la diversidad de nuestra gente, pero entonces parece que eso es todo lo que ven, y luego después de venir una o dos veces a la iglesia, se sienten como que no es su lugar, porque no consiguen lo que quieren, y se alejan. Se pierden la música que tiene que ser discoteca..., o que buscan cosas que tienen en su club social... Sin embargo, al hablar con algunos, me enteré, a veces es la falta de escuchar la palabra de Dios, y aceptar a Jesús en la vida de los seres, porque eso puede hacer el cambio, y eso trae compromiso.Sí, necesitamos aprender lo que hemos escuchado y leído del viejo a través de las Sagradas Escrituras, encontrando nuestro camino espiritual hacia el Reino de los cielos. También, los ejemplos de personas en nuestras vidas que eran verdaderos ejemplos de la vida... La vida de los Santos que nos muestran una diversidad tan rica en la experiencia cristiana con Jesús.Quiero alentarlos a buscar en estas próximas semanas una nueva conciencia espiritual y pequeños retiros para sus vidas de una manera sabia. ¡Para discernir lo que significa vivir en el mundo pero no ser del mundo, para que tu vida pueda enriquecerse más a través de la Palabra de Dios, y que puedas sentir que es un poder sanador y calmante para tu alma!Me gustaría concluir con una carta de Clemente de Roma escrita alrededor de 90 A. D."No te irrites ni te enojes cuando alguien te corrige, volviéndote del mal a la bondad. A veces hacemos mal sin saberlo porque somos de doble ánimo: podemos engañarnos a nosotros mismos al pensar que el mal es bueno. Igualmente no te irrites o usted está enojado cuando ve gente pecadora disfrutando de gran riqueza y lujo. Ellos están ganando el concurso para el premio de este mundo. La persona justa no gana su recompensa rápidamente, pero debe esperarla. Esto se debe a que tenemos que entrenar duro y durante mucho tiempo. Para ganar su recompensa rápidamente, pero debe esperar, porque debemos entrenar duro y largo para ganar la carrera. Después de todo, la corona de la vida eterna no se puede ganar fácilmente con poco esfuerzo; la persona que gana debe tener todos los músculos espirituales en la cima de la aptitud física, no importa si eres débil en los asuntos del comercio y el comercio y si vives en la pobreza. Lo que importa es que seas fuerte en los asuntos del alma ". (Segunda Epístola a los Corintios Capítulo 19/10)¡Desearles a todos una Cuaresma gozosa!Con mis bendiciones apostolicosSuyo+KarlNoticias:Es con gran alegría anunciar nuestro seminario en línea con la pagina de web. Gracias al trabajo incansable de tantos, especialmente, nuestro Padre Dr. Tom Roberts y el Sr. Gary Staszak. He pedido a algunos de ustedes que se unan a la Junta Consultiva a la que han respondido. Si más de ustedes quieren unirse a la Junta Asesora del equipo de la Facultad, o si sienten que pueden contribuir como un miembro de la Facultad en su país respetado en todo el mundo, sirviendo como una extensión del seminario, esto sería una idea maravillosa!Por favor, eche un vistazo a la página web: https://www.stanthonysliturgicalhouse.org/Está diseñado para inscribir a los estudiantes que buscan el Ministerio, también para las personas que quieren profundizar su conocimiento a través de diferentes estudios bíblicos y teológicos.
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- April 1 – 6, 2017 in Jakarta, Indonesia: organized by the Asian Lay Leaders (ALL) Forum, an umbrella organization composed of five groups in Asia. We are working with Paul Hwang, director of All Forum, who will be hosting this Youth Forum with theologians addressing the International Movement of Catholic Students (IMCS) in Indonesian Ecological Sustainability, Genuine Human Development, Triple Dialogue of FABC, EvangelliGaudium and Laudato Si.
- July 19-23, 2017 in Bangalore, India: a gathering of the International Network of Societies for Catholic Theology (INSeCT) who, for the last 3 years, have focused their discussion on Gender and Ecclesiology and will discuss here the future of INSeCT.
- November 15 – 18, 2018 in Aparecida, Brazil: Forum of the People of God organized by Global Council Network to be structured in a synodal type format.
- 2021 Africa: Forum of the People of God (time and place to be determined)
December 6th, Saint Nicklaus, A. D. 2016
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Peace, and Greetings to you, brothers and sisters in Christ of our Worldwide Church Communion!
As we prepare ourselves for the Birth of Christ and His Second Coming in Glory, we look more inwardly through reflection and meditation. We seek a deeper relationship with Christ, so He will find us not asleep, but awake.
The Gospel and Scripture readings in this Season showing what the People of old were yearning for, the Messiah, the Prince of Peace, the Savior, the King of Kings, and that Christ is that Person, divine and human. In prayerful reflection, we experience in our faith life a newness that brings changes for our daily life and our actions as Christians!
How can the Newborn King lead us to God? What great Joy that comes from our Love for God's Son, a love and peace the world in itself is unable to give. How can our longing for this ultimate Union with God be more rooted within us?
As I was writing, I received a nice letter of reflection from our Vicar General in Sri Lanka, Fr. Nicholas. I would like to share his letter with you! Also I share below with you a letter from our Bishop in India, +Dr. Sunny!
"LANGUAGE OF GOD IS CHRISTMAS
Communication is an indispensable component of human history. Communication could be vary, but in this varied pattern, language occupies the prominent place. It is not an exaggeration to say, all what we are and what we have today are due to the language people have been using in different forms in history. This is the human dimension of the language. But there is also a divine dimension of the language.
People of the Old Testament experienced God’s language in sundry ways. It is the People of New Testament who began to experience the language of God in human form. As John the Evangelist records God’s word becomes flesh at Christmas. From the very beginning of Jesus event, it is the divine communication that continues to speak to mankind in Jesus. Hence the language God addressed to man through Jesus is CHRISTMAS. God’s word that became flesh is an eternal language. Wherever and whenever such language is spoken JESUS IS BORN. Let us understand what this language is:
It is the language of good news to Mary and her Fiat to it.
It is the language of dispelling Joseph’s doubts.
It is the language of sharing of joy with Elizabeth.
It is the language of joy at the birth of Jesus.
It is the language of facing challenging threats to life of baby Jesus in the life of Joseph.
It is the language of Peace spoken by Jesus.
It is the language of reconciliation in Jesus
It is the language of loving acceptance in prodigal son.
It is the language of forgiveness in Mary Magdalene.
It is the language of loving enemies in Jesus.
It is the language of service in the washing of the feet.
It is the language of “OUR FATHER”.
It is the language of “YOUR WILL BE DONE”.
It is the language of CRUCIFIXION”.
It is the language of “RESURRECTION”.
Christmas is to speak this language. Unless and until we speak this language from our heart we will not experience birth of Jesus; what we will experience is our own Ego and selfishness.
Today when the whole world celebrates Christmas I begin to wonder, whether Jesus is being born in the present context. It is only in the communication of the language God spoke to man through Jesus, we could rediscover Jesus and experience His birth.
We wish you a Christmas that you will experience the language of Jesus and keep on speaking it in your own life situation."
May all of you around the World wherever you are experience this Christ in you!
Angelus Silesius said it very well when he wrote: "Though Jesus Christ were born a thousand times in Bethlehem by his Mother, if he is not born again in you, then you are lost for evermore."
May Christ be born in your hearts, and reign there for His Love will be everlasting!
May the Joy of His Birth renew the Love for HIS Kingdom, and may the coming year bring all of us closer to God!
From Bishop Sunny in India:
Most Rev. Fr. Karl and Loving Brothers in Jesus Christ,
As I am meditating on "The message on Christmas", the wonderful answer popped into my mind as I read over this gospel on Christmas, the greatest beginning of the greatest story ever told. So much of the Christmas story is, truly, about listening.
When Gabriel arrives to bring Mary the news that she will bear a child…she listens.
When the angel tells Joseph in his dreams what is about to happen…he listens.
The shepherds listen when the angel announces the “good news of great joy.”
In the passage immediately following this, they go out and tell the world what they have seen. And the world listens.
Christmas invites us to listen.
To listen for God’s messengers. To listen for His good news.
And what good news it is: that God is with us! That we are no longer alone. That He has come into our lives, and into our world. “The grace of God has appeared,” Paul writes. Or as Isaiah puts it so beautifully: “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light.”
Listening about True Love.
Then I start to contemplate the mystery of our God who became man. He is born in silence, poverty, simplicity and purity in Bethlehem, the house of bread. The sacred mystery of His Incarnation continued for us in the mystery of the Eucharist, God made real for us. God becomes man. Bread and wine becomes God-man. Each time we come to the Eucharist, we come to a new Bethlehem. He, who rested once in a manger, now rests in our entire being, as we receive him in the mystery of the Mass. "For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven, and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man" (Roman Missal, 3rd edition, Profession of Faith).
Tragedies exist; evil exists; bad things happen precisely because man rejects God. Our modern times are marked by a general rejection of God thus causing the terrible chaos that we see in the news each day. "The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; upon those who dwelt in the land of gloom a light has shone. You have brought them abundant joy and great rejoicing, as they rejoice before you as at the harvest, as people make merry when dividing spoils" (Isaiah 9: 1-2).
While Christmas is undoubtedly a time of great joy, it is also an occasion for deep reflection, even an examination of conscience. Whatever language we may speak as we contemplate the Christ child lying in the manger of Bethlehem, God speaks only one language and that language is the language of love.
Like the shepherds of Bethlehem, may we too, with eyes full of amazement and wonder, gaze upon the Child Jesus, the Son of God. And in his presence may our hearts burst forth in prayer: “Show us, Lord, your mercy, and grant us your salvation” (Ps 85:8).
Think of how Christmas comes to us – if only we listen for it.
With my prayers and Blessings,
+DR SUNNY ALAPPAT
With my prayers for you all
yours
+Karl
Letter of information n°1 12 September 2016
Global Council Network
Towards a Church- Inspired by the Gospel-for the world
Por uma Igreja inspirada no Evangelho - para o mundo
Rumbo a una Iglesia inspirada en el Evangelio-para el mundo
Vers une Eglise-inspirée par l’Evangile-pour le monde
Verso una Chiesa ispirata dal Vangelo per il mondo
To all signatories of the Declaration and to the participants of the Council 50 Gathering of delegates on 20-22 November 2015 in Rome.
Dear All,
By your endorsing the “Council 50 declaration” you are part of the “Global Council Network”. It is a pleasure to write to you to think and work together on what should be this network. To recall the spirit of our endeavor, the first part of this letter is an update on the last gathering of delegates that took place last November in Rome. Then, a second part will describe the main activities for the forthcoming years planned during this gathering and finally the last part is an invitation for you to contribute to the preparation of the first synod of the people of God that will take place in 2018 in Brasilia. This synod will be a major activity of the forthcoming years.
1) Update on the Gathering of delegates 20-22 November 2015 in Rome
First of all, let me briefly update those of you who did not attend the gathering of Rome.
Although the Council Vatican II renewed the Catholic Church, the stride for expressing the Gospel message in a way that the contemporary men and women can understand was stopped. The election of Pope Francis and the spirit he gave in the early days to his pontificate, his renewed attention to Synods, his attitudes, calls, gestures aroused great hope and encouraged a large part of the Church to support him in his efforts to turn the Church from a dogmatic attitude to a pastoral and evangelic approach, and to respond to his exhortations, in particular that in "Evangelii Gaudium1", recommending to the bishops "in certain circumstances to walk behind the people because the herd possesses itself an intuition to find new paths ".
In order to respond to this call, to be faithful to the message of Vatican II2 and to the Gospel and to give an opportunity of expression to the sensus fidelium/fidei3, a gathering of delegates of reform movements, associations and communities around the world was organized in Rome on November 20-22 2015 on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the close of the Council Vatican II, and of the Pact of Catacombs. About 100 delegates from 28 countries spread within 5 continents met together and bring the views of their groups, movements, and countries on reforms to be undertaken by our Church towards both:
i) the being of the Church (the people including the hierarchy), her functioning and her organization in order to improve her, so that she is in 21th century what she says to be,
ii) the saying it and the doing of the Church in order to allow her members to illuminate, with the Spirit of Jesus, our evolving world and to contribute to its transformation into a world of peace, social and economic justice, solidarity, a world fighting against poverty in which every man and every woman can develop him/herself in all the dimensions of his/her being. Hence the leitmotiv "Council 50, towards a Church inspired by Gospels for the world ".
A book on this event is in progress and will be published as soon as possible. Meanwhile you might read the article that Miriam Duignam wrote in the March 2016 issue of the magazine RENEW on the gathering of Rome and that is posted on the Council 50 website (http://www.council50.org/c55/ )
A first expression resulting from this gathering was the “Council 50 declaration” that most of you did endorse. This declaration was submitted to Pope Francis on the 8th of December 2015, the 50th anniversary of the close of Vatican II.
(http://www.council50.org/c55/declaration-2015 ).
Very much motivated by this gathering, participants demanded that the process thus initiated in Rome be pursued. Therefore, right after the last plenary session of the gathering, a new meeting was organized in the afternoon of November 22 2015 in order to satisfy this demand. During this meeting, a plan was established and agreed upon to proceed along the same lines.
2) Actions agreed to be undertaken?
These actions are particularly aiming at
- give a new impulse to the great spectrum of movements fighting in favor of the renovation of Catholic Church and give them the possibility to express themselves, as members of the people of God;
- consolidate proposals of the people of God in favor of the renovation of Catholic Church, and particularly those of the Council 50 declaration;
- expand the network with reform organizations, movements, communities, groups which didn't participate in Rome and which work for a more democratic Church inspired by the Gospel and the openings of the Council Vatican II, committed with peace, economic and social justice, solidarity, integrity of creation, with equality in rights and responsibilities between women and men in the Church.
You are therefore invited to undertake the following actions and to pray the Holy Spirit for inspiring us the best way to accomplish them:
i) Endorsement of the “Council 50 declaration” by as many people as possible, and development of the “Global Council network”. This network is composed of all those who endorsed the declaration. This is easily done via the website:
(http://www.council50.org/…/declarat…/endorse-the-declaration.
You are invited to contact your friends and present them the declaration. If you want to be informed on the actions to be undertaken along these lines, and eventually to contribute to these actions, do not hesitate to contact me or a member of the Global Council network.
ii) work with local groups, associations, movements, communities, parishes for thinking at the needed reforms to introduce both in the Church and the world in the spirit of the “Council 50 declaration”, and the best ways to implement them. A possible way to proceed is to organize in your own territories forums, thematic discussions, etc. for contributing to the building-up of a common agenda of issues to address, having in mind the principles and directions of the Medellin Document and of the Council 50 declaration in order to contribute to the preparation of the forthcoming “Synod of the people of God” presented below.
iii) Organization of a series of “Synods of the people of God” on topics chosen along the lines of the Council 50 declaration, taking into account its necessary improvement, and the specificities of the culture and particularities of the regions where they will take place. The first one in Latin America in 2018, presented below and the second one in Africa in 2021.
3) The First Synod of the people of God in Brasilia in 2018 and its preparation
Following the very interesting proposal of Lula Ramires, Edson G.P.O. Silva and Daniel Seidel from San Paulo in Brazil, the first Synod of the people of God will take place in Brasilia in 2018, at the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Conference of Latin American Bishops that took place in Medellin where the option for the Poor was reinforced and the base communities recognized. This is the opportunity for every community, group; movement all around the world to participate and contribute to make its voice heard for reforms in the Church and the society in order to transform our 21st century world in the light of the Spirit of Jesus and the Gospel into a world of peace, social and economic justice, solidarity, a world which respects human rights and preserves our planet..
An international organizing committee composed of delegates of reform networks or movements, including a local committee particularly in charge of the practical local organization, is being set-up. It is in charge of launching the process of elaboration of the content of this Synod and to prepare the program in cooperation with all groups, movements, communities interested. The first meeting of the international committee preparing this synod will be held on 6-7 November 2016 in Rome.
It has been suggested that this Synod should
- emphasize the shortcomings of the present organization of our Church and of its behavior;
- present alternatives in the light of the Council Vatican II, the Gospel and results from theological approaches including the theology of liberation;
- express a vision, based on the message of Jesus, that is able to inspire the whole world for social and economic justice, solidarity, human rights, preservation of our planet and peace.
- restore the hope that the good spirit laid down in documents more than 50 years ago, as well as in the papers, talks and practice of our Pope Francis, is going to break through anyway.
What do you think?
It is very important in this venture to benefit from the support and contributions from all reform groups and movements throughout the world in order to build a synod that will express the views of the People of God.
This is why you are invited to sign with your name, email and association, group, movement, network, communities, etc., the letter of invitation to this synod which will be finalized during the meeting of the organizing committee in Rome.
Therefore, if you agree to sign the letter of invitation to the 2018 synod, you will receive the draft for review.
Furthermore, if you are interested to be part of the organizing international committee, if you want to make suggestions for the synod, regarding its aims, key points to address, ideas to convey, proposals of reforms to be undertaken, particular activities to organise, please send me an email (Francois.Becker@council50.org ).
With my best regards
François Becker
Secretary General of the European Network Church on the move
Coordinator of Global Council Network
September 8th, Nativity of Mary A. D. 2016
Peace, dear brothers and sisters of the Ecumenical Catholic Church of Christ,
and all Christians near and afar!
The past unholy experiences that some of you, including I had, and will continue to have with some of the Roman Catholic Hierarchy, shall not diminish our Spirit for a New Face of Christ's Church that needs renewal and reforms.
We shall pray and be moved in the Holy Spirit to actively follow Christ and seek HIM in all things. He is the one who will set you free, not some Roman bishops who see this as a power game out of their own misery of church politics.
When Christ faced the authorities of his time, HE was full aware of the insult he would face, the total disconnect of those who yield power for their own sake...Christ born into a historical time of unrest, fear, and social injustice, faced the ignorance, the abuse of authority in the religious hierarchy, the betrayal through so many, the hate toward his message of Love. It was the hypocrisy of so many leaders who showed no faith in the God of Love and Mercy, and they hated him to death, and so He faced the agony of being rejected and abandoned till the end with only a few around him.
The experience of our sincere heart that searches for a liberating faith coming closer to Christ is our call. Let us be truthful to HIM and ourselves, and may we bless those who raise their voices against us out of hate and ignorance, may we pray for those who find pleasure and satisfaction in persecuting us, and love them through the eyes of Christ.
"As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. If you obey my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commandments and remain in His love." (John 15:9-10)
“For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all died; and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again” (2 Corinthians 5:14, 15).
The Love of Christ compels all of us to love and care for each other as Christ has shown it in his earthly life, and as HE continuous to show His Love toward us sitting at the right hand of God the Father. Yes, we are called to follow Him with our heart and soul, and see in the Gospel the true treasure for our life's journey that helps us to seek Him and find Him. God's Spirit is the moving force for our pilgrimage on earth.
"But when the kindness and generous love of God our savior appeared, not because of any righteous deeds we had done but because of his mercy, he saved us through the bath of rebirth and renewal by the holy Spirit, whom he richly poured out on us through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that we might be justified by his grace and become heirs in hope of eternal life." (Titus 3:4-7).
It is indeed sad that we still see so many hypocritical Christian Church leaders, being political, obsessed with secrets...how far they have moved from the Good News of the Gospel of Joy to the Bad News of Power and Greed. How many modern Pharisees are we dealing with condemning others because of their love for Christ who follow in His footsteps with all their hearts, caring and serving all of God's Children.
"I have given them the glory you gave to me, that they may be one as we are one. With I in them and you in me, may they be so perfected in unity that the world will recognize that it was you who sent me and that you have loved them as you have loved me. Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, so that they may always see my glory which you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world." (John 17:22-24)
Let us seek this Unity in our Love for Christ. If you from the Roman Catholic Rite, please do not live with a false pride, but always seek the best in your fellow Christians from other Catholic Churches and Protestant Churches, and do not judge them, but try to understand each other better through the love of Christ.
Some of these Q&A thoughts shall make us aware when we are driven by fundamentalism, or being religious fanatics, just to go to extreme attitudes in only judging others... How can we let ignorance repeat bad church history over and over again...
-Are Roman Catholics the only ones who go to heaven?
Answer: No
-Is the Roman Catholic Church the only Catholic Church?
Answer: No
-Is the Roman Catholic Church a Catholic Rite among other Catholic Rites?
Answer: Yes
-Are Catholics who are not Roman Catholics therefore less Catholic or bad Catholics?
Answer: No
-Are Roman Catholics better Christians than none Roman Catholic Christians who follow Christ with heart and soul?
Answer: No
-Are independent Catholic bishops and priests who have true apostolic succession less valid than their Roman Catholic counterparts?
Answer: No
-Are the sacraments performed by Apostolic Valid Independent Catholic Bishops and Priests are valid sacraments?
Answer: Yes
-Are the words "illicit performed sacraments" used by the Roman Catholic Church in reference to independent valid Catholic Churches who serve the Gospel Christian? (This is legalistic and canonical political pondering. One of the most unchristian attitudes)
Answer: No
Answer: No
-Is the Love of a none Roman Catholic less before God?
Answer: No
-Does it serve Christ and the people of God that many in the church hierarchies play with power and exclusive attitudes?
Answer: No
-Have Roman Catholic faithful in the Laity found really a voice in the hierarchy's decisions?
Answer: Not yet
-Is the decision to elect bishops by Rome without people having a say in it Christian? (In the early church it was customary that the people elected bishops by acclamation).
Answer: No
-Is the exclusion of women in Roman Catholic Church Ministry Christian? (St. Mary Magdalene was called the Apostle of the Apostles. There were women deacons, and women clergy in the early church)
Answer: No
-Is the exclusion of Gay Catholics who want to participate fully in the Roman Catholic Church or other Church Denominations true Christian?
Answer: No
-Is optional celibacy a more dignified choice for priests (in the Catholic Church for more than thousand years there were married clergy including 39 married popes; the Roman Catholic Church does have married clergy with families converting as clergy of the Anglican, Lutheran, and other Churches to the Roman Rite). Celibate and married priests can live side by side.
Answer: Yes
Answer: Yes
Let us keep our hearts always open to the Holy Spirit who moves us in a dynamic way, who has always changed the church when it became static, and who will continue to renew the Church through the fire of the Holy Spirit with Love and needed reforms: to give the faithful a stronger voice in the Church; to be inclusive; to allow women ordinations; to have optional celibacy; to have a more transparent church administration that is filled with lay people from all walks of life; to find a kinder spirit within all of the church; to see in the poor and needy, the ostracized, the abandoned, the jailed... Christ himself; to experience in the fullness of nature all our brothers and sisters, straight and LGBT as complimentary.
Be rest assured as it has my experience for so many years to let you know that many roman catholic priests, including bishops love our Ecumenical Catholic Church of Christ as they see in us what they are unable to do, because being ruled and not free to express more deeply their desire for reforms...
“For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner human, that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height - to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God” (Ephesians 3:14-19).
At this occasion, we would like to welcome our new bishops, priests, and Arch-deaconess into our Worldwide Church Communion.
We also wanted to congratulate our Church Synod for the South American Continent under the Leadership of Archbishop ++Mons. Sebastián Herrera Plá, Nuntius for Latin America. Please keep them all in your prayers!
May the Good Shepherd, Christ Jesus, to whom we all belong be our true liberator, and may he lead us all toward a better tomorrow of God's Holy Church, seeking this Unity of love and Peace. May He at the end of our lives, reward each one of us with the heavenly Kingdom which we shall seek first.
With my prayers and benedictions,
Your servant of Christ
+Karl
ECCC NEWS:
We welcome into the ECCC:
+Bishop Suny Alapat for our Church in India
+Bishop Dr. Michael Mar Melchizedek, Nebraska, USA
+Bishop Michael Hillis, Michigan, USA
Fr. Dr. Rogelio Carrera, Kentucky, USA
Fr. Dr. Thomas Roberts, Nebraska, USA
Archdeacon Elizabeth Brown, Nebraska, USA.
In Process for incardination:
Fr. Shajiu Thomas, India
Fr. Cyrill, Nigeria-California, USA
Fr. Edio Menghini Zuech, Switzerland, Europe
La paz, queridos hermanos y hermanas de la Iglesia católica de Cristo Ecuménico, y todos los Cristianos cerca y lejos!
Las pasadas experiencias impía que algunos de ustedes, incluido yo, y seguirán teniendo con algunos de la jerarquía de la Iglesia Católica, no deberá disminuir nuestro espíritu para un nuevo rostro de la Iglesia de Cristo que necesita renovación y reformas.
Vamos a orar y ser movido por el Espíritu Santo a participar activamente en el seguimiento de Cristo y lo buscan en todas las cosas. Él es quien os hará libres, no algunos obispos romanos que ven esto como un juego de poder fuera de su propia miseria política de la iglesia romana.
Cuando Cristo ante las autoridades de su tiempo, fue plenamente consciente del insulto correría, el total desconexión de aquellos que producen energía para su propio beneficio...Cristo nace en un momento histórico de disturbios, el miedo y la injusticia social, ante la ignorancia, el abuso de autoridad en la jerarquía religiosa, la traición a través de tantos, el odio hacia su mensaje de amor. Es la hipocresía de muchos dirigentes que no mostraron la fe en el Dios del amor y de la misericordia, y le aborrecieron a la muerte y, de este modo, se enfrentó a la agonía de ser rechazado y abandonado hasta el final con sólo unos pocos alrededor de él.
La experiencia de nuestro corazón sincero que busca una fe liberadora acercarse a Cristo es nuestra llamada. Seamos sinceros, a él y a nosotros, y nos bendiga a aquellos que alcen sus voces en contra de nosotros fuera del odio y la ignorancia, oramos por aquellos que encuentran placer y satisfacción en perseguir a nosotros, y el amor a través de los ojos de Cristo.
"Como el Padre me amó, yo también os he amado a vosotros. Permanezcan en mi amor. Si obedecen mis mandamientos, permaneceréis en mi amor, como yo he obedecido los mandamientos de mi Padre y permanezco en su amor." (Juan 15:9-10)
"Por el amor de Cristo nos obliga, porque juzgamos así: que si uno murió por todos, luego todos murieron; y por todos murió, para que los que viven ya no vivan para sí, sino para aquel que murió y resucitó por ellos" (2 Corintios 5:14, 15).
El amor de Cristo nos obliga a todos nosotros el amor y el cuidado de los unos a los otros como Cristo lo ha demostrado en su vida terrena, y como EL todavía mostrar su amor hacia nosotros, sentado a la diestra del Padre. Sí, estamos llamados a seguirlo con todo nuestro corazón y alma, y ver en el Evangelio el verdadero tesoro para nuestro camino de vida que nos ayuda a buscarlo y encontrarlo. El Espíritu de Dios es la fuerza que mueve nos en nuestra peregrinación en la tierra.
"Pero cuando la bondad y el amor generoso de Dios nuestro Salvador apareció, no a causa de cualquier actos justos que habíamos hecho, sino por su misericordia, él nos salvó por el baño de regeneración y de la renovación por el Espíritu Santo, a quien él ricamente derramada sobre nosotros a través de Jesucristo nuestro Salvador, para que fuésemos justificados por su gracia y ser herederas en la esperanza de la vida eterna." (Tito 3:4-7).
Es realmente triste que todavía podemos ver tantos hipócritas líderes de la Iglesia Cristiana, ser político, obsesionado con la secreta...hasta qué punto se han trasladado de la Buena Noticia del Evangelio de alegría a las malas noticias del poder y la codicia. Cómo muchos fariseos modernos se trata de condenar a los demás a causa de su amor por Cristo que seguir sus pasos con todo su corazón, cuidar y servir a todos los hijos de Dios.
"Yo les he dado la gloria que me diste, para que sean uno como nosotros somos uno. Con yo en ellos y tú en mí, para que sean perfeccionados en la unidad que el mundo reconozca que tú me has enviado y que los has amado a ellos como me has amado a mí. Padre, quiero que los que me has dado estén conmigo donde yo estoy, para que puedan ver siempre mi gloria, la que me has dado, porque me has amado antes de la fundación del mundo." (Juan 17:22-24)
Busquemos esta unidad en nuestro amor por Cristo. Si fieles desde el Rito Católico Romano, por favor, no viven con un falso orgullo, pero siempre buscan el mejor de tus hermanos cristianos de otras Iglesias Católicas y Protestantes, y no juzgar, sino intentar comprender mejor unos a otros a través del amor de Cristo.
Algunos de estos Preguntas & Respuestas en pensamientos se nos hacen conscientes cuando nos sentimos atraídos por el fundamentalismo, o ser fanáticos religiosos, sólo para ir a actitudes extremas sólo en juzgar a otros... Cómo nosotros podemos permitir que la ignorancia repita el mal de la historia de la Iglesia una y otra vez...
-Los Católicos romanos son los únicos que van al cielo?
Respuesta: No
-la Iglesia Católica Romana es la única iglesia católica?
Respuesta: No
-la Iglesia Católica Romana es un rito católico entre otros ritos católicos?
Respuesta: Sí
-son católicos que no son católicos romanos, por lo tanto, menos católico o malos católicos?
Respuesta: No
-son católicos romanos mejor que los otros Cristianos Católicos que siguen a Cristo con el corazón y el alma?
Respuesta: No
-son independientes Obispos y sacerdotes que tienen la verdadera sucesión apostólica menos válida que sus homólogos Católicos Romanos?
Respuesta: No
-son los sacramentos -realizada por sucesión apostólica- en independiente válidos Obispos y sacerdotes válidos sacramentos?
Respuesta: Sí
-Son las palabras "ilícita realiza los sacramentos" utilizada por la Iglesia Católica Romana en referencia a independiente iglesias católicas válido servir el Evangelio? (Esto es legalista y canónica ponderando político. Uno de los más actitudes anticristiano)
Respuesta: No
-es el amor de un Católico Non Romano menos ante Dios?
Respuesta: No.
-Se sirve a Cristo y al pueblo de Dios en la iglesia Romana y otras cuando muchas jerarquías juegan con poder y con actitudes exclusivos?
Respuesta: ningún
-Los fieles católicos romanos han encontrado realmente una voz en las decisiones de la jerarquía?
Respuesta: Aún no
-Es la decisión de elegir a los obispos romanos católicos sin la voz de las laicos un error? (En la iglesia primitiva era costumbre que el pueblo eligió por aclamación a los obispos).
Respuesta: Si
-Es la exclusión de las mujeres en la Iglesia Católica Romana del ministerio una actitud cristiano? (St. María Magdalena fue llamado el Apóstol de los Apóstoles. Hay mujeres que son diáconos, y mujeres sacerdotes en la iglesia temprana)
Respuesta: No
-Es la exclusión de los católicos homosexuales que desean participar plenamente en la Iglesia Católica Romana o de otras confesiones religiosas Cristiano verdadero?
Respuesta: No
-Sea el celibato opcional una opción más digna entre de los sacerdotes y obispos (en la Iglesia Católica durante más de mil años hubo clero casado casado incluyendo 39 papas; la Iglesia Católica Romana tiene clero casado con familias convertido de clérigo de la Iglesia Anglicana, luterana y otra Iglesia de Rito romano). Célibes y sacerdotes casados puedan vivir lado a lado.
Respuesta: Sí
Mantengamos nuestros corazones siempre abiertos al Espíritu Santo que nos mueve de una manera dinámica, quien siempre ha cambiado la iglesia cuando se convirtió de una situación estático, y que continuará a renovar la Iglesia mediante el fuego del Espíritu Santo con amor y reformas necesarias: para dar a los fieles una voz más fuerte en la Iglesia; ser incluyente; permitir a las mujeres ordenaciones; tener el celibato opcional; para que haya una mayor transparencia de la administración de la iglesia que se llena con los laicos de todas las caminatas de la vida; encontrar un mas gentile espíritu dentro de la iglesia; ver en los pobres y necesitados, el ostracismo, abandonados, encarcelados... Cristo mismo; experiencia en la plenitud de la naturaleza a todos nuestros hermanos y hermanas, incluido plenamente los homosexuales con cortesía.
Están seguro de como yo lo ha hecho en mi experiencia durante 30 años del ministerio activo que muchos sacerdotes católicos romanos, incluidos obispos aman nuestra Iglesia Católica Ecuménica de Cristo porque ellos ven en nosotros lo que son incapaces de hacer, porque ser gobernado y no libres para expresar más profundamente su deseo de reformas...
"Por esta causa doblo mis rodillas al Padre de nuestro Señor Jesucristo, de quien toda familia en el cielo y la tierra se llama, para que os dé, conforme a las riquezas de su gloria, el ser fortalecidos con poder por su espíritu en el hombre interior, que Cristo habite por la fe en vuestros corazones; que, arraigados y fundados en el amor, pueden ser capaces de comprender con todos los santos cuál es la anchura y la longitud, la profundidad y la altura, de conocer el amor de Cristo, que supera el conocimiento; que pueden estar llenos de toda la plenitud de Dios" (Efesios 3:14-19).
Que el Buen Pastor, Cristo Jesús, a quien todos pertenecemos ser nuestro verdadero libertador, y que él nos conduzca a todos hacia un mañana mejor de la santa Iglesia de Dios, la búsqueda de esa unidad de amor y de paz. Puede que al final de nuestra vida, recompensa cada uno de nosotros con el reino celestial que trataremos en primer lugar.
A este momento, bienvenidos los nuevos obispos, sacerdotes, y diaconisa en nuestra Iglesia.
Felicitamos también a nuestra Iglesia en America Latina para su inicio de su Sínodo Continental, entre el lidre, Arzobispo ++Mons. Sebastián Herrera Plá, Nuncio Apostólico por America Latina. Rezan los todos para ellos!
Con mis oraciones y bendiciones,
Su siervo de Cristo
+Karl
Today we released the following press release as the newly created department for the Laity, Family and Life is officially launched. We offer this for your reading and, if you agree, we invite you to send this out to your local news media.
Contact: Rene Reid
Work phone: 775-825-9196; Cell phone: 775-772-1210
Rene.Reid@CatholicChurchReformIntl.org
www.CatholicChurchReformIntl.org
Catholic Reform Group Urges
New Department for the Laity, Family, and Life
to Actively Collaborate with Lay-led Initiatives
While acknowledging disappointment that a lay person, a family man or woman, was not assigned to head the department for the laity, family and life, through an Open Letter, Catholic Church Reform Int'l congratulates the recently appointed head, Bishop Kevin Farrell, for having long pushed for a greater involvement of the laity in the life of the church. The Reform Group asks specifically for these actions to be part of the new department:
In filling your 35-member staff, set as a goal that the majority of staff members will be made up of qualified `lay Catholics from various parts of the world who share Pope Francis's vision for the pastoral care of the Church.
Staff members will have - not only an advisory role but - an influential and deliberative voice in the proceedings of this department.
When the vision of your department aligns with lay-led initiatives, that you offer your full support and willingness to collaborate with such movements.
"Pope Francis continues to call for the laity to 'play a major role in the life and mission of the church,'" says CCRI director, Rene Reid. "He seems to recognize that the reform needed will not come without the people speaking up and assuming some leadership. With this new department being launched today, we fully expect lay-led initiatives to be welcomed and supported." A case in point: In 1968 South American bishops held a conference in Meddellin Columbia where the principles of the Second Vatican Council were emphasized. Now 50 years later in 2018, a group of lay-led Catholics calling themselves Council 50 are calling for a People's Synod to be held in Brazil to carry on the work still left undone by the Vatican Council. "We've had two recent synods attended primarily by bishops. The time is right to call a People's Synod and we hope to see this new dicastery support us in our efforts," says Ed Schreurs, a member of both CCRI and Council 50. The group is currently in process of collecting an opinion poll and calling local dialogue meetings for the purpose of producing statements that will be placed on the agenda of the 2018 Synod. Agreeing with the critical importance of calling local gatherings where the people can share their opinions with one another, Catholic Church Reform Int'l is currently encouraging these small local gatherings in communities in various cities around the world. All are welcomed to participate and let their voice be heard.
Easter A. D. 2016
From your Ecumenical Primate
Please share with those of whom I have no e-mails. Thank you!
Por favor comparta con todos aquellos de los cuales no tengo e-mails. Gracias!
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ near and afar!
From the bottom of my heart, I want to wish you all a very blessed and joyous Easter!
Each year, the celebration of the Salvation Mysteries in the suffering, dying, and resurrection of Christ Jesus brings our faith closer to the enduring power of God’s Love toward humanity.
As we reflected in the Lenten Season our own journey of faith with the Lord, we saw our weakness in many ways, we rediscovered the moment of grace that God shows us through Mercy forgiving us because we have turned away from HIM. That forgiving Grace pours out from HIS loving heart.
Yes, it is this very experience with God that we need to get closer to HIM in our daily lives, seeking HIS will and learning from Jesus' way of Life which many of us have known since our childhood.
Our image of God might have changed throughout the years, and yet we try to mature in our faith, nurturing this unbroken hope that God is al-present, almighty, all loving, all-merciful, and forgiving, leading us all in the Holy Spirit who emanates continuously from the Love of the Eternal Father with HIS Son.
Oh glorious Mysteries in the wounds of Thy suffering, the redemption brought through thy death that dies no more, oh eternal Love that caused you rising, and now awaits our own new life in the Kingdom of Heaven.
My dear brothers and sisters, may the power of the Love of God - that only the heart will ever know -, fill us all with the Joy of the Risen Lord be with you all now and forever. AMEN.
Yours in the risen Christ,
+Karl
Queridos hermanos y hermanas en Cristo, cerca y lejos!
Desde el fondo de mi corazón, quiero desear a todos un muy bendecido y feliz Pascua!
Cada año, la celebración de los misterios de la salvación en el sufrimiento, la muerte y la resurrección de Cristo Jesús trae nuestra fe, más cerca del poder perdurable del amor de Dios hacia la humanidad.
Como se refleja en el tiempo de Cuaresma, nuestro propio itinerario de fe con el Señor, vimos a nuestra debilidad de muchas maneras, hemos redescubierto el momento de gracia que Dios nos muestra a través de la misericordia de perdonarnos porque nos hemos alejado de él. Que perdonar la gracia derrama desde su corazón amoroso.
Sí, es precisamente esta experiencia con Dios que debemos acercarnos a Él en nuestra vida diaria, buscar su voluntad y aprender de la forma de vida de Jesús, que muchos de nosotros hemos conocido desde nuestra infancia.
Nuestra imagen de Dios podría haber cambiado a lo largo de los años, y sin embargo tratamos de madurar en nuestra fe, alimentar esa inquebrantable esperanza de que Dios está al presente, todopoderoso, todo amor, todo misericordioso, y perdonando, llevándonos a todos en el Espíritu Santo, que emana continuamente desde el amor del Padre eterno con su Hijo.
Oh misterios gloriosos en las heridas de tu sufrimiento, la redención realizada por tu muerte que no muere más, oh Amor eterno que provocó que van en aumento, y ahora espera nuestra propia vida nueva en el Reino de los Cielos.
Mis queridos hermanos y hermanas, que el poder del amor de Dios, -que sólo el corazón sabrá siempre-, nos llene a todos con la alegría del Señor Resucitado esté con todos vosotros ahora y siempre. Amén.
Suyos en Cristo Resucitado,
+Karl
Queridos irmãos e irmãs em Cristo de perto e longe!
Do fundo do coração, quero desejar a todos vós um muito abençoado e alegre Páscoa!
Cada ano a celebração dos mistérios da salvação no sofrimento, morte e ressurreição de Jesus Cristo traz a nossa fé para mais perto do poder duradouro do amor de Deus para com a humanidade.
Como temos refletido no tempo da Quaresma o nosso próprio caminho de fé com o Senhor, vimos a nossa fraqueza de muitas maneiras, redescobrimos o momento de graça que Deus nos mostra através da misericórdia de nos perdoar porque temos se desviou dele. Que perdoa a graça efunde a partir de seu coração amoroso.
Sim, é precisamente esta experiência com Deus que temos de nos aproximar mais a Ele em nossa vida diária, buscando a Sua vontade e a aprendizagem a partir de Jesus de uma forma de vida que muitos de nós têm conhecido desde nossa infância.
Nossa imagem de Deus podem ter mudado ao longo dos anos, e ainda tentamos a amadurecer na nossa fé, cultivando esta intacta a esperança de que Deus é al-presente, omnipotente, todos amoroso, todo-misericordioso e perdoar, levando-nos a todos no Espírito Santo que emana continuamente do Amor eterno do Pai com seu filho.
Oh mistérios gloriosos nas feridas do teu sofrimento, a redenção através de tua morte que não morre mais, oh Amor eterno que lhe provocou a subir e agora aguarda a nossa própria vida nova no reino dos céus.
Meus queridos irmãos e irmãs, a potência do amor de Deus - que somente o coração jamais vai saber - encha todos nós com a alegria do Senhor ressuscitado esteja com todos vós agora e para sempre. Amém.
Seu em Cristo ressuscitado,
+Karl
Уважаеми братя и сестри в Христа, близо до и отдалеч!
От дъното на сърцето ми, искам да желаем всичко много благослови и щастливи Великден!
Всяка година, на честването на мистериите спасение в страдание, на умиране, и възкресението на Христа Исуса носи ни вяра, по-близки до трайна мощност на Божиите любов към човечеството.
Като ние отразени в постни сезон нашите собствени пътуването на вяра с Господа, видяхме нашите слабост по много начини, ние преоткри любовта към момента на гратисен период, че Бог ни показва чрез милост великодушен сащ, защото имаме завърти далеч от него. Че великодушен гратисен избликват от неговата миролюбиви сърцето.
Да, това е много опит с Бога, че ние трябва да се приближи към него в ни живот, иска неговото ще и обучение от Исус" начин на живот, която мнозина от нас са известни, тъй като нашето детство.
Нашите изображение на Бога, може да са променени през годините, и още, ние се опитваме да зрели в нашата вяра, отглеждащи този здрав надежда, че Бог е ал-представи, Всемогъщият, всички миролюбиви, всички-жалостив, и щадящо, водещи всички нас в Светия Дух, който излъчвано непрекъснато от любовта на вечен отец с сина си.
Oh славни мистерии в раните на Твоите страдание, изкупването изправени чрез твоята смърт, почине не повече, oh вечен любов, причинени растящите ви, и сега очаква нашата собствена нов живот в небесата.
Драги братя и сестри, може мощността на Божията любов - че само сърцето някога ще знаете -, напълнете всички ни с радост на нараснало Господ се с всички вас сега и завинаги. Амин.
Ваш в възкръснал Христа,
+Karl
Cari fratelli e sorelle in Cristo vicino e lontano!
Dal fondo del mio cuore, voglio augurare a tutti voi un felice e gioiosa Pasqua!
Ogni anno la celebrazione dei misteri della salvezza nella sofferenza, morte e resurrezione di Cristo Gesù porta la nostra fede più vicino al perenne potere dell amore di Dio verso l umanità.
Come abbiamo riflettuto nel tempo quaresimale il nostro cammino di fede con il Signore, abbiamo visto la nostra debolezza in molti modi, abbiamo riscoperto il momento di grazia che Dio ci mostra attraverso la misericordia perdona a noi perché ci siamo allontanati da Lui. Che perdonando grazia riversa dal suo cuore amorevole.
Sì, è proprio questa esperienza con Dio che abbiamo bisogno di avvicinarsi a lui nella nostra vita quotidiana, cercando la sua volontà e imparare da Gesù " modo di vita che molti di noi hanno conosciuto fin dalla nostra infanzia.
La nostra immagine di Dio potrebbe aver cambiato nel corso degli anni e ancora ci prova a maturare nella nostra fede, di nutrire questa speranza ininterrotta che Dio è al-presente, onnipotente, tutti amorevole e pieno di misericordia e di perdono e ci conduce tutti nello Spirito Santo che emana continuamente dall amore del Padre Eterno con suo figlio.
Oh misteri gloriosi nel le ferite della tua sofferenza, la redenzione operata attraverso la tua morte che non muore più, Oh amore eterno che ha causato è in aumento, e ora si attende la nostra nuova vita nel regno dei cieli.
Miei cari fratelli e sorelle, Possa la potenza dell amore di Dio - che solo il cuore potrà mai sapere -, riempire tutti noi con la gioia del Signore Risorto siano con tutti voi ora e per sempre. AMEN.
Vostro nel Cristo Risorto,
+Karl
ECCC Worldwide NEWS:
It is with great Joy to welcome into our Worldwide Church our new Members!
May your ministry serve all of God's Children wherever they are.
Incardinations into the ECCC in the last few month.
Europe
Italy - Diocese of Sicily
+Bishop Agostino De Caro
Rev. Deacon Riccardo Saitta
Seminarian Leonardo Patti
Asia
India
Fr. Augustine Nunna
Central America
El Salvador
Fr. Mario Luna
Diácono Nestor Moreno
Guatemala
Fr. Elder Santos Reyes
Fr. Eddy Divas Mejias
Nicaragüa
Fr. Juan Francisco Pérez Cano Misioneros Franciscanos de la Redención
Fr. Juan Emilio Vázquez Ruiz Misioneros Franciscanos de la Redención
Fr. Osmar Dávila
Fr. Luis Alberto Salmerón
Fr. José Alonso Hernández
Seminaristas
Alier de Jesús Hernández
Maikol
South America
Brazil
Concordat of Full Union of the Latin Anglican Communion in Brazil with The ECCC
Archdiocese and Dioceses
++Archbishop Lucas Macieira
+Dom Izaias
+Dom Frei Antonio Santana Neto, OFMDP
+Dom Joao de Deus da Silva
+Dom Jorge dos Santos Costa
Fr. Pedro de Paulo
Rev. Jonas Dominus Jesus
Colombia
+ Bishop Leonardo Valencia Obispo de Manizales
+ Bishop Wilder Javier Posada Obispo de Medellin
Fr. Lisandro González
Fr. William Guevara
Fr. Gabriel Cunillos
Venezuela
+Bishop Dr. Luis Andrade Rosales Obispo de Venezuela
Fr. Sergio David Edwards Juárez
ICEC Noticias Mundial:
Es con grande Alegría para decir un Bienvenido Cordial a todos nuestras nuevos miembros en nuestra Iglesia Mundial!
Vuestro ministerio pueda servir a todos los hijos de Dios dondequiera que estén.
Incardinaciones en la ICEC desde algunos meses.
Europe
Italia
Diocesis de Sicilia
+Mons. Agostino De Caro
Rev. Deacon Riccardo Saitta
Seminarian Leonardo Patti
Espana Arquidiócesis de Cataluña
++Arzobispo Dr. Francisco Jose Adillon Bausells
Asia
India
Fr. Augustine Nunna
América Central
El Salvador
Presbítero. Mario Luna
Diácono Nestor Moreno
Guatemala
Presbítero Elder Santos Reyes
Presbítero Eddy Divas Mejias
Nicaragüa
Presbítero Juan Francisco Pérez Cano Misioneros Franciscanos de la Redención
Presbítero Juan Emilio Vázquez Ruiz Misioneros Franciscanos de la Redención
Presbítero Osmar Dávila
Presbítero Luis Alberto Salmerón
Presbítero José Alonso Hernández
Seminaristas
Alier de Jesús Hernández
Maikol
Sur America
Brazil:
Concordado de Union Plena con la Igreja Catolica Latina Anglicana en Brazil con La ICEC
Arquidiócesis y Dioceses
++Arzobispo Dom Lucas Macieira
+Dom Izaias
+Dom Frei Antonio Santana Neto, OFMDP
+Dom Joao de Deus da Silva
+Dom Jorge dos Santos Costa
Fr. Pedro de Paulo
Rev. Jonas Dominus Jesus
Colombia
+ Mons Leonardo Valencia Obispo de Manizales
+ Mons Wilder Javier Posada Obispo de Medellin
Pbro. Lisandro González
Pbro. William Guevara
Mons. Gabriel Cunillos
Venezuela
+Mons. Dr. Luis Andrade Rosales Obispo de Venezuela
Pbro. Sergio David Edwards Juárez
Peace to you brothers and sisters in Christ!
I
am sending you all near and afar my Greetings and Blessings for this
Holy Feast of Christmas as we celebrate the Birth of our Lord and
Savior, Jesus Christ, and His Second Coming in Glory.
May the Grace of God that comes from this High Feast come upon all of us and bring us closer to the Kingdom we seek.
This
is the occasion that gives us also pause to see that Christ came to us
to bring not only a Correction to the Lifestyle of Humanity that is
drifting away from God, but also it reminds us to realize that this life
here on earth has a sacred meaning, it is precious from the moment of
its conception, it is holy because God is the ultimate creator of it.
The birth of Jesus in a poor manger is the great contradiction to the
worldly glamour we are drawn to. Jesus coming into this world is the
true answer how to be before God, like a helpless baby, surrounded in
poverty, exposed to the elements, but loved so dearly and cared for in
such manner that a new way of life has come from it, the Christian Way.
What
joy is this that is so pure and enduring, what love is this that gives
it all, what life is this that sees God in all first, seeks the Will of
the Almighty, lives toward the promise of Heaven!
What
started in Bethlehem became the true face of the earth: God sanctified
our human life once and for all as HE came into our midst taking on
human form. What divine Love that He showed us in the Savior therefore,
what was long awaited through the voices of the prophets, what has not
been recognized by the worldly powers in their blind fashion.
O
wonder of divine Love that meets the human, O Love that does not walk
away from the ultimate sacrifice on the Cross, the moment of Salvation. O
divine Love that does not end on the Cross, but calls for new life
eternal.
This
Birth of Christ gives hope for a humanity that has come close to the
abyss, and needs to be brought back to the path of God's Love that
Cares, that shows mercy and forgives, and lifts us up to a purpose for
all our lives.
May
we all see and find this divine Love in this Child born to us, this
baby Jesus that brought hope and a peace to so many hundred of millions
of Christians around the world throughout history. This Child that is
our true King, the Prince of Peace, and our Redeemer, and He will be on
our side till we see Him again with God the Father in the Holy Spirit.
Wishing you all this divine Love.
With my prayers,
yours
+Karl
We want to welcome also to our Worldwide Church our new brothers and sisters:
-From our new Church in Colombia under the leadership of the bishops, +Wilder and +Leonardo
-Our new 5 priests and deacons from the Franciscan Order in Peru
Paz a vosotros hermanos y hermanas en Cristo!
Estoy enviando usted todo cerca y de lejos mi saludos y bendiciones para
esta Santa fiesta de Navidad que celebramos el nacimiento de nuestro
Señor y Salvador, Jesús Cristo y su segunda venida en gloria.
Que la gracia de Dios que viene de esta gran fiesta venga sobre todos
nosotros y acercarnos al Reino De Dios que buscamos.
Esta es la ocasión que nos brinda también pausa para ver que Cristo vino
a nosotros para traer no sólo una corrección en el estilo de vida de la
humanidad que se está distanciando de Dios, pero también nos recuerda a
darse cuenta de que esta vida aquí en la tierra tiene un significado
sagrado, es preciosa desde el momento de su concepción, es santo porque
Dios es el creador máximo de él.
El nacimiento de Jesús en un pesebre pobre es la gran contradicción el
glamour mundanos a que estamos dibujados. Jesús viene a este mundo es la
verdadera respuesta cómo ser delante de Dios como un niño indefenso,
rodeado en la pobreza, expuestos a los elementos, pero amó tan
entrañablemente y se cuida de tal manera que una nueva forma de vida ha
llegado de él, el camino cristiano.
Qué alegría es esto que es tan puro y duradero, lo que el amor es el que
lo da todo, lo que la vida es lo que ve Dios en primera todos, busca la
voluntad del Todopoderoso, vidas hacia la promesa del cielo!
Lo que comenzó en Belén se convirtió en la verdadera cara de la
tierra: Dios santificado nuestra vida humana una vez por todas como él
entró en medio de nosotros en forma humana. Lo que el amor divino le nos
mostró en el Salvador por lo tanto, lo que era esperado a través de las
voces de los profetas, lo que no ha sido reconocido por las potencias
mundanas en su manera ciega.
Oh maravilla del amor divino que cumple el ser humano, O amor que no se
aleje el último sacrificio en la Cruz, el momento de la salvación. Oh
divino amor que no termina en la Cruz, pero llamadas de nueva vida
eterna
Este nacimiento de Cristo nos da esperanza para una humanidad que ha
llegado cerca del abismo y debe ser devuelto a la ruta del amor de Dios
que se preocupa, que muestra misericordia y perdona y nos eleva hasta un
propósito para nuestras vidas.
Se pueden todos ver y buscar este divino amor en este niño nacido para
nosotros, este niño Jesús que trajeron una paz y esperanza a tantos
cientos de millones de cristianos alrededor del mundo a lo largo de la
historia.
Este niño es nuestro verdadero rey, el príncipe de la paz y
nuestro Redentor y él estará a nuestro lado hasta que lo vemos otra vez
con Dios el padre en el Espíritu Santo.
Que este amor divino.
Con mis oraciones,
suyo
+Karl
Queremos dar la bienvenida también a nuestra iglesia en todo el mundo
nuestros nuevos hermanos y hermanas:
-De nuestra nueva iglesia en Colombia bajo el liderazgo de los obispos,
+Wilder y +Leonardo y sus fieles
-Nuestros nuevos sacerdotes y diáconos de la orden franciscana en Perú.
-Nuestro nuevo obispo en España Bauselles
From your Ecumenical Primate
Christ's first
coming in poverty, helplessness, exposed to danger, was the first
eye-opener of the known local world. In the light of his life of poverty
-not being attached to earthly things, and living in the Spirit of God,
his teaching, his sacrifice, that was in a way ordinary, but
extraordinary in his expressions, his deeds, his human and divine love,
was also the discovery of a new way of life of millions and millions of
people throughout their short existence on this earth...
Let us
learn from Jesus, let us live and imitate him in our lives, so we may
draw others toward the Kingdom of God which we shall seek first and
foremost.
And for this Christ needs to be born in our hearts,
our little Bethlehem, that includes the foretaste of Golgotha, and will
see beyond the mystery of suffering and death the vision of eternal
life.
Wishing you all a blessed and joyous Season of this Adventus
Domini, which will also one day be our last, yet in the light of the
Glory of God that awaits us for we have been faithful to HIS Word and
Sacraments.
+Karl
Bishop
Y para esto Cristo
necesito de ser nacido en nuestros corazones, nuestra pequeña Belén, que
incluye el anticipo de Gólgota, y ve más allá el misterio del
sufrimiento y la muerte la visión de la vida eterna.
+Karl
A continuación, algunas expresiones sobre el Sínodo y el trabajo de reforma más que hay que hacer!
In short, well be doing a great deal
of thinking over the Summer about what was actually achieved at the
Synod. There was one stand out: Francis succeeded in getting the
bishops not only to start thinking outside the prepared script but
actually to talk with one another and with a handful of non clerics too.
But the Pope’s principal accomplishment was, with the help of the
German group, to persuade the bishops to accept Thomas Aquinas’ eight
hundred year old theology of the primacy of conscience, Aquinas’ Moral
Theology which is grounded in the Christian virtues of Faith, Hope and
Love and not based on the Ten Commandments or Ecclesiastical Law.
In
anyone’s language, this was a break through because most of the Synodal
bishops were probably taught not Moral Theology but positive law based
ethics taught by Canon Lawyers and fixated on sin and sinful actions.
We are very keen to engage with our bishops on these points but this may
take years not weeks or months but at least Francis has made a crack in
the jar for us.
The Synod is just over, there is no deep
perspective which comes with time but the thoughts of two Australian
voices probably speak clearly enough for most of us right now
Best wishes
David Timbs, Australia
So really it’s irrelevant
what the Synod decided. Even on the gay issue sensible Catholics already
understand that talk about people being ‘intrinsically disordered’ is
not only utterly insensitive; it is also ‘intrinsically’ un-Christ-like
and evangelically ‘disordered’! But that doesn’t mean the Synod was a
failure. It was a success because it recovered something of the church’s
Catholicity. Genuine Catholicism implies a universal, multi-ethnic,
non-sectarian church, a community of many parts and differing views. My
major criticism of the two popes before Francis is that they were
essentially ‘uncatholic’; they promoted a narrow, ‘pure’, sectarian
church, the antithesis of Catholicity. That’s why they loved outfits
like the Neo-Catechuminate and Opus Dei; they are sectarian in structure
and intention. But the bishop of Rome, as Francis likes to be called,
encouraged the synod to be genuinely Catholic and, unlike his
predecessors, called on participants to express views that differed from
his own. For the first time since Paul VI revived the Synod in 1965,
this gathering was actually free. Bishops could speak their minds and
weren’t constantly second-guessing the pope.”
The “internal forum” stands in contrast to the external
forum of a court where evidence can be proved. When this is not possible
a conscientious judgement can be made in the internal forum. This has
been a long held procedure in moral theology, but making use of it was
authoritatively discouraged and policed under Wojtyla and Ratzinger.
Between epeikeia and internal forum people can work out a solution in
their own case. This opens a way to approval of Communion for divorcees.
By taking this path the synod bishops saw themselves as opening a door.
The trouble is that the horse had bolted long ago. Most remarried
divorcees who really want to go to Communion do so – and with their
pastor’s encouragement. But restatement of the embargo has been so
alienating that many no longer even want to receive. And any decent
pastor knows that once they go, they go forever.”
Use Twitter and Facebook
Write invitational letters to Bishops
Create guidelines for how to conduct a meeting
Please share this with the people wherever you are. Thank you!
September 1, 2016
If reform is going to come in our Church, it will be because the people are speaking out and being heard. If you want to join in the reform movement, we encourage you to start or join a small local gathering.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Catholic Church Reform Int'l urges newly appointed Bishop Kevin Farrell to welcome and support lay-led initiatives as he launches the Dicastery for the Laity today.
Nativity, Navidad A. D. 2015
December 2nd, Blessed Charles de Foucauld, A. D. 2015
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Peace to you brothers and sisters in Christ!
With Advent, preparing and awaiting the Second coming of Christ,
but moreover Christ in our lives here an now, and with the beginning of a
new Church year, we are compelled to get closer to Christ. How can we
do this? We shall take more time, read and reflect in prayerful ways on
the Gospel. Christ is not a far away entity that has no meaning to us
humans in the here an now. Far be it. Only the world of total
consumption, of instant gratification, wanting everything immediately,
contradicts the world of Christians living toward compassion, giving,
and sharing that divine Love that God has bestowed on us in His beloved
Son, Jesus the Christ. Only by focusing on the life of Jesus with our
hearts and minds, his message of compassion, and the way he cares for
all of God's people, as he crosses the local religious boundaries to
reach also none-Jews, will open our eyes to a new dimension that we live
in this world but we are not totally left in it.
Your servant of Christ
Paz a vosotros hermanos y hermanas en Cristo!
Con el advenimiento, preparando y esperando la segunda venida de
Cristo, pero por otra parte Cristo en nuestra vidas aquí y ahora, y con
el inicio de un nuevo año de iglesia, estamos obligados a acercarnos a
Cristo. ¿Cómo podemos hacerlo? Debemos tomar más tiempo, leer y
reflexionar en formas de oración sobre el Evangelio. Cristo no es una
entidad lejana que no tiene ningún significado para nosotros los seres
humanos en el aquí y ahora. Lejos esté! Sólo el mundo del consumo total,
de gratificación inmediata, queriendo todo inmediatamente, contradice
el mundo de Cristianos que viven hacia la compasión, dar y compartir ese
amor divino que Dios ha regalado a nosotros en su hijo amado, Jesús el
Cristo. Sólo centrándose en la vida de Jesús con nuestros corazones y
mentes, su mensaje de compasión y la forma que él cuida de todo el
pueblo de Dios, como él cruza las fronteras religiosas locales para
llegar también a no judíos, abrirá nuestros ojos a una nueva dimensión
que vivimos en este mundo pero no somos totalmente izquierdas en él. De
Cristo primero en la pobreza, desamparo, expuesta al peligro, fue al
primero un abridor de de los ojos para el mundo local conocido. A la luz
de su vida de su pobreza -no cosas apegadas a lo terrenal, y viviendo
en el Espíritu de Dios, sus enseñanzas, su sacrificio, aparece a una
manera normal, pero extraordinario en sus expresiones, sus obras, su
amor humano y divino, fue también el descubrimiento de una nueva forma
de vida de millones y millones de personas a lo largo de su corta
existencia en esta tierra... Aprender de Jesús, nos dejó vivir e
imitarlo en nuestras vidas, por lo que podemos llamar otros hacia el
Reino de Dios que vamos buscamos ante todo.
Deseándoles a todos una temporada alegre y bendecida de este Adventus Domini, que también un día será el último para nosotros, sin embargo, a la luz de la Gloria de Dios que nos espera porque hemos sido fieles a su palabra y los sacramentos.
Su siervo de Cristo
Below some expressions over the Synod and the more reform-work that needs to be done!
"...We shall be having a serious conversation about our priorities for
2016 at our last meeting for this year... One of those priorities will
be to advocate for regional meetings between bishops, priests and
interested laity. Now that Pope Francis has succeeded in getting 250
bishops to talk to one another and even to use the imagery of ‘walking
with...’, we will be asking the local episcopate to talk and walk with
their people. So far, most have not done either mainly because they
don’t know how to go about it.
Paul Collins’ assessment of the Synod:
“I was talking recently about the Synod with a very experienced parish
priest. He said that if the bishops thought we were all waiting with
bated breath for their decision regarding the divorced remarried
receiving Communion, then they really do live in cloud cuckoo-land.
Nowadays divorced Catholics don’t just hang around waiting for a bevy of
bishops to decide. They follow their consciences and do what they think
is right, especially if they have talked to a sensible, pastoral
priest. Sure, many have understandably walked away from the church, but
many have stayed having made their own decisions about going to
Communion – the internal forum solution.
Eric Hodgens, a
retired Melbourne Archdiocesan priest who is highly respected throughout
the country recently wrote a short piece on the Synod: “One of
Francis’s objectives has been to restore genuine consultation to the
synod. He has achieved this. They did talk together. Their consolidated
opinions achieved a two thirds majority on every paragraph of the final
document. A contentious issue was admitting divorced and remarried to
the sacraments. Could this be softened? In Greek epeikeia means
gentleness or leniency. In church canon law it means a modified
interpretation of the law when the law does not fit the circumstances of
a case.
Here are some Ideas you can use to promote and spread the reform ideas :
Invite our supporters to talk to their pastors and local bishops
Invite our organizations who are part of us
Share this idea with key leaders
How to identify and empower people to go talk to their church leaders
Invite everyone into this dialogue
Invite leaders of reform groups to join in a teleconference call to
discuss how to facilitate organizing people to set up local meetings.
Reach out to reform group leaders to get their ideas for how to support
Francis’s desire to set up local meetings with their pastors and
bishops.
An article from Joan Chittister that helps us accomplish this and focus the conversation.
How to flush out the key issues in the final document
How to get details of each meeting back to us? Have one shared website used by all reform groups.
Do we need to narrow the focus down? And, if so, how?
How do we go about getting the ball rolling to start up local meetings?
Tell Joan our intent. How do we get lay people to talk to their pastors and bishops? If not Joan, who can help us?
October 25th
+Dr. Karl Rodig
Feast of the Guardian Angels, October 2nd, A. D. 2015
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Peace and greetings to all in the Ecumenical Catholic Church of Christ around the World!
We approaching the Second part of the Synod on the Family. As we have learned and experienced, the Family in today's world is broader than the past has shown. We do realize that it is a multi facet social entity that is also complex in its nature. Young people who grow up are thinking more inclusive and see society more critical. The decision to marry is tough as society is driven by consumerism and ego trips in many ways. Yet, the desire to love someone wholeheartedly is still alive and needs to be nurtured, especially through the true meaning and experiencing of love, faith, and the everlasting hope that God is always there for us.
Through the last century, theology has seen many changes in its view of who God is and we still have sometimes distorted and narrow minded views of God. As God is always the Other, we will never comprehend God fully, yet enough to make us loving him with all our hearts, mind and soul.
As the bishops, priests, and lay representatives gather in Rome again, and as we see the Pope Francis desire to reach out to all who make up the family, -and all means all- we are part of this renewal in the Church, and also looking for change.
I have attached the document in PDF Format, so you can all read it, it is in English, it shows a deeper understanding and also an insight what is happening with the Church, and where we need to be more constructive to work towards needed reforms!
Please read it yourself, sign it and send it our, help to publicize it where and whenever you can.
Be all blessed
With my prayers for you all, and pray for me.
+Karl
Here is the message from our Chair for the Catholic Church Reform International:
Please send out the attached model email to bishops, clergy, and anyone who might have an influence on the Synod:
Knowing the challenge in getting people to open an attachment when sent from an unknown source, attached is a model email ready to go out to attendees of the Synod or anyone who might have an influence on them. We have included our survey summary in the body of the email with a link given to the full report: The People Speak. In the days remaining between now and the opening of the Synod (October 4, 2015), we encourage you to use this model email and send it out to anyone and everyone to make known the views of the people of God.
The Women’s Ordination Conference:
Several of us have just returned from the WOW Conference. It was a beautiful experience with about 500 reform-minded people from around the world. We gathered about 50 new individuals and five new organizations as supporters. We held a workshop called Speaking Out with a Common Global Voice to which over a hundred people attended. To read more about it and see a few of the photos that were taken, go to our homepage: www.CatholicChurchReformIntl.org and scroll down to the heading: CCRI Representatives attend WOW Conference.
A Pilgrimage for Reform leading up to a Worldwide People’s Synod
While we were in Rome last year, Janet Hauter made a presentation at our workshop introducing the idea of having a Pilgrimage for Reform in 2016 and a People’s Synod in 2017-18. The idea of a People’s Synod originally stemmed from a national VOTF conference in 2009. The concept continued to grow legs at this conference and to garner more support. We will keep you posted about this monumental project as further discussion continues.
Thanks to all for your support,
Rene
¡Paz y saludos a todos en la Iglesia Católica Ecuménica de Cristo alrededor del mundo!
Nosotros acercándose a la Segunda parte del Sínodo en la Familia. Como hemos aprendido y hemos experimentado, la Familia en el mundo de hoy es más amplia que el pasado ha mostrado. Realmente realizamos que es una faceta multó-entidad social que también es compleja en su naturaleza.
Los jóvenes que crecen piensan más globales y ven la sociedad más crítica. La decisión de casarse es resistente ya que la sociedad es conducida por protección al consumidor y viajes del ego desde muchos puntos de vista. Sin embargo, el deseo de amar a alguien sinceramente todavía está vivo y necesita ser nutridos, especialmente a través del verdadero significado y experimentar del amor, la fe y la esperanza eterna de que Dios siempre está ahí para nosotros.
Durante el siglo pasado, la teología ha visto muchos cambios de su opinión de a quién Dios es y todavía hemos deformado a veces y visiones dispuestas estrechas de Dios. Como Dios siempre es el Otro, nunca entenderemos a Dios totalmente, aún bastante para hacernos amándole con todos nuestros corazones, mente y alma. Como los obispos, sacerdotes, y están los representantes se juntan en Roma otra vez, y ya que vemos a Papa Francisco desear tender la mano a todos que arreglan a la familia, - y todos los medios todo-somos la parte de esta renovación en la iglesia, y también buscamos un cambio.
¡He atado el documento en el Formato de PDF, por tanto lo puede leer todo, está en inglés, muestra un entendimiento más profundo y también una perspicacia lo que pasa con la iglesia, y donde tenemos que ser más constructivos para trabajar para conseguir reformas necesarias! Por favor léalo usted mismo, fírmele y envíelo a sus locales obispos, y a todos que desean un cambio en la Iglesia; así ayude a hacerlo público donde y siempre que pueda.
Sean todos bendecidos
Con mis rezos de todos ustedes, y también rezan por mí.
+Karl
Aquí está el mensaje de nuestra Silla para Catholic Church Reform International: Por favor envíe el correo electrónico modelo adjunto a obispos, clero y cualquiera que podría tener una influencia en el Sínodo: Saber el desafío en conseguir de la gente abrir un accesorio cuando enviado de una fuente desconocida, atada es un correo electrónico modelo listo para salir a asistentes del Sínodo o cualquiera que podría tener una influencia en ellos. Hemos incluido nuestro resumen de la revisión en el cuerpo del correo electrónico con una relación dada al informe lleno: La gente Habla. En los días restante entre ahora y la apertura del Sínodo (el 4 de octubre de 2015), le animamos a usar este correo electrónico modelo y enviarlo a cualquiera y cada uno para hacer conocido las visiones de las personas de Dios. La conferencia de la ordenación femenina: Varios de nosotros acaban de volver de la Conferencia WOW. Era una experiencia hermosa con aproximadamente 500 personas dispuestas a la reforma de todo el mundo. Juntamos a aproximadamente 50 nuevos individuos y cinco nuevas organizaciones como partidarios. Creímos que un taller llamó Hablar claro con una Voz Global Común a la cual más de cien personas asistieron. Para leer más sobre ello y ver algunas de las fotos que fueron tomadas, vaya a nuestra página de inicio: www.CatholicChurchReformIntl.org y voluta abajo al título: los representantes de CCRI asisten a la Conferencia WOW. Una Peregrinación para Reforma que conduce a un Sínodo de una gente Mundial Mientras estábamos en Roma el año pasado, Janet Hauter hizo una presentación a nuestro taller que introduce la idea de tener una Peregrinación para la Reforma en 2016 y un Sínodo de una gente en 2017-18. La idea de un Sínodo de una gente al principio provino de una conferencia VOTF nacional en 2009. El concepto siguió cultivando piernas en esta conferencia y recoger más apoyo. Le guardaremos fijado sobre este proyecto monumental mientras que la discusión adicional sigue.
Gracias a todos para su apoyo,
Rene
September XX, 2015Name of person being addressed Via Electronic mailDear Bishop:Below please find a summary of responses to a global survey conducted by Catholic Church Reform International. The vast majority of survey respondents are active Catholics and people who are searching for the Lord – people who have good will but for whom particular Church teachings regarding the family have proven to be a stumbling block. Pope Francis has called for pastoral responses that do not simply bind the wounds but address root causes.We commend this summary for your consideration. We pray for you and for the guidance of the Spirit so that the members of the Synod will be overcome with the joy of the Gospel to find a way forward for families.
THE PEOPLE SPEAKA Jubilee Year Research InitiativeAs a tribute to Pope Francis’s call for a Jubilee Year of Mercy, we began a collaborative project with two reform communities, Catholic Church Reform International (CCRI) and the American Catholic Council (ACC), addressing the same thematic questions targeted by the Lineamenta questionnaire but offered in more comprehensible language.
Respondents self-identified as Active Catholics (78%), Former Catholics (9%), Other Christians (1%), Other Faiths (9%) and unidentified (3%). Involving over 5000 participants, our focus was to provide real responses from lived experiences drafted by a global Catholic population, noting the comparisons and contrasts across the regions of the world.Respondents were asked to rate the effectiveness of the pastoral care of the Church on 14 issues providing additional comments or recommended solutions, if desired.
In our most recent survey, responses, expressed in English, came from 44 countries globally. The areas of greatest discontent with the Church’s pastoral care are:
TopicFavorable Effectiveness Poor or Ineffective
Cohabitation 9% 71%
Inter-faith Marriage35%38%
LGBT6%76%Contraception12%76%
Single Parent Families 30%40%
Mixed Family 20%29%
Divorced/Remarried 13%81%
Left the Church 15%77%
Women 19%72%
Troubles in Families 23%64%
Children in Difficult Situations 31%37%
Clerical Sex Abuse 11%70%
Women/Children 20%47%
Marriage Preparation 46%26%
Divorced/Remarriage--81% ineffective
Left the Church—77% ineffective
LGBT—76% ineffective
Contraception—76% ineffective
Women—72% ineffective
Cohabitation—71% ineffective
Sex Abuse---70% ineffective
If there were one word exemplifying the grace-filled responses of our research, it would be woundedness. Deeply hurt by the execution of a “pathology of power” (words used by Pope Francis himself) in our Church many were unable to experience faith in its fullest. The “field hospital” described by Pope Francis was imagery offering hope that mercy and healing were actually possible and may have influenced responses.In the comments offered, there were many passionate pleas asking for compassion from a rigid, legalistic Church that lost Jesus’ core message of love. Our research was both not surprising and surprising. Not surprising because it reiterated what we already knew and conversely surprising in the raw honesty that was shared. The quick, honest responses gathered were, no doubt, prompted by Pope Francis’s never-before invitation to hear from the people directly. As the world watches this pope, we are being vicariously influenced and empowered to find our voices and respectfully speak truth through our stories akin to the method used by Jesus in His teaching.The People of God recognize that we are a Church groaning in pain with an institutional Church judging us punitively for life-altering decisions with no understanding of contemporary lived experiences made under undue stress. As the Pope models Christ’s values inviting us to do the same in being more welcoming, inviting and nurturing, our survey responses expressed consistent calls for institutional reform: Welcome the Divorced and Remarried to the Sacraments: The People of God commend Pope Francis for offering a “life-giving” solution to the issue of divorced people receiving Eucharist and we encourage the bishops to embrace this position. Reach out to and make every effort to embrace Catholics who’ve left: The Church at all levels must adopt a more pastoral Christ-like presence to become more just, welcoming, inviting, and nurturing of those who have left, compassionately make contact through a visit, survey, etc. to learn their reasons. We may learn something and those that left will feel as though someone cares. Leave decisions regarding artificial contraception to personal conscience: By far, the majority of Catholics have followed the Doctrine of Reception that states that if the people do not accept a particular church teaching and it is ignored, the teaching is not valid. This is clearly the case with the Church’s stance on artificial contraception. Responsible Parenthood must be recognized as a value among families today. Treat the LGBT community with respect:: There is great concern with the disrespectful language [e.g. “disordered state”] and abhorrent behavior dealt toward the LGBT community. Households with such children find the Church’s treatment of their children reprehensible. Radical, humane changes in church behavior and pronouncements must occur mirroring scientific discoveries, compassion and tolerance. Recognize the equality of women in the Church: The Church must drop the myth and pretense of prohibiting women’s assent to authority and offices. This corrupt distortion of justice does not mirror historical precedent, as women were once deacons. Women can no longer suffer the discriminatory gender bias in an institution that chooses to be unjust
The survey report reveals that the People of God believe change is imperative in order for the Church to reflect Jesus’ values of love, inclusion, and compassion. In keeping with Pope Francis’s directive to have the Bishops gather the concerns of the people, we call upon all bishops to prayerfully consider the outpouring expressed by these caring Catholics. Let us work together to build a Church that ever more fully reveals the eternal love of God our Creator, as revealed by Jesus, and enlivened by the Holy Spirit.The full survey report, called The People Speak, can be found at http://www.catholicchurchreform.com/…/Jubileepapersurveydat… in Christ,[Your signature]On behalf of Catholic Church Reform Internationalwww.CatholicChurchReformIntl.org
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Peace to you all, brothers and sisters in Christ.
I hope you all enjoying the time of Summer, and share the many gifts God provides in the Holy Spirit. The Lord has shown HIS Grace upon the people created in HIS love, we see this in many inspiring ways in our missions around the world. It is the little things that we do for others in need, be it in your pastoral care for others, be it through our orphanages, the poor, the education that you provide, the healing that you bring to others.
We are aware that Pope Francis is facing many obstacles from church forces within that try to block his loving heart to the world. We are here to support his efforts, and as he is listening to us, we pray in the Holy Spirit, that all will be according to God's Will.
As we approaching the Jubilee Year of Mercy, and as we will discuss more pertinent family issues for the Synod in Rome, I urge you to spread the following documents below to many people as possible, including all our clergy, and the faithful, and if you have connection with Roman Catholic clergy let them know as well.
Thank you!!
Catholic Church Reform International Press Release. Please you can. It is vital for the continuation of the Synod in Rome! Thank you!!
Below is the press release that we encourage you to disseminate to all of your media contacts and local media outlets
Attached are 3 items: (1) the draft cover letter that we offer as a model for sending to your bishops; (2) the survey data report; and (3) reflections and recommendations regarding the Jubilee Paper. In this last section, it is a most appropriate place to add your own comments regarding any unique cultural issues pertinent to your region of the world.
Much work has gone into the survey, gathering of the data, and the drafting of this paper. Let’s join together to spread it far and wide around the world. As for CCRI, we will make every effort to get this paper to every attendee of the coming Synod. But it would not be a waste of effort, if some of the bishops received more than one copy. So let us now “go forth and multiply.” Let us use this time between now and the opening of the Synod to get this paper into the hands of every Catholic, every former Catholic, every pastor, every bishop, and Pope Francis himself. This paper is truly the voice of the People who have spoken out loudly and clearly in our surveys and regional gatherings throughout the world.
CATHOLICS WORLDWIDE OVERWHELMINGLY ECHO POPE FRANCIS'S CALL FOR CHURCH TO CHOOSE PASTORAL PATH OF MERCY IN MINISTERING TO THE FAITHFUL
A few days after his election, Pope Francis, when speaking to his first Sunday audience in St. Peter's Square, recalled Jesus's striking attitude toward the woman taken in adultery, "We do not hear words of scorn, we do not hear words of condemnation, but only words of love, of mercy, that invite us to conversion. Neither do I condemn you: go and sin no more!" It is within the context of this generous spirit of mercy that Catholic Church Reform International and the American Catholic Council have united to mark the Jubilee Year of Mercy by releasing The People Speak, a global report based on the feedback of over 5000 participants, who rated the efficacy of Church teaching on the Baptized and often added personal comments giving context to their ratings. In many areas of family life, significant majorities of respondents rated Church teachings as ineffective or extremely ineffective.
The report contains the painful stories of ordinary people, the vast majority of whom identify as committed, active Catholics, who struggle to maintain dignity and authenticity in situations not honored in Church doctrine or Canon Law. "The Church has betrayed children of her own family and, with no allowance for communication, has cut off all who are unable to live within its rules," said Rene Reid, director of Catholic Church Reform Int'l. "The wounded, the hurting, those in greatest need of the Sacraments are banned from the Eucharistic Table. This is unconscionable!" The survey respondents call for the Church to show some understanding for families who seek God and have good will, but who are nonetheless judged unworthy and marginalized. The CCRI-ACC coalition sees this not as a call for the cheap mercy of less stringent doctrine, but rather as witness to the priority which Christ gave to responding more closely to what is written on the human heart. The survey results identify areas in which this priority needs further attention by church hierarchy, including: divorce and remarriage without annulment, cohabitation, and issues related to Gay-Lesbian respect and equality.
It is the hope of the CCRI-ACC coalition that the integrity of The People Speak, containing the thoughts, feelings, opinions, experiences, hopes and faith of Catholics throughout the world, will help our leaders from the Pope through to local pastors prepare for the October 2015 Ordinary Synod of Bishops taking place in Rome in October, 2015. "We are committed to building a welcoming, inviting, and nurturing Church and to work side by side with Pope Francis to transform our Church into one that lives and practices the joy of the Gospel," said Janet Hauter, director of the U.S. based American Catholic Council.
Please go to the documents, "the People speak"
The People Speak (link to the Jubilee Paper posted on our CCRI website)
If needed, please contact our Director:
Contact: Rene Reid, CCRI Director
Phone: 775-772-1210; Email: rene.reid@CatholicChurchReformIntl.org
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Ecumenical Catholic Diocese of Los Angeles Archangels and Seraphim Ecumenical Catholic Church of Christ
Fr. Georgi Dimitrov, Fr. Mihail Novak, Fr. Stefan Rusev, Fr. Stefan Vasilev, Fr. Svetlozar Arabadjiev. Deacon Alfred Foskolo, Deacon Grigor Paskov, Deacon Yordan Marchev, Subdeacon Aleksandar Cenov, and Subdeacon Emilian Georgiev.
February, 18th, Ash Wednesday, A. D. 2015
(Please share this letter with all and beyond!)
Peace, and Greetings to you all on the Beginning of this Holy Season of Lent!
We take this time before Easter to reflect on the Life of Jesus, and his Suffering and Sacrifice of Redemption for Humanity. Without knowing him we are left alone in this world of indifference and destruction.
We see more and more Christians in the Middle East are being driven from their homes, entire Christian communities being wiped out, and as Christians also in Africa being slaughtered by extremists, we experience a new era of persecution of our brothers and sisters around the world. I urge you all in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ do not cease in your prayers for the churches in Africa and the Middle East. Only in the light of the Suffering of Jesus, his Cross and Resurrection on Easter are we able to be there for each other. Please pray for His Holiness, Pope Francis, as there are new threats against his life from the Islamist terrorist groups.
Our journey through the Lenten
Season is a personal challenge. We shall take more time for prayer,
seek meditation and imitate Jesus in our lives. These weeks and days of
reflections will lead us closer to the Mystery of our own Salvation
through HIM. Our faith needs nourishment. Our soul is journeying for its
Creator, God, to rekindle our relationship with the Divine. We shall
discover anew the Love for a God that loved us so much that he
sacrificed HIS only begotten Son, so that we can live.
This
mystery is so deep and overwhelming that our mind can never full
comprehend the fullness of God's salvivic actions for us. When God loved
us so much how much more are we compelled to love each other according
to his holy Will.
I ask you all take time to read and meditate
in Scripture, read good spiritual books of guidance, attend your local
Churches every Sunday and show your commitment to your local Church
Family. If we shall grow in our Faith, then your Church family is the
place where you can grow, it is a testing ground of how strong your
faith is, and how much more we have to grow with each other.
I do wish you all near and afar a blessed and joyous preparation for Easter when we celebrate the Resurrection of God's Son, but also see the predawn of our own resurrection, because he walked ahead of us home to the heavenly Father to share in HIS Glory, and to prepare a place for us.
With my prayers and benedictions to you all
+Karl
PS: Please see the attachments of the CRRI (Catholic Church Reform
International), we are part of it, I am a consultor for them.
It contains a letter to Pope Francis, Press releases.
Please sign the letter to Pope Francis on the website link below. Thank you all!
The full letter to Pope Francis, to sign it, click:
http://www.catholicchurchreform.com/AlternativeLivingPoll.h….
Paz y saludos en el comienzo de este tiempo de Cuaresma Santa!
Tomamos esta vez antes de semana Santa para reflexionar sobre la
vida de Jesús y su sufrimiento y sacrificio de redención para la
humanidad. Sin conocerlo nos quedamos solos en este mundo de
indiferencia y la destrucción.
Vemos cada vez más que cristianos en
el Medio Oriente están siendo expulsados de sus hogares, comunidades
cristianas se limpió hacia fuera y como cristianos también en África
siendo masacrados por los extremistas, experimentamos una nueva era de
la persecución de nuestros hermanos y hermanas alrededor del mundo
enteros. Insto a que todos en el nombre de nuestro Señor Jesucristo no
cesan en sus oraciones por las iglesias de África y Oriente Medio. Sólo
teniendo en cuenta el Sufrimiento de Jesús, su Cruz y su Resurrección en la Pascua somos
capaces de estar allí para el otro. Por favor oren por su Santidad el
Papa Francis, ya que existen nuevas amenazas contra la vida de los
grupos terroristas islamistas.
Nuestro viaje a través de la
Cuaresma es un reto personal. Debemos tomar más tiempo para la oración,
meditación buscamos e imitar a Jesús en nuestras vidas. Estas semanas y
días de reflexiones nos conducirá al misterio de nuestra salvación a
través de él. Nuestra fe necesita nutrirse. Nuestra alma es viajar por
su creador, Dios, reavivar nuestra relación con lo divino. Descubriremos
el amor por un Dios que amaba tanto que sacrificó a su hijo unigénito,
para que podamos vivir nuevamente.
Este misterio es tan profunda
y abrumadora que nuestra mente no puede nunca completo comprender la
plenitud de las acciones salvivic de Dios para nosotros. Cuando Dios amó
tanto, cuánto más nos estamos obligados a amarse mutuamente según su
Santa voluntad.
Te pido que todo tome tiempo para leer y meditar
en las escrituras, leer buenos libros espirituales de orientación,
asistir a sus iglesias locales cada domingo y mostrar su compromiso con
su familia de la iglesia local. Si nos vamos creciendo en nuestra fe,
entonces su familia de la iglesia es el lugar donde usted puede crecer,
es un campo de pruebas de lo fuerte que es tu fe, y cuánto más tenemos
que crecer con el otro.
Deseo para todos cerca y lejos una preparación bendecido para la Pascua, cuando celebran a la resurrección del Hijo de Dios, pero también ven el amanecer de nuestra propia resurrección, porque El caminaba delante a la casa del padre celestial para compartir en su gloria y preparar un lugar para nosotros.
Con mis plegarias y bendiciones para todos
+ Karl
Afrikaans: |
Geseënde Kersfees en 'n gelukkige nuwe jaar |
Bulgaria: Весела Коледа и благословена Нова година
Hawaiian: Mele Kalikimaka me ka Hauʻoli Makahiki Hou Hebrew: חג מולד שמח |
Irland: (Gaelic) |
Nollaig shona duit. Bliain úr faoi shéan is faoi mhaise duit |
Lituania: Linksmu Kaledu ir laimingu Nauju metu
Luxemburg: Schéi Krëschtdeeg an e Schéint Néi Joer
Malaysia: Selamat Hari Natal dan Tahun Baru
Maori: Meri Kirihimete
Norway: Gledelig Jul
Navajo: | Ya'at'eeh Keshmish |
Samoan: | Manuia le Kerisimasi, ma le Tausaga Fou |
Swahili: Krismasi
Njema / Heri ya krismas. Heri ya mwaka mpya Wapendwa, Noeli iko
mlangoni! Nawatakieni wote heri sana na baraka kwa sikukuu hii ya
Noeli. Aidha nawaombeeni mwaka mpya wa furaha, na mafaniko. |
Tamil: | Nathar Puthu Varuda Valthukkal |
Valencia: Bon Nadal i feliç any nou
Turkish: Noeliniz Ve Yeni Yiliniz Kutlu Olsun; Yeni Yilnizi Kutar, saadetler dilerim
Ukrainian: Srozhdestvom Kristovym
Vietnamese: Mung Le Giang Sinh. Cung Chuc Tan Nien Welsh - Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda
We might have also listened close to the new actions that Pope Francis took toward Reforms within the Catholic Church Family, and the Catholic Reform Groups involved.He has also started the cleanup within the Vatican Curia, and his sharp tone toward the ailments that have intruded its bureaucracy, and behavior among its members.
Podríamos haber escuchado también cerca de las nuevas acciones que Francisco tomó hacia reformas dentro de la Iglesia católica de la familia, y hacia reformas que ha iniciado dentro de la Curia Vaticana, y su agudo tono de la limpieza de las dolencias que han invadido su burocracia, y comportamiento entre sus miembros.
Como somos una Iglesia Católica Ecuménica, tenemos demasiado tiempo para las reformas, mientras buscamos la unidad entre las Iglesias cristianas.
Aprendamos de Jesús la vida, palabras y acciones, vamos a ver en María un modelo de vida que nos recuerda siempre, soy la sierva del Señor ...
Mi corazón está lleno de esta temporada con la alegría y la paz que yo veo entre vosotros maravilloso amor de Dios presente en todo!
Oremos por la protección de Francisco, oremos por un mundo tan necesitado de paz, oremos para cada demás viaje hacia su segunda venida en gloria en la que todos participaremos.
Suyo en el Rey recién nacido, Jesús, el Cristo.
+ Karl
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ around the World of our beloved Ecumenical Catholic Church of Christ!
As a worldwide church family we walk toward Christmas, we seek the conversion of our hearts toward Christ.
The feast of the birth of Jesus, the Son of man, the King of kings, the humble servant, the child so poor and helpless
is the chosen one to save humanity.
We can never fully understand this mystery of God becoming man, His incarnation, yet we can see more closely with the heart of faith that is longing to share in his divinity.
All our worldly existence with all the richness the world offers, will never reach the true pearl we find in this Child
that is leading us to God, showing us the way to salvation. On my trip in Rome this past October, I shared
with so many Roman Catholics from around the world seeking reforms, that we as Christians are compelled more than
ever to live the Gospel of Christ, His Testament of Love, Care, and Justice that sees all of humanity in a different light. We are all created in the image of God who dwells within our hearts waiting to be discovered.
Christ was so eager to reach out to those in society who were abandoned, marginalized, condemned,
the very poor, the sick, and when he criticized the rich who are unwilling to share the burden in this world, when he cleansed the house of the Father from becoming a merchant hall, so we as Christians also must walk
in his footsteps, imitate His Life, and become like Him.
We encounter a suffering world, wars of hatred, religious extremism, and dictators that through relentless savagery
causes destruction of whole human populations, consumerism that has left generations without a vision for a more just society,
selfishness propaganda that is driving younger generations into despair not seeing a future with values.
We can continue the list, and yet there is light in the darkness coming our way, it is Christ Jesus who reaches out
to us every day and moment of our lives, who wants us to live toward God's Kingdom. Let us all accept this Child
of Bethlehem, born to become our Savior, who suffers, dies, and rises from the death and pain, and lives among us
in Word and Sacrament, in true Spirit and Love.
Let
us go to seek him eagerly in this time of Advent, so that he finds us
awake, and we are prepared to welcome him into our hearts, so that His
Second Coming in Glory will be the beginning of the Eternal Celebration
in His Kingdom.
Wishing
you all a reflective time of Advent, may the living Word of God,
the Good News, handed over to us by the Apostles, become part of your
daily Bread of Life.
With my prayers and benedictions
yours
+Karl
INTERNATIONAL REFORM NETWORK CALLS FOR MORE SYNOD OPENNESS
Catholic
Church Reform International (CCRI), a network of groups and
individuals in 65 countries committed to the renewal of the Catholic
Church, is calling for more openness from the Synod of Bishops in its
discussions on marriage and the family.
CCRI has
recently written to Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, Secretary General of
the Synod of Bishops, asking that the Vatican not only permit local
Episcopal Conferences to make public the summaries of responses they
prepare on Synod questionnaires, but actually encourage them to be
more open.
Last year,
when Cardinal Baldisseri sent a specially prepared Synod
questionnaire to bishops across the world urging them to circulate it
widely and get grass-roots feedback on the issues it raised, he also
instructed that their summaries of the responses be kept secret.
Across the
world almost all Episcopal Conferences and bishops acquiesced to the
ban, with the notable exceptions of the German, Swiss, and Japanese
Conferences and a few individual bishops, who decided that openness
was the proper course and published their summaries. “The ban
reinforced the impression that the Vatican still does not understand
the importance of transparency,” said Rene Reid, CCRI convenor,
“Nor is it in keeping with Pope Francis’s call for openness and
involvement of all the People of God.
As
preparations get under way for the Ordinary General Assembly in
October 2015, the Catholic faithful are again to be asked to reflect,
this time on the contents of the 62-paragraph Relatio
Synodi (Synod Report), and to
provide feedback. In a sign that Pope Francis understands the need
for openness, he instructed that the voting results on each of the
Relatio’s
paragraph be appended to the document. But CCRI is asking for more.
When the
grass-roots reflections on the Relatio
have been gathered and summarized, CCRI wants every Episcopal
Conference to be free, indeed encouraged, to make their summaries
public and widely available.
Further,
prior to the commencement of the new round of reflections, CCRI has
also asked Cardinal Baldisseri to allow every Episcopal Conference to
publish and disseminate the summaries of responses to the 2013
questionnaire. Those summaries could greatly assist the faithful in
every local church to develop and clarify their reflections on the
issues which the Synod is about to ask of them.
CCRI
Strategic Team:
Robert
Blair Kaiser (USA),
John
Buggy (Australia),
Janet
Hauter (USA),
Brendan
Butler (Ireland),
Sheila
Peiffer (USA),
Virginia
Saldanha (India),
Peter
Wilkinson (Australia)
Rene
Reid (USA)
Board of Consultors
These people believe in the profound importance of the reform of our Church and have given their support and lent their name and credibility to our movement.
Members
Christine Anderson:
Director Faith and Praxis FCJ, Organizational Analyst.
Bob Betterton:
Founder of Accelerating Catholic Church Reform
Eugene Bianchi:
Professor emeritus of theology, Emory University.
Tony Biviano:
Media producer for the For Christ's Sake petition, Australia.
Roy Bourgeois:
Founder of School of Americas Watch and advocate for the Ordination of Women.
Bill Burrows:
Publisher
Brendan Butler:
Spokesperson, We are Church Ireland, and Coordinator NGO peace Alliance.
James Coriden:
Former president Canon Law Society of America
Brian Coyne:
Editor, Catholica.au
Donald Cozzens:
Writer-in-residence, John Carroll University
William V. D'Antonio:
Professor of sociology, Catholic Univ of America
Mark Day:
Former Franciscan, news producer, San Diego, California
John A. Dick:
Historical theologian, Louvain Univ; VP Assoc. for the Rights of Catholics in the Church
Bill Ditewig:
Theologian and deacon
Terry Dosh:
Retired Benedictine, founding member of CORPUS
Patrick B. Edgar
President, Association for the Rights of Catholics in the Church
Ivan Fernandes Catholic journalist, former managing editor ucanews.com in Bangkok-Thailand, Former member of the Society of Jesus, Calcutta Jesuit Province
Paul Gray:
Retired parish administrator, Memphis Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Paul Hansen:
Redemptorist priest and advocate for Biblical justice living.
Janet Hauter:
Chair, American Catholic Council
Rea Howarth:
Freelance writer and consultant; former director of Catholics Speak Out
William Coughlin Hunt:
Peritus (expert) of Vatican II, former professor of theology
Robert Kaggwa:
Cooordinator, We Are Church, UK
Eugene Kennedy:
Psychologist, author
James Kottoor:
Author, former priest, and journalist with Catholic reformation Society of Kerala, Palai in India
Hans Kung:
Priest, theologian, and author; president of the Foundation for a Global Ethic
Raquel Mallavibarrena:
Member of the Spanish Movements: Corriente Somos Iglesia and Redes Cristianas.
Mary John Mananzan:
Executive Director of the Institute of Women's Studies;
member of the Admin. Council of Generals and Prioresses of the
Benedictine Order
Charles McMahon:
Emeritus professor earth sciences, Univ. of Pennsylvania
David O'Brien:
Professor of theology emeritus at College of the Holy Cross and Univ. of Dayton
Joseph O'Callaghan:
Author of Elect our Bishops; emeritus professor theology, Fordham Univ
Anthony Padovano:
Married priest, college professor and author
Therese Padovano:
Nun, co-founded the northern New Jersey chapter of Voice of the Faithful
Joanne Parrilli:
Retired judge, First Appellate District in San Francisco; an early member Voice of the Faithful
Frank Purcell:
Doctor in theology, member of the Living Faiths Commission
of the Victorian Council of Churches, President of the Goulburn Valley
Regional Council of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, co-founder of
Catholics for Ministry, Australia.
Sonya Quitslund:
Professor emerita of Bible and Religious Thought; Commander, US Coast Guard
Gaston Roberge, S.J.:
Theologian, film scholar, and author, founder of Chitrabani, the only independent film library in Kolkata, India.
+Dr. Karl Rodig:
Presiding ArchBishop, the International Ecumenical Catholic Church of Christ.
Michael Saso:
Priest, educator in China
Ted Schmidt:
Canadian educator and writer; author of Journeys to the Heart of Catholicism
Ingrid H. Shafer:
Professor emerita of philosophy and religion, Univ. of Science and Arts of Oklahoma
Richard Sipe:
Former Benedictine monk-priest; author of Celibacy, Sex, & Catholic Church
William Slavick:
Coordinator, Pax Christi in Maine
Leonard Swidler:
Professor of theology, Temple Univ; founder Assoc. for the Rights of Catholics in the Church
José María Vigil:
CMF, a Spanish liberation theologian from Panama, member of
the Association of Third World Theologians, member of the Congregation
of Claretian Missionaries.
Special Advisor
Joan Chittister:
Benedictine Sister, author and lecturer; co-chair Global Peace Initiative of Women
Directors
Robert Blair Kaiser:
Lecturer & author of 6 books on Church of Vatican II and beyond
Filo Hirota:
Council for Justice and Peace, rep for Japan
Rene Reid:
Author & lecturer; former nun and Religious Ed Director; M.A. in theology; talk show host
Desde su Primado Ecuménico
Queridos hermanos y hermanas en Cristo en todo el mundo de nuestra amada Iglesia Católica Ecuménica de Cristo!
Como familia de la iglesia en todo el mundo caminamos hacia la Navidad, buscamos la conversión de nuestro corazón hacia Cristo.
La fiesta del nacimiento de Jesús, el Hijo del Hombre, el Rey de reyes, el humilde servidor, el niño tan pobre e indefenso es el elegido para salvar a la humanidad.
Nunca podremos entender completamente este misterio de Dios hecho hombre, su encarnación, sin embargo, podemos ver más de cerca con el corazón de la fe que es el anhelo de compartir en su divinidad. Toda nuestra existencia mundana con toda la riqueza que el mundo ofrece, nunca alcanzará la verdadera perla que encontramos en este Niño que nos está llevando a Dios, que nos muestra el camino a la salvación.
En mi viaje a Roma en octubre pasado, compartí con tantos católicos romanos de todo el mundo en busca de reformas, que como cristianos estamos obligados más que nunca a vivir el Evangelio de Cristo, su testamento de amor, cuidado y Justicia que ve toda la humanidad bajo una luz diferente. Todos hemos sido creados a imagen de Dios que habita en nuestros corazones la espera de ser descubierto. Cristo estaba tan ansioso por llegar a las personas en la sociedad que fueron abandonados, marginados, condenados, los más pobres, a los enfermos, y cuando criticó a los ricos que no están dispuestos a compartir la carga en este mundo, cuando él limpió la casa de la Padre se convierta en una sala comercial, por lo que nosotros, como cristianos también tenemos que seguir sus pasos, imitar su vida y ser como Él.
Nos encontramos con un mundo que sufre, las guerras de odio, el extremismo religioso y dictadores que a través de salvajismo implacable causa la destrucción de las poblaciones humanas enteras, el consumismo que ha dejado a las generaciones sin una visión de una sociedad más justa, propaganda egoísmo que está impulsando las generaciones más jóvenes en la desesperación no ver a un futuro con valores.
Podemos seguir la lista, y sin embargo hay luz en la oscuridad en nuestro camino, es Cristo Jesús, que se acerca a nosotros cada día y momento de nuestras vidas, que quiere que vivamos hacia el Reino de Dios.
Vamos todos aceptamos este Niño de Belén, nacido para ser nuestro Salvador, que sufre, muere y se levanta de la muerte y el dolor, y vive entre nosotros en la Palabra y los Sacramentos, en verdadero Espíritu y el Amor.
Vamos a buscarlo ansiosamente en este tiempo de Adviento, para que él nos encuentre despiertos, y estamos preparados para darle la bienvenida en nuestros corazones, para que Su segunda venida en gloria será el inicio de la Fiesta Eterna en Su Reino.
Les deseo a todos un tiempo de reflexión de Adviento, que la Palabra viva de Dios, la Buena Nueva, entregado a nosotros por los Apóstoles, se convierten en parte de su diario Pan de Vida.
Con mis oraciones y bendiciones
suyo
+ Karl
Para el año 2015, le animo, si con sus obispos locales, vicarios y sacerdotes, y laicos tienen tiempo para organizar reuniones locales e informar a la reforma de la Iglesia Católica Internacional. Se trata de la familia más grande en la iglesia. Aquí está la última reunión Informe comunicado de prensa, y la lista de consultores, etc, incluido yo mismo.
Aui es la pagina web:
Para publicación inmediata
18 de noviembre 2014
RED INTERNACIONAL PIDE REFORMA DE MÁS TRANSPARENCIA SÍNODO
Iglesia Católica Reform International (CCRI), una red de grupos e individuos en 65 países comprometidos con la renovación de la Iglesia Católica Romana, está llamando a una mayor apertura del Sínodo de los Obispos en sus debates sobre el matrimonio y la familia.
CCRI ha escrito recientemente al cardenal Lorenzo Baldisseri, Secretario General del Sínodo de los Obispos, pidiendo que el Vaticano no sólo permiten Conferencias Episcopales locales a hacer públicos los resúmenes de las respuestas que se preparan en cuestionarios sinodales, pero en realidad animarles a ser más abiertos.El año pasado, cuando el cardenal Baldisseri envió un cuestionario Sínodo preparado especialmente a los obispos de todo el mundo instándolos a circular ampliamente y obtener retroalimentación de las bases sobre las cuestiones que planteó, él también dio instrucciones para que sus resúmenes de las respuestas se mantendrán en secreto.
En todo el mundo casi todas las Conferencias episcopales y obispos accedieron a la prohibición, con la notable excepción de la alemana, suiza y Conferencias japoneses y algunos obispos, que decidieron que la apertura fue el curso adecuado y publicó sus resúmenes. "La prohibición refuerza la impresión de que el Vaticano aún no entiende la importancia de la transparencia", dijo René Reid, CCRI convocante, "Ni es de acuerdo con el llamado de Francisco para la apertura y la participación de todo el pueblo de Dios."Como preparativos ponerse en marcha para la Asamblea General Ordinaria en octubre de 2015, los fieles católicos son de nuevo para pedir que reflexionar, esta vez sobre el contenido del párrafo 62 Relatio Synodi (Sínodo de informes), y proporcionar retroalimentación. En una señal de que Francisco entiende la necesidad de apertura, dio instrucciones de que los resultados de la votación en cada apartado de la Relatio como anexo en el documento. Pero CCRI está pidiendo más.
Cuando los de base reflexiones sobre la Relatio se han reunido y resumido, CCRI quiere que cada Conferencia Episcopal de ser libre, de hecho alentado, para hacer sus resúmenes pública y ampliamente disponible.Además, antes del comienzo de la nueva ronda de reflexiones, CCRI también ha pedido al cardenal Baldisseri para permitir que cada Conferencia Episcopal para publicar y difundir los resúmenes de las respuestas al cuestionario de 2013. Tales resúmenes podrían en gran medida ayudar a los fieles en cada iglesia local para desarrollar y aclarar sus reflexiones sobre los temas que el Sínodo está a punto de pedir de ellos.
September 19th, Saint Januarius, A. D. 2014
Venerable brothers and sisters in the Episcopate, Priests, Deacons/ness
in the service of the Lord!
Peace to you all, brothers and sisters, near and afar!
Thank you all for your work in our missions around the World, and for your Faith in a loving God
that knows our hearts and needs.
As our Worldwide Church Union was founded in 1998 with the Vision for Reforms in the Roman Catholic Church and other Catholic Rites as expressed in our Manifesto, with the desire to strive for more Unity among Christendom, we have reached a new milestone.
As I am leaving for a trip to Rome joining Roman Catholics from around the World for a Colloquium on the Family,
(please see the attachment to this e-mail) at the beginning of the Worldwide Synod on the Family, and gathering on October 5th at the Vatican, our hearts are filled with joy.
As Pope Francis has approached the Church with a new and refreshing Spirit, we are encouraged that Reforms are more possible. As in my previous letters about the CCR'I (Catholic Church Reform International) indicated,
we are part of this exciting endeavor.
As a consultor, I will speak on behalf of Ecumenism, a significant part Vatican II was striving for.
Further, millions of Lay Catholics around the world have expressed their desire to have more say in the Church, and make sure that they, the people of God, are represented in an just and representative way. Unfortunately the preparation to the Synod has caused a stir as Families were underrepresented for the Synod.
Please read therefore the Open Letter to Pope Francis below, by clicking on the link, and sign it right away as the letter has to be sent out immediately.
Thank you for supporting this important gathering with your thoughts and prayers.
I will pray on the tombs of St. Peter and the Saints to ask for Divine assistance in all our endeavor.
http://www.catholicchurchreform.com/OpenLettertoPopereappointmentstoSynod.htm
CHURCH NEWS:
Our Nuntius for Africa, Archbishop ++Godfrey, will travel to Cameroon and Congo for Episcopal assistance.
This weekend will also be the ordinations to the Priesthood of Rev. Tom Monaco, and to the Diaconate Rev. Jeanenne Cox in our diocese of Colorado and the Western United States!
We also pray for the ordained Deacons Evans and Julius from our Archdiocese in Nairobi, Kenya who will be ordained to the Priesthood on November 22nd, 2014.
Our prayers are with you all!!
Please pray for me on my Journey to Rome, as I will pray for you all, my beloved of the ECCC
With my apostolic benedictions and prayers
yours
++Karl
Desde su Primado Ecuménico
Venerables hermanos y hermanas en el episcopado, Sacerdotes, Diáconos/ness
en el servicio del Señor!
Paz a todos vosotros, hermanos y hermanas, cerca y lejos!
Gracias a todos por su trabajo en nuestras misiones en todo el mundo, y por su fe en un Dios amoroso que conoce nuestros corazones y necesidades.
A medida que nuestra Iglesia Mundial fue fundada en 1998 con la visión de las reformas en la Iglesia Católica Romana y otros Ritos Católicos como se expresa en nuestro Manifiesto, con el deseo de luchar por más unidad entre la cristiandad, hemos alcanzado un nuevo hito.
Como yo voy a Roma y ahi unimos los católicos de todo el mundo
para un coloquio sobre la Familia, (por favor vea el archivo adjunto en este e-mail)
al comienzo del Sínodo Mundial de la Familia, y reuniendo el 5 de octubre en el Vaticano, nuestros corazones están llenos de alegría.
Como el Papa Francis se ha acercado a la Iglesia con una nueva y refrescante Espíritu, nos alienta que las reformas son más posible. Al igual que en mis cartas anteriores sobre la CCR'I (Iglesia Católica Reform International) indicó, somos parte de esta apasionante tarea.
Como consultor para este organization, voy a hablar en nombre de Ecumenismo,
una parte significativa del Vaticano II se esfuerza para.
Además, millones de laicos católicos de todo el mundo han expresado su deseo de tener más voz en la Iglesia, y asegurarse de que, el pueblo de Dios, están representados de una manera justa y representativa. Por desgracia, la preparación para el Sínodo ha causado un gran revuelo como familias están insuficientemente representadas en el Sínodo.
Por esto, por favor, lea lo que la Carta Abierta al Papa Francis continuación, haciendo clic en el enlace, y firmar de inmediato que la letra tiene que ser enviado de inmediato.
Gracias por apoyar a esta importante reunión con sus pensamientos y oraciones.
Rezaré en las tumbas de San Pedro y de los Santos para pedir ayuda divina en todo nuestro esfuerzo.
Carta Abierta al Papa
La carta está lista para su firma.
Por
favor, hágalo y pasan el enlace a todos tus conocidos:
http://www.catholicchurchreform.com/OpenLettertoPopereappointmentstoSynod.htm
Próximos pasos: (1) Esta carta será enviada al Papa Francis; nuestro
comité de medios enviará esto a la prensa; y (3) se entregará este en todos nuestros
seguidores a través
de nuestras Notizias.
NOTICIAS De ICEC:
Damos la bienvenida a nuestra primera parroquia en Moscú, Rusia, bajo el liderazgo del Rev. Sergey Kiryushatov. Gracias al nuestro Nuncio para Europa, Arzobispo ++Hristo para organizar esto!
Damos la bienvenida a nuestra primera parroquia en Moscú, Rusia, bajo el liderazgo del Rev. Sergey Kiryushatov. Gracias al nuestro Nuncio para Europa, Arzobispo ++Hristo para organizar esto!
Nuestro Nuntius para
África, el arzobispo ++ Godfrey, viajará a Camerún y Congo para la asistencia Episcopal.
Este fin de semana será también las ordenaciones al sacerdocio de Rev. Tom Mónaco, y al Diaconado Rev. Jeanenne Cox en nuestra diócesis de Colorado y el oeste de
Estados Unidos!
También oramos por los ordenados Diáconos Evans y Julius de nuestra Arquidiócesis en Nairobi, Kenia, que
será ordenado sacerdote el 22 de noviembre
de 2014.
Nuestras oraciones están con todos
ustedes !!
Por favor oren por mí en mi viaje a Roma, como voy a orar para Uds., mis
amados del ICEC
Con mis bendiciones apostólicas y oraciones
tuya
++ Karl
19 septembre saint Janvier, A. D. 2014
De votre Primate Oecuménique
Vénérables Frères et sœurs dans l'épiscopat, prêtres, diacres/nesse
dans le service du Seigneur!
Paix à vous tous, frères et sœurs, de près ou de lointain!
Merci à tous pour votre travail dans nos missions à travers le monde, et pour votre foi en un Dieu d'amour
qui sait nos cœurs et nos besoins.
Comme nous l'avons fondé notre Église Union dans le monde en 1998 avec la vision des réformes dans l'Église catholique romaine et d'autres rites catholiques exprimées dans notre Manifeste, avec le désir de lutter pour une plus grande unité entre la chrétienté, nous avons franchi une nouvelle étape.
Comme je pars pour un voyage à Rome rejoindre les catholiques de partout dans le monde pour un colloque sur la famille,
(s'il vous plaît voir la pièce jointe à cet e-mail) au début de la Synode del Monde sur la Famille, et de recueillir le 5 Octobre au Vatican, nos cœurs sont remplis de joie.
Comme le pape Francis a approché l'Eglise avec une nouvelle et rafraîchissante Esprit, nous sommes heureux de constater que les réformes sont plus possible. Comme dans mes lettres précédentes sur la CCR'I (Eglise catholique Reform International) a indiqué,
nous faisons partie de cette entreprise passionnante.
En tant que consulteur, je vais parler au nom de l'œcuménisme, une partie importante Vatican II s'efforçait pour.
En outre, des millions de laïcs catholiques du monde entier ont exprimé leur désir d'avoir plus voix au chapitre dans l'Église, et assurez-vous qu'ils, le peuple de Dieu, sont représentés d'une manière juste et représentatif. Malheureusement, la préparation au Synode a causé un émoi que les familles sont sous-représentées pour le Synode.
S'il vous plaît lire donc la lettre ouverte au pape François ci-dessous, en cliquant sur le lien, et de signer tout de suite que la lettre doit être envoyée immédiatement.
Nous vous remercions de soutenir cette importante réunion avec vos pensées et vos prières. Je vais prier sur les tombeaux de saint Pierre et les Saints à demander de l'aide divine dans toute notre entreprise.
Lettre ouverte au pape:
La lettre est maintenant prêt pour la signature. S'il vous plaît le faire et passer le lien sur tous ceux que vous connaissez:
http://www.catholicchurchreform.com/OpenLettertoPopereappointmentstoSynod.htm
Prochaines étapes: (1) Cette lettre sera envoyée au Pape Francis; notre comité de médias enverra ce à la presse; et (3) nous enverrons ce sur tous nos supporters via notre Newsletter.
ÉGLISE NOUVELLES:
Nous nous félicitons de notre première paroisse à Moscou, en Russie, sous la direction du révérend Sergey Kiryushatov Merci à notre Nonce pour l'Europe, l'archevêque ++ Hristo qui a joué pour cette !!
Notre Nonce pour l'Afrique, l'archevêque ++ Godfrey, se rendra au Cameroun et au Congo
pour l'aide épiscopale.
Ce la fin semain sera également les ordinations à la prêtrise du révérend Tom Monaco, et au diaconat Rév Jeanenne Cox dans notre diocèse de Colorado et l'ouest des Etats-Unis!
Nous prions aussi pour diacres ordonnés Evans et Jules de notre archidiocèse de Nairobi, au Kenya, qui sera ordonné prêtre le 22 Novembre 2014.
Nos prières sont avec vous tous !!
S'il vous plaît priez pour moi sur mon voyage à Rome, que je prierai pour vous tous, ma bien-aimée des ÉCOC
Avec mes bénédictions et des prières apostoliques
la vôtre
++ Karl
August 5th, 2014
Update on Rome Pre-Synod Gathering
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"The Forum on the Family: Listening to the Faithful" on Thursday 2 and Friday 3 October. This is sponsored by Catholic Church Reform International (CCRI).
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"The Family Synod Project" (Similar to the Conclave Project) organized by the International Movement We Are Church (IMWAC) from Friday evening 3 October to Saturday 4 October.
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A gathering in St Peters Square before the Angelus (Sunday 5 October), for which permission has been obtained from the Vatican authorities.
chair@we-are-church.org
July 22, Saint Mary Magdalene, A. D. 2014
In the face of wars, terror, famine, exploitation of children, and climate change, we are compelled to see the deeper
encounter of God in our lives and pray always!
As Christians are being slaughtered in the Ancient city of Mozul and in Syria where they have lived almost for 2000 years, we are saddened to see the life of so many being destroyed. Our prayers go out to them asking God to be near them in this time of persecution. As people struggle for freedom and democracy, we pray for the people around the world who struggle, seeking refuge in other countries. We pray for the people in Sub Sahara and beyond where famine is taking lives. We pray for the new wave of children who escape the terror and violence in their countries in Central America seeking a new place to live in the USA. We pray for the people of Israel and Palestine for Peace that the killing of innocent people stop immediately, and that freedom and peaceful coexistence may be the solution.
We pray for the Synod for the Family in Rome in October as I will depart September, working with others for Reforms.
May the Holy Spirit guide us in all our doing to live and serve for a better world toward God's Kingdom.
Africa
Kitale Kenya:
Celebration of the 5th Anniversary of first Diocese of Western Kenya and consecration
of Archbishop ++Godfrey Siundu
Ordinations:
Archbishop ++Godfrey Siundu ordained
to the sacred Priesthood, Fr. Anthony Odhiambo
to the order of Deacon, Rev. John Paul Wanjala
Blessings and Congratulations!
The formation of the New Order of St. Benedict by
Bishop Gregory in Nairobi who will serve as their first Prior of the NOSB
Blessings and Congratulations!
Member of the Logistic of the Catholic Church Reform International for the Pre-Synod gathering in Rome
++Archbishop Dr. Matthew Theuri, ECCC from Nairobi, Kenya
Blessings upon you for this new task!
Metropolitan Church Province of Eastern
Europe
Our Nuntius
for Europe, Archbishop ++Hristo Pissarov is preparing the incardination of and Orthodox Archbishop from Russia with priests
from Russia, the Ukraine and the Crimea, including a Monastery.
They will be under the New jurisdiction of the ECCC.
USA
Colorado
Upcoming ordinations in September
Rev. Deacon Tom Monaco to the Sacred Priesthood
Mrs. Jeanenne Cox to the order of the Diaconate
Blessings and Congratulations!
California
Bishop Dr. Tony Scuderi joined our Order of the NOSF
Prayers and blessings
Michigan
Fr. Emmanuel Pillai who moved with his family to the USA from Sri Lanka
will serve at the Cathedral in Detroit assisting the Ecumenical Primate
Welcome!
Puerto Rico
We welcome Fr. Angel Munoz to the NOSF
Blessings!
We welcome our brother, Rev Fernadus Gill to the ECCC!
Blessings!
Please share the information below with as many people
as you can.
We need to be informed that millions of Catholics around the world seeking and praying for much needed Reforms!!
As you know our ECCC worldwide Church is part of the Catholic Church Reform International, and the Roman Churches reaching out to us as we are a worldwide Church that calls for Reforms.
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With my benedictions and prayers
Yours
++Karl
Peace brothers and sisters in Christ!
I wish to sent you in this Holy Season of the Celebration of the Life, Death, and Resurrection of our Savior, Jesus Christ a blessed and jouyous Easter!
Through Him, with Him and in Him, we are called to live toward the Kingdom of God. Christ Jesus gave himself up, so we might live. God has sealed the eternal and everlasting covenant once and for all with His own blood in Christ.
What love is this that God has shown to us? No words, no thoughts can measure, or full express this LOVE that is eternal, and forever bestowed on us. Such divine Mystery draws our soul near to our Creator who shows forth HIS mercy and Love to us, unfaltering, and unheard of...
We all are in HIS care, and from around the World we give HIM praise!
May this Easter be a celebration of your love for all that are in your care, as bishops, priests, deacons, laity, all of you who prayerfully look toward the East to await HIS Second Coming in Glory.
Oh wondrous Love that sees through and through our Soul awaiting its Union with God, our Creator.
Oh unspeakable Mystery of this Easter Glory that has caught our hearts and minds, and will not let go, until we see with eye to eye the Divine LOVE that created us, and which is now within us, and shows us the way home to heaven.
Oh Love undivided, we seek you day by day, and long for you, as our thirsty soul longs for the water of salvation.
Oh unending joy that springs from this Mystery of Salvation and continues to satisfy our hungry hearts.
Oh God, may your LOVE give all of us more eagerness to serve all of God's creation, and to bring forth the fruits of the Holy Spirit, so that the world will know that you will unite all of your people wherever they might be.
We all have to do our part.
I ask you all to hold local gatherings as this is a crucial time before I depart to the Synod in Rome in October when we present ourselves with members of the Roman Church from around the world to Pope Francis.
I have attached a working document that you all shall read, and hold local gatherings accordingly, also invite others to participate in and ecumenical Spirit, and search the main websites for more information in order to work on this crucial time before the Synod.
Please read the instructions carefully and act accordingly as this is our great hope for reforms finally being addressed for all of God's Children.
Thank you all for your Spirit of Love and good work in the vineyard of the Lord.
We would like to welcome to our Church:
The Philippines:
Fr. Norman Antolin S. Nierves
From Puerto Rico
Fr. Angel Muñoz
From Nigeria:
Seminarian and Candidate for the Diaconate and sacred Priesthood,
Rev. Calixtus Oke
++Karl
Saludos a todos de cerca y de lejos!
Deseo que usted envió en esta Semana Santa de la Celebración de la Vida , Muerte y Resurrección de nuestro Salvador, Jesucristo una Pascua bendecida y jubiloso!
Por Cristo, con Él y en Él , estamos llamados a vivir hacia el Reino de Dios. Cristo Jesús se entregó, para que podamos vivir. Dios ha sellado el pacto eterno y para siempre una vez por todas con su propia sangre en Cristo.
Lo que el amor es lo que Dios nos ha mostrado ? No hay palabras , ni pensamientos pueden medir , o total expresar este amor que es eterno y para siempre nos ha otorgado . Tal misterio divino atrae nuestra alma cerca de nuestro Creador que muestra su misericordia y amor para con nosotros , inquebrantable , y sin precedentes ...
Todos estamos a su cuidado , y de todo el mundo que le demos la alabanza!
Que esta Pascua será una celebración de su amor por todos los que están bajo su cuidado , como obispos , sacerdotes , diáconos , laicos , todos los que devotamente mirar hacia el este a la espera de su segunda venida en Gloria .
Oh maravilloso Amor que ve a través y por medio de nuestra alma en espera de su unión con Dios , nuestro Creador .
Oh Misterio inefable de esta Gloria de Pascua que nos ha llamado a nuestros corazones y mentes, y no va a dejar ir, hasta que veamos cara a cara con el amor divino que nos ha creado , y que ahora está dentro de nosotros, y nos muestra el camino a casa al cielo .
Oh amor indiviso , te buscamos día a día, y de largo para usted , ya que nuestras alma anhela sedientos para el agua de la salvación.
Oh interminable alegría que brota de este misterio de salvación y continúa para satisfacer a nuestros corazones hambrientos .
Oh Dios , que tu amor nos dé a todos más afán de servir a toda la creación de Dios, y para que produzca los frutos del Espíritu Santo, para que el mundo va a saber que va a unir a todos los de tu pueblo dondequiera que estén .
Como ustedes saben nuestra Iglesia ECCC en todo el mundo es parte de la Iglesia Católica Reform Internacional , y las iglesias romanas se han puesto en contacto con nosotros ya que somos una Iglesia en todo el mundo que pide reformas . Estoy con ellos consejo consultor con muchos otros católicos , de Hans Kung, a la Hermana Joan Chittster ,
y otros que anhelan reformas.
Todos tenemos que hacer nuestra parte.
Les pido a todos para celebrar reuniones locales , ya que es un momento crucial antes de mi partir para el Sínodo en Roma en octubre, cuando nos presentamos con los miembros de la Iglesia Romana de todo el mundo al Papa Francis.
He adjuntado un documento de trabajo que todos ustedes leerás , y mantener reuniones locales en consecuencia , también invitar a otros a participar y Espíritu ecuménico, y buscar en los principales sitios web para obtener más información con el fin de trabajar en este momento crucial antes de que el Sínodo .
Por favor, lea atentamente las instrucciones y actuar en consecuencia ya que esta es nuestra gran esperanza para las reformas finalmente están abordando para todos los hijos de Dios .
Gracias por tu Espíritu de amor y buen hacer en la viña del Señor todos ustedes.
Nos gustaría dar la bienvenida a nuestra Iglesia :
Desde Puerto Rico
Fr . Ángel Muñoz, NOSF
Desde Filipinas
Fr . Norman Antolín, NOSF
Desde Nigeria:
Seminarista y Candidato al Diaconado y sacerdocio sagrado,
Rev. Calixto Oke
En Cristo, nuestro Redentor.
++Karl
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ! As we start this Lenten Season on
Wednesday, we are discerning our deeper and true meaning of our lives in
God's Creation. We are like the first Christians helping to build the
Kingdom of God first within our hearts, expressed in our Christian love
and care for each other.
May these days leading to Easter give us all
the spiritual nourishment to renew our lives with God, and live in the
Joy of the Gospel as Pope Francis wrote.
I would like to update
you on our new developments leading to the Synod in Rome in October,
there are so many preparatory engagements, and yet it is a new Spring
that is dawning for God's Universal Church.
I have also attached a letter that was drafted for Archbishop
Lorenzo Baldisseri,
Secretary
General of the Synod of Bishops
The international
website of the Catholic Church Reform Int'l has also the translation in other languages. Just click for the language
you looking for.
Keep
your prayers that we may do all in the Holy Spirit, and seek in all God's
Will.
Wishing you all a blessed Lenten Season.
You are all in my prayers,
Pray for me
++Karl
Paz y saludos!
Queridos hermanos
y hermanas en Cristo! Al comenzar este tiempo de Cuaresma, el Miércoles, estamos discerniendo nuestra significado más profundo y verdadero de nuestra vida en la Creación de Dios. Somos como los primeros Cristianos que ayudan a construir el Reino de Dios en primer lugar en nuestros corazones, que se expresa en el amor Cristiano y como cuidamos el uno al otro.
Que estos
días previos a la Pascua darnos a todos el alimento espiritual para renovar nuestra vida con Dios, y vivir en la alegría del Evangelio como Papa Francisco escribió.
Me gustaría ponerle al
día sobre los nuevos desarrollos que llevan al Sínodo en Roma en octubre, hay tantos compromisos de
preparación, y sin embargo se trata de una nueva primavera que está amaneciendo
para la Iglesia Universal de Dios.
También he adjuntado una carta que fue redactada por el arzobispo Lorenzo Baldisseri,
Secretario General del Sínodo de los
Obispos.
El sitio web internacional de la Iglesia Católica Reforma Int'l tiene también la traducción en español. Simplemente haga clic en el idioma que usted busca.
Mantenga sus oraciones para que podamos hacer todo en el Espíritu Santo, y buscar en
todo la Voluntad de Dios.
Les deseo una Cuaresma bendita.
Todos ustedes están en mis oraciones,
Recan para mi.
+ + Karl
Catholic Church Reform
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February 24 2014
Archbishop Lorenzo Baldisseri,
Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops
Via della Conciliazione 34,
Roma, 00193
Italia
Dear Archbishop Baldisseri,
It was with much joy that we received the news last October that Pope Francis, at a meeting of the Ordinary Council of the Synod of Bishops, announced that he wished to convene an Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod on 5-19 October 2014 to discuss the pastoral challenges of the family in the context of evangelization.
It was with even greater joy that we learned that Pope Francis wished to invite the People of God throughout the world to express their views on the pastoral challenges via a questionnaire included in the Preparatory Document. We understand that most dioceses, in response to Pope Francis’s request, circulated the questionnaire widely, with some even making it available online, thus ensuring that the views of large numbers of the Faithful from local sources could be received and incorporated into the Instrumentum laboris. We also understand that the various Episcopal Conferences have already prepared syntheses or national Summaries of Responses and sent them to the Synod Secretariat.
In a spirit of collegiality with the laity, the German Catholic Bishops Conference published on 3 February 2014 its “Summary of the responses from the German dioceses and archdioceses to the questions contained in the preparatory document for the III Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops 2014” based on the responses from the 27 German dioceses and archdioceses, and from some 20 Catholic associations and institutions.
At the 4 February 2014 the Swiss Institute for Pastoral-Sociology, financed by the Catholic Church of Switzerland, published the early results of its “Survey on the Pastoral Situation with Respect to Partnerships, Marriages, and Families of the Catholic Church in Switzerland,” based on 25,000 responses.
More recently, the Catholic Bishops Conference of Japan made publicly available its Summary of Responses sent to the Synod Secretariat on 15 January 2014.
Since those Summaries of Responses were made public, many individual Catholics and Catholic groups in various countries around the world, in what they believe to be in the interests of transparency and the spirit of collegiality, have written to their respective national Catholic Bishops Conferences petitioning them to follow the example of the German, Swiss and Japanese bishops and make publicly available their Summary of Responses that were compiled and sent to the Synod Secretariat.
However,
in reply to these petitions, the response of the Episcopal
Conferences has been to cite an instruction from the Holy See saying
that the Summary of Responses sent to the Synod of Bishops is to
remain ‘confidential’.
With
the greatest of respect, we believe that in the present environment,
both inside and outside the Church, this instruction to maintain
confidentiality on a Summary of Responses is, and will become,
counterproductive for the work of the Extraordinary Synod.
We would petition you, therefore, for the sake of transparency, and to encourage the People of God to become more closely involved in the discussion, within their own particular church, on the pastoral challenges facing the family in the context of evangelization, to permit all national Episcopal Conferences to make publicly available their Summary of Responses
All Catholics have a stake in the pastoral challenges which the Extraordinary Synod is to consider, for all belong to a family.
It is already clear from the Summaries of Responses which have been made public that there is widespread ignorance or poor understanding of the Church’s teaching and significant non-acceptance or disagreement with much of the teaching. These Summaries of Responses provide a baseline for where actual Catholic belief and practice in each particular church is situated at this moment in its life. We believe that public knowledge of that baseline is in the best interests of the particular – and wider – church and should serve as an excellent basis for future catechesis and pastoral care
We believe that it is in the interests of all Catholics, lay and clerical, to know what their fellow Catholics think about the family in today’s world, what concerns them, and what advice they have for the Synod.
We urge you, therefore, to put this request before the next meeting of the Ordinary Council of the Synod of Bishops, and hopefully to decide in its favor
We look forward to your response and a favorable decision.
Yours sincerely,
Peter Wilkinson and Rene Reid on behalf of
Supporters of Catholic Church Reform Int’l
Here is the link. The line, "the voices of the faithful..." was my recommendation for the letter :o)
Please share it with others as well.
It needs to be signed before February 7th.
Please copy the link below, and put in to google and the letter will appear.
http://www.catholicchurchreform.com/letterNew3.html
Thank you all!!!
Blessings
+Karl
Nativity, Navidad 2013
Peace and Joy to all of you near and afar, to all our Church Faithful, to all who have the opportunity to hear about the Birth of the Newborn Savior, the Messiah, the King of Kings, the Lord and God, the Prince of Peace!
Dear brothers in the Episcopate, priests, deacons, and all my beloved brothers and sisters!
This, the Holiest Night of Nights, and the revelation of God's so carefully crafted plan of Salvation History that the Son of God shall appear to the world.
His coming was not the glamor that one finds in the palaces, his birth was not even in a home, it was in deep poverty of a manger.
God showed the world that he is coming into HIS own poor and yet free from all the obsession of a world that is engulfed in so many self-fulfilling prophecies with so much destruction through wars and social injustices.
The world is looking for peace, and yet it is still into so much corruption, exploitation of the innocent, the destruction of nature.
Today, again the world is called to look toward the Star of Bethlehem, the Star that introduced the Prince of Peace.
The Peace that Christ is, is the antithesis of what the powers in this world try to establish, by means of a man made new world order,
and the arms race that goes with it, even to the extend of a new nuclear threat.
The world has not learned from the Word Incarnate as nations still fighting wars, and we see the terrible bloodshed
every day on our Television, the slaughter of the innocent.
And yet Scripture reminds us, the birth of an innocent child brought the killing of the innocent children in Bethlehem and beyond,
because of a worldly mind that King Herod had.
And yet in all of this, the people in darkness see a new light. May we see the light of the Newborn King, the child that is our Savior.
The Peace announced by the Angels in Bethlehem find its fulfillment in the Peace that the resurrection of Christ brings.
The newborn child has already the sign that will be the downfall of many, and yet it is destined in God's eternal providence
to become the Savior of all.
O Birth and death, you have become so close in this child! Oh Wonder of this Holy Night that we might find a new purpose to our lives quest. O Will of the Father that was fulfilled in the Son. O Mystery of his suffering and death that brought Salvation to us.
May we all praise God for the prophets that have foretold us. Amen, we have seen the light, shining among us.
May we be forever be grateful for such great and unspeakable Love that comes from God and that surpasses all the world can offer, all that we need, all that is yet given to us in HIS everlasting covenant.
I want to thank all our wonderful missionaries around the world for your hard work in God's vineyard, for your commitment of a worldwide loving Church family, from our newest members in South Africa!, to all the Five Continents where our people live following Christ, the Light of the World!
Wishing you all and your loved ones a very blessed and joyous celebration of HIS birth into humanity, and may we all be awake in HIS Second coming in Glory!
With my prayers and benedictions in this Holy Night
yours
+Karl
PS
As you know I am on the Board of consultors for the Catholic Renewal movement around the World. We have written the Third Letter to Pope Francis and his Advisory Board of Cardinals.
The following line has been included as my recommendation into the letter to the Pope.
with the Holy Spirit’s expression through the voices of the faithful
Dear Pope Francis:
We trust that our proposals, in letters dated September 19 and November 27, 2013 and signed by Catholic organizations and individuals throughout the world, have been helpful to you. In anticipation of your third Advisory Council meeting, we now send this letter concerning the Extraordinary Synod of Bishops to be held in October 2014.
We welcome your decision to convene this Synod and to engage the pressing pastoral challenges of the family in the context of the Gospel. In a recent homily you asked: “How do we keep our faith as a family?” We have struggled with this very question as a critical aspect of our own lives and for those of so many in our Church communities. We all see our Church at a crossroads where you offer hope for compassionate renewal.
We particularly welcome your unprecedented call for “input from local sources” via the distribution of the questionnaire from Archbishop Baldisseri, recognizing the importance of the sensus fidelium to the teaching authority of the universal Church. This initiative begins to address the need you identified in Evangelii Gaudium to promote the growth of the responsibility of the laity, so often kept “away from decision-making” by “an excessive clericalism.” In our opinion, we would hope this survey might go even further, with the Holy Spirit’s expression through the voices of the faithful entering into the entire process which lies ahead.
You are no doubt aware that there are very different approaches by bishops and their conferences to the Synod’s request for local input on the 39 questions contained in the questionnaire. While some conferences have facilitated some participation among the faithful in this challenging survey, most have made minimal attempts to engage communities of parishioners in this vital dialogue.
It is our deeply held conviction that in addition to the information that may be gathered through questionnaires, an effective Synod on the Family requires the participation of committed Catholic women and men from the diverse regions of the universal Church at all stages of the Synod. For example, in order to allow for research, discussion, debate, and recommendations, we would suggest that you call on every diocese in the world to hold a diocesan synod in 2014 to discuss the topic, and direct every diocesan bishop to encourage every Catholic in the diocese to offer input. Discussion at these synods should be open and respectful. The conclusions and recommendations of each diocesan synod would then be submitted either directly to the Synod of Bishops preparatory commission, or, preferably, to a specially convened National or Plenary Synod with lay participants constituting at least half of all the synod members, and with a high proportion of women to offset the lack of female input in Church governance. We anticipate that this process would lead naturally into meaningful representation from the laity at the ultimate Synod of the Family. After all, what would a “Family Synod” be without those living as families being included?
Pope Francis, we respectfully offer our assistance and experience gained from living Christian lives as families in all their various forms. We look forward to confirmation of your receipt of this letter, and, in due course, your response to our proposal for the involvement of committed Catholic women and men in the Extraordinary Synod and its formal preparations. We again assure you of our prayers for you and our deep concern for making visible Christ’s mission of love and justice among the families of our world.
Yours in Christ,
A worldwide network of Catholics and Catholic Organizations
[list of signers and organizations attached]
CC: Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello, President of the Vatican City state administration
Cardinal Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago, Chile
Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Archbishop of Mumbai, India
Cardinal Reinhard Marx, Archbishop of Munich and Freising, Germany
Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo
Cardinal Sean Patrick O'Malley, Archbishop of Boston, USA
Cardinal George Pell, Archbishop of Sydney, Australia
Cardinal Oscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, Archbishop of Tegucigalpa, Honduras
I am also asked to help prepare meetings, including in Rome in October 2014 next to the Synod that Pope Francis called, and we look forward to meeting the pope in order to address the worldwide issues that burns in the hearts and minds of so many Catholics.
If you have a moment, I really encourage you, please sign the letter to the pope as well using this web-link.
http://www.catholicchurchreform.com/letterNew3.html
Thank you!
(Por favor comparta con aquellos de los que no tengo mensajes de correo electrónico. Gracias!)
Paz y alegría a todos ustedes de cerca y lejos, a toda nuestra Iglesia Fiel , a todos los que tienen la oportunidad de escuchar sobre el nacimiento del recién nacido Salvador, el Mesías , el Rey de Reyes , Señor y Dios, el Príncipe de la Paz !
Queridos hermanos en el episcopado , a los sacerdotes , diáconos y todos mis amados hermanos y hermanas!
Esta , la noche más santa de noches , y la revelación del plan tan cuidadosamente elaborado de Dios por la Historia de la Salvación
que el Hijo de Dios se manifieste al mundo.
Su llegada no fue el glamour que uno encuentra en los palacios , su nacimiento ni siquiera estaba en una casa,
que estaba en profunda pobreza de un pesebre.
Dios le mostró al mundo que está entrando en SU Propia como un pobre y, sin embargo libre de toda la obsesión de un mundo que está envuelto en tantas profecías auto-cumplidas con tanta destrucción a través de guerras y injusticias sociales.
El mundo está en busca de la paz, y sin embargo, todavía es en tanta corrupción , la explotación de los inocentes,
la destrucción de la naturaleza.
Hoy , una vez más el mundo está llamado a mirar hacia la estrella de Belén , la estrella que presentó el Príncipe de la Paz .
La paz que Cristo es , es la antítesis de lo que los poderes de este mundo tratan de establecer , por medio de un fabricado nuevo orden mundial del hombre sin el plan divino, y es la carrera de armamentos que va con ella , incluso al grado de una nueva amenaza nuclear.
El mundo no ha aprendido de la Palabra Encarnada como naciones siguen luchando guerras , y vemos el terrible derramamiento de sangre
cada día en nuestras televisiones, la masacre de los inocentes. Y sin embargo, las Escrituras nos recuerda , el nacimiento de un niño inocente trajo la matanza de los niños inocentes de Belén y más allá, a causa de una mente mundana que el rey Herodes tenía.
Y sin embargo, en todo esto , la gente en la oscuridad ver una nueva luz. Podemos ver la luz del Rey recién nacido ,
el niño que es nuestro Salvador.
La paz anunciada por los ángeles en Belén encuentra su cumplimiento en la paz de que la resurrección de Cristo trae .
El niño recién nacido ya tiene el cartel que será la caída de muchos , y sin embargo, está destinado en la providencia eterna de Dios
para convertirse en el Salvador de todos.
O nacimiento y la muerte, que ha llegado a ser tan estrecha en este niño ! Oh maravilla de esta Noche Santa para que podamos encontrar un nuevo propósito a nuestra vida quest. O Voluntad del Padre que se cumplió en el Hijo. O misterio de su sufrimiento y muerte que trajo la salvación para nosotros.
Que todos podamos alabar a Dios por los profetas que nos han predicho. Amen , hemos visto la luz, que brilla en medio de nosotros .
Que seamos siempre agradecidos por tan gran e indecible amor que viene de Dios y que es superior de todo que el mundo puede ofrecer, todo lo que necesitamos , todo lo que todavía nos es dada en su pacto eterno .
Quiero agradecer a todos nuestros maravillosos misioneros en todo el mundo por su arduo trabajo en la viña del Señor , por su compromiso de una familia de la Iglesia en todo el mundo amoroso, de nuestros más nuevos miembros en Sudáfrica !
A todos los cinco continentes , donde nuestros pueblos viven siguiendo a Cristo , la Luz del Mundo !
Todo lo que usted y sus seres queridos Deseando una celebración muy bendecida y feliz de su nacimiento en la humanidad , y que todos podamos estar despierto en su segunda venida en gloria!
Con mis oraciones y bendiciones en esta Noche Santa
tuyo
+ Karl
PD
Como usted sabe que estoy en la Junta de consultores para el movimiento de Renovación Católica en todo el mundo . Hemos escrito la Tercera Carta al Papa Francisco y su Consejo Asesor de Cardenales.
La siguiente línea se ha incluido como mi recomendación a la carta al Papa.
"con la expresión del Espíritu Santo a través de las voces de los fieles"
También me pidieron que ayudara a preparar las reuniones , incluyendo en Roma en octubre 2014 al lado del Sínodo que el Papa llama Francis , y veemos una audiencia con el Papa para abordar los problemas de todo el mundo que arde en los corazones y las mentes de muchos católicos .
Si tienes un momento, por favor firme la carta al Papa , así que utiliza este enlace web .
http://www.catholicchurchreform.com/letterNew3.html
Tiene tambien un enlace en Español
¡Gracias !
Peace brothers and sisters in Christ!
As we approach the end of the Liturgical year C, we are reminded today by our Lord to pray always and not to lose heart...We are in the battle, like Moses against Amalek, and every day we are challenged in our faith to pay witness of who we are as Christians. We live in a world that shows the signs of human perfection without the presence of God, our Creator. We see all around how many churches are closing because people leaving the Church finding new means of spiritual life that is in contrast to our Christian faith. The age of consumerism shows its signs of abandon God altogether. Interestingly and ironically, on the other hand, the Atheists have now started to have gathering places, like churches...What is happening is the old and ever new experience to seek community with or without God.
We are in this battle and challenged more than ever before. We only can response to a world around us that is becoming chaotic and self-destructing with our testimony of faith. Faith that is nurtured every day by Word and Sacrament.
A life of prayer that is measured by our desire to seek God first in all things!
The recent interviews of Pope Francis in Rome and abroad are signs of a new Spring in the Church.
Our worldwide Ecumenical Catholic Church is on the right path.
Here are some Good News about our hard work. Here in Michigan, our Cathedral Abbey has been welcomed as a member to a Roman Catholic group, "Elephants in the Living Room", which has a large membership, it seeks renewal according to Vatican Council II, and more rights for women in the Church and minorities.
I myself also have become member of the Nationwide Advisory Board for Renewal in the Roman Catholic Church, a worldwide movement of about 4 million.
The Spirit is moving, and we are loved by God as our prayers and our local and worldwide efforts are being heard.
Let us all work toward a world that needs testimony of Christ's followers. Let us be living communities in the Holy Spirit. Let us live toward an ecumenical renewal of God's entire Church to win the battle against division, and to seek the Spirit of a new brother and sisterhood for all of God's children.
I want to thank you all as you give testimony for Christ in this world that needs more Love and Peace.
May the words of our beloved and soon Saint John XXIII hallow through this world,
“Peace is but an empty word, if it does not rest upon . . . an order that is founded on truth, built up on justice, nurtured and animated by charity, and brought into effect under the auspices of freedom. So magnificent, so exalted is this aim that human resources alone, even though inspired by the most praiseworthy good will, cannot hope to achieve it. God himself must come to man’s aid with his heavenly assistance, if human society is to bear the closest possible resemblance to the kingdom of God.”
Africa:
Kenya
Apostolic Nuntius, H. E. ++Godfrey Siundu is receiving the new Church in South Africa under their leader, Fr. Patrick, and his priests and faithful.
A trip is already in the planing to visit SA.
The Archdiocese of Kitale, ECCC has received in the last year and a half 2 Roman Catholic Parishes in the ECCC.
Auxiliary bishop John Karimi from our Metropolitan Archdiocese in Nairobi Kenya has visited new missions.
Cameroon
We welcome into our ECCC the Religious Order of the Companions of St. Augustine.
Costa Rica/Cuba
Archbishop and Nuntius for Latin America, H. E. ++Sebastian Pla has established besides the Byzantine Rite a new Church Community in the Latin Rite in Cuba : Comunidad de Fe Venerable Padre Félix Varela Morales, under the leadership of Padre Ricardo Ferrer
Rumania/Bulgaria
H. E. Archbishop and Nuntius for Eastern Europe, ++Hristo Pissarov from our Orthodox Church in Bulgaria,
is contacting the ordination of our New priest Rev. Fr. Norbert Andrei Bors, a new Deacon, and Subdeacon in Rumania.
This is our new Church of the ECCC in Rumania.
We welcome Fr. Norbert, his clergy and all our faithful into the ECCC wholeheartedly!!
Congratulations, Blessings and may you grow in God's Love!
USA
The Cathedral Abbey and Holy See of the ECCC in Detroit, Michigan has has received much recognition from various Roman Catholic organizations. The ministry and the service for the poor has been very successful thanks to the volunteers. We have served since July 2013, over 2,400 poor people in the Cathedral neighborhood and beyond
Philippines
Fr. Ted Assis, the Vicar for the New Order of St. Francis has expanded his mission work in the Philippines, he is also building a new Church in Manila. We also planing to have Friars and nuns to move to the Monastery in Detroit.
Sri Lanka
Our Vicar General, Nicholas, is doing well serving the disabled.
Fr. Michael has expanded his Church missions in Sri Lanka serving many poor people. His school and Church have grown:
Missions: Nuwara Eliya, Hatton, Nanuoya, Ramboda, Lindula, Norwood
Pastors Rev.Michael, Rev.Ravi, Rev. Sebastian, Rev. Arul Anton
Schools Good shepherd montesori,Trinity M.S.Seven
Catechists: Murugesu,Kalaranjan,Mahalingam
We wish all our many, many faithful and their hardworking clergy God's richest blessings!
May we all seek the Kingdom of God with our heart and soul, and may our pastoral efforts be one day rewarded by our heavenly Father.
Please visit also the Church websites, and if you have time join us on Face Book:
With my prayers and Apostolic Benedictions
I remain faithful to you all!
yours
++Karl
Ecumenical Primate
Christmas , Navidad, A. D. 2012
The Peace and Joy of the Newborn King be with all our brothers and sisters around the World!
Dear honorable brothers in the office of the Episcopacy, Priest, Deacons/ness,
and all our beloved faithful of our Worldwide Church.
I would like to share with you some of my personal thoughts reflecting on
this most Holy Night.
In the Incarnation of Christ, God once and for all revealed and reassured us his unending Love.
The Eternal Word, God, came into our humanity through HIS Son. He became one of us yet without sin,
so that we might see HIS saving Love once and for ever in our lives!
We have seen the glimmer of the light that came in the Messiah, we are witnessing in the here and now His wondrous deeds, and
we have become not only familiar with Christ's journey in this world, but HE who is LIFE is becoming more and more our life!
Oh Holy Night that has revealed
to us the Savior.
Oh darkness that has become a shining mountain that we shall clime.
Oh Mystery foretold by the Prophets of old that has shown God's presence in a humble and unheard manner.
Oh Divine Love that is with us in eternal delight.
Oh divine Child to whom we owe our lives.
O divine Master who shows us the Creator God with unspeakable passion.
Oh holy Divinity that came into our humanity for we are saved by your divine plan.
Oh Love so great, words cannot find the answer
yet your Holiest Life's Journey with the ultimate price
you paid for our sins in your sacrifice is the triumphant victory
above all our misery and struggle.
Oh Love that shines forth in our
lives, in our
church communities around the world,
keep burning the flame
of the Holy Spirit in our hearts till we see God, the Father face to face.
Oh
Mother of God, you have cared for God's Son, you never gave up on HIS
divine Mission, and you stood by him in your motherly love under the
altar of Sacrifice, in the presence of the Holy Spirit, you have been
rightly called, the mother of the church.
Pray for us, Queen of Heaven, thank you for being our mother, stay with us on our Christian Journey,
and protect us against the enemy of our faith
Oh
God, Divine Name above all names that called the names of so many
Saints, you call our names to follow your beloved Son, so that we shall
enter one by one into your heavenly Kingdom.
With our prayers and apostolic benedictions
In the Name of the Prince of Peace,
Christ Jesus
your servant
+Karl Rodig
Ecumenical Primate ECCC
Prior of NOSF Cathedral Abbey of St. Anthony
La paz y el gozo del Rey recién nacido esté con todos nuestros hermanos y hermanas de todo el mundo!
Queridos hermanos honorables en la oficina
del Episcopado, Sacerdotes, Diáconos/nisas,
y todos nuestros amados fieles de nuestra Iglesia en todo el mundo.
Me gustaría compartir con ustedes algunos de mis pensamientos personales reflexionar sobre esta santísima noche.
En la encarnación de Cristo, Dios una vez por todas y después nos revela su amor sin fin.
El Verbo Eterno, Dios, entró en nuestra humanidad a través de Su Hijo. Se convirtió en
uno de nosotros, pero sin pecado,
para que nosotros
podamos ver su amor de ahorro una vez y para siempre en nuestra vida!
Hemos visto el destello de la luz que entraba en el Mesías,
que estamos presenciando en sus el aquí y ahora maravillas, y
hemos llegado a ser no sólo familiarizado con el
viaje de Cristo en este mundo,
sino el que es la Vida se está convirtiendo cada vez más nuestra vida!
Oh Holy Night que nos ha revelado el Salvador.
Oh oscuridad que se ha convertido en una montaña brillante que nos clima.
Oh misterio anunciado por los profetas de la antigüedad que ha demostrado la
presencia de Dios de una manera humilde y desconocido.
Oh Amor Divino que está con nosotros en el deleite eterno.
Oh Divino Niño a quien le debemos nuestras vidas.
Oh divino Maestro que nos demostro al Dios Creador con pasión indescriptible.
Oh Divinidad santa que vino a nuestra humanidad para ser salvos por su plan divino.
Oh Amor tan grandes palabras no puede encontrar la respuesta todavía Journey su vida más santa, con el precio más alto
que pagó por nuestros pecados en su sacrificio es la victoria triunfal sobre todo nuestro sufrimiento y lucha.
Oh amor que resplandece en nuestras vidas, en nuestras comunidades eclesiales de todo el mundo, mantener encendida la
llama
del Espíritu Santo en nuestros corazones hasta que veamos a Dios, el Padre cara a cara.
Oh Madre de Dios, te han cuidado de hijo de Dios, nunca se rindió en su misión divina, y que estaba junto a él en su amor maternal en el altar del sacrificio, en la presencia del Espíritu Santo, que ha sido
llamado con razón, la madre de la iglesia.
Ruega por nosotros, Reina del Cielo, gracias por ser nuestra madre, quédate con nosotros en nuestro camino cristiano,
y protege nos contra los enemigos de nuestra fe
Oh Dios, Divino Nombre sobre todos los nombres, que se llama los nombres
de tantos santos, se llama a nuestros nombres a seguir a tu Hijo amado, por lo que vamos a entrar en tu reino celestial.
Con nuestras oraciones y bendiciones apostólicas
En el nombre del Príncipe de la
Paz,
Cristo Jesús
servidor tuyo
+Karl Rodig
Ecumenical Primate
October 30th, St. Alponsus Rodriguez, A. D.
2012
Peace to you brothers and sisters in Christ!
As we
approach the end of the Liturgical Year B, we
give thanks to God Almighty
for all the Goodness HE has shown to us all.
Our spiritual journey this year in the fellowship with Christ has been supported very much by the Gospel of Mark.
We are constantly reminded that our priority is the "Imitatio Christi" that helps us to understand the deeper meaning of our call. We are torn between the world an its desires, and the sincere love we seek in God's presence among us.
Fulfillment is not
just a
feeling we fall for, it is rather us responding to Christ
everyday, because he calls us without ceasing.
Fulfillment is the way of healing the
soul, the body and our mind. This only will do justice to ourselves and those we serve
if we let Christ do the work through us, and so shine through us.
Christ in his Splendor will give us the
right moment wee are seeking in finding our purpose.
Let us always
pray in the Holy Spirit for strength and for the endurance in this
valley of so many tears as it is written in an old prayer to Holy Mother of God.
May we all, clergy and laity, be spiritual guides for so many who seek answers to their quest in life.
With my prayers and apostolic benedictions
Servus Christi
++Karl
ECCC NEWS:
USA
Cathedral Abbey in Detroit
December 8th, Feast of the Immaculate Conception, 2012
Ordination to the Sacred Priesthood:
December 9th, 2012
First Christmas Concert at the Cathedral
We are also on the way to rebuilt our Internet Seminary Study program
Colorado
+Bishop Charles Giebler (Diocese of the Western US Territories and Apostolic Nuntius)
has started missions for the Hispanic population in his diocese.
Cuba
We welcome the expansion of our Church in Cuba:
Vicario Episcopal
Vladimir Jiménez Lorenzo
( Fanurios)
Secretario Vicarial
Héctor Cárdena Herrera
(Stéfanos)
Hermana de Profesión PerpetuaJuana Mora Cabrera
(Juana Clara de la Santísima Trinidad)
Holguín-Cuba
Hermana
Yaimara Oliva Pérez
Cantora y lectora
( La Habana- Cuba)
Hermana
Regla Castro Orozco
Secretaria
( La habana-Cuba)
Comisión a visitas a enfermos
Hermana
Cira de la Nieves Pérez
Hermano
Javier Martínez Alfonso
(La habana- Cuba)
Kenya, Africa
Archbishop and Apostolic Nuntius, ++Godfrey Siundu received an other Roman Catholic Parish into the ECCC with over 1000 members.
Greetings and blessings to you all.
Uganda
Archbishop ++Leaonard Lubega has started a University Program
Costa Rica/Mexico/Colombia
The Consecration to the Episcopacy of +Rodolfo Contreras Estrada and +Milsiades are scheduled for
April 5th, 2013 in Costa Rica.
Peru
We are in the process for Intercommunion with the Renewed Catholic and Apostolic Church
A special letter to our college of bishops will follow in a few weeks.
Canada
A special local Synod is planned for Canada
with the Ecumenical Primate
¡La paz a usted hermanos y hermanas en Cristo!
Como nos acercamos el fin del Año B Litúrgico, nosotros damos gracias a Dios Todopoderoso para toda la Bondad que ha mostrado a nosotros todo. Nuestra espiritual viaja este año en la confraternidad con Cristo ha sido apoyado tanto por el Evangelio de Mark. Somos recordados
constantemente que nuestra prioridad es el "Imitatio Christi" que ayuda nosotros comprender el significado más profundo de nuestra llamada. Somos rotos entre el mundo un sus deseos, y el amor sincero que buscamos en la presencia de Dios entre nosotros.
Somos rotos entre el mundo un sus deseos, y el amor sincero que buscamos en la presencia de Dios entre nosotros. El cumplimiento no es sólo un sentimiento que nos caemos para, es más bien nosotros respondiendo a Cristo diario, porque nos llama sin dejar. El cumplimiento es la manera de curar el alma, el cuerpo y nuestra mente. Este sólo me hará la justicia a nosotros mismos y a ésos nosotros servimos si permitimos que Cristo haga el trabajo por nosotros, y así que brillo por nosotros. Cristo en su Esplendor nos dará el momento oportuno pequeñito busca en encontrar nuestro propósito.
Permita que nosotros siempre oremos en el Espíritu Santo para la fuerza y para la resistencia en este valle de tantas lágrimas como es escrito en una oración vieja a la Madre Santa de Dios. Pueda todos nosotros, el clero y el laicado, son guías espirituales para tanto que busca respuestas a su búsqueda en la vida. Con mis oraciones y bendiciones apostólicas su sirviente de Cristo
Servus Christi
++Karl
ICEC NOTICIAS:
EE.UU.
Abbey catedral en el 8 de Detroit diciembre, el Banquete de la inmaculada Concepción, 2012
Ordenación al Sacerdocio Sagrado:
Fr. Edik Baroni, NOSF (Starting a new Mission in California)
nuestro programa de Estudio de Seminario de Internet
Africa
Kenia
Arzobispo de Africa y Nuntius Apostólico, + + Godfrey Siundu recibió una otra Parroquia católica romana en el ECCC
con más de 1000 miembros. Los saludos y las bendiciones a ustedes.
Costa Rica/México/Colombia
La Consagración al Episcopado de + Rodolfo Contreras Estrada (Mexico) y + Milsiades (Colombia)
es planificado para el 5 de abril, 2013
Cuba
Damos la bienvenida la expansión de nuestra Iglesia en Cuba:
Vicario Episcopal
Vladimir Jiménez Lorenzo
( Fanurios)
Secretario Vicarial
Héctor Cárdena Herrera
(Stéfanos)
Hermana de Profesión PerpetuaJuana Mora Cabrera
(Juana Clara de la Santísima Trinidad)
Holguín-Cuba
Hermana
Yaimara Oliva Pérez
Cantora y lectora
( La Habana- Cuba)
Hermana
Regla Castro Orozco
Secretaria
( La habana-Cuba)
Comisión a visitas a enfermos
Hermana
Cira de la Nieves Pérez
Hermano
Javier Martínez Alfonso
(La habana- Cuba)
Peru
en Costa Rica. Somos en processo de una Intercommunion con la Iglesia Catolica Apostolica Renovada de Peru.
Nuestros obispos reciben una carta en este respeto en algunos semanas.
Canada
Estamos planeando una Sinodo local
con el Primado Ecumenico
June 8th, St. Ephrem, A. D. 2012
Peace to you brothers and sisters in Christ!
It is with a very sad heart to announce the death of our Bishop +Gilbert Cougar in Texas. He died in his sleep on June 7th, A. D. 2012 in the morning hours. He was 73 years old. He was our Orthodox bishop for the United States, and has used the Liturgy of Saint
Chrysostom. For many years he was also a columnist for the St. Luke Magazine for our Archdiocese of Canada. His humbleness and his love for our Church was beyond one can expect.
May he rest in peace, and may Christ, the eternal Shepherd welcome him to the Heavenly Kingdom!
Our prayers are with his family and those who were close to him!
R.I.P.
Please for the bishops, be advised to say a requiem Mass for him in all your local Cathedral Churches.
May God's Angel welcome you to
paradise, and may the Saints greet you in the Presence of our Savior
in whom you believed.
With my prayers and benedictions
++Karl
ECCC
¡La paz a usted hermanos y hermanas en Cristo!
Está con un corazón muy triste de anunciar la muerte de nuestro Obispo + Gilberto Cougar en Tejas. Se murió en su sueño en el 7 de junio, A. D. 2012 en la mañana
horas. Tuvo 73 años. Fue nuestro obispo Ortodoxo para Estados Unidos y ha utilizado la Liturgia de San Chrysostom. Durante muchos años él fue también un columnista para el Periodico de San Luke para nuestra Archidiócesis de Canadá.
Su humildad y su amor para nuestra Iglesia estuvieron más allá de uno puede esperar. ¡Pueda descansa en la paz, y en mayo Cristo, la bienvenida eterna de Pastor él al Reino Celestial!
¡Nuestras oraciones están con su familia y los que fueron
cercano a él!
R.I. P.
Por favor para los obispos, es aconsejado decir una Masa de réquiem para él en todas sus Catedrales locales.
Que los Angeles de Dios bienvenir el al paraíso, y los Santos te saludan en la Presencia de nuestro Salvador,
Cristo Jesus, en quien el creyó.
Con mis oraciones y bendiciones
+ + Karl
ICEC
Peace to you brothers and sisters in Christ!
From our Metropolitan Diocese of Nairobi, Kenya, Afirca
+Dr Theuri Matthew, Bishop, ECCC
Our Primate, ++Dr. Karl Rodig
Much greeting from the ECCCC - Nairobi Metropolitan
and I in particular. It has been long since I heard from you and my
prayer is that you have been alright.
Nairobi Metropolitan has
been growing and we thank God for it. We have been concentrating on
forming the small Christian communities and like in the New Testament,
we have been able to pray and celebrate the Eucharist candidly. We have
been able to experience our Lord through worship and scripture reading.
We have just concluded a three day retreat with our priests namely;
Msgnr David Mwangi - Vicar General/Administrator
Very Rev. John Karimi Nderi
- Vicar
General/Vocations Director
Very Rev. Anthony Inzalo - Vicar General
Very Rev. Josep Mulwa - Spiritual Director
Rev. Fr. Michael Gathimba Wawaru - Bishop's Secretary
Rev. Fr. James Gichuru - Youth Director
Rev. Fr. John Chiraka - Liturgy
Rev. Fr. Evanus Kanyiri
Rev. Fr. Paul Mbae
Rev. Fr. Peter Turunga
Rev. Deacon George Gichuru
Our
Associations are: Ecumenical Men Association (EMA), Ecumenical Women
Association
(EWA), and Ecumenical Youth Association (EYA). We did over 30 baptisms
over the Easter period as well as the wedding of Paul and Jane, David
and Catherine.
Blessings to all our brothers and sisters in Kenya!
May you all grow in the Lord's Way of Life!
Yours ++Karl
We all celebrating the Easter Season with the remarkable development of the early Church.
This was possible by the power of the Holy Spirit. The promise of Christ to sent the Paraclete has enabled the Church to move forward toward a future till then unknown to mankind. God has shown us, it is possible to live as a Church family united in the Holy Spirit, driven by Love and Care for each other. May the upcoming Feast of the Holy Spirit makes us more united than ever in God's Kingdom.
Worldwide Church News:
God has shown us through divine Grace that we are moving forward toward more Unity among the Churches.
It is with great joy to welcome the Orthodox Church from Bulgaria, "Christian Ecumenical and Apostolic Church"
with her Bishop +Hristo Svetlozarov Pisarov into the Ecumenical Catholic Church of Christ!
After brotherly dialog, Bishop +Hresto, and us have signed the Concordat of Full Union on The day of SS. Cyrill and Methodius, May 11th, A. D. 2012.
Their Church is now fully united with the Ecumenical Catholic Church of Christ.
May God bless all the wonderful people in Bulgaria for this Gift of the Holy Spirit, and may we all pray for each other in Unity to show the world
that God is at work. Through Grace we have received, and through Faith we shall strengthen our brotherly and sisterly bond.
Bishop +Hristo Svetlozarov Pisarov also has received the Title, Archbishop for Bulgaria, and Apostolic Nuntius for the Eastern Europe.
Welcome to all our brothers and sisters in Bulgaria!
Africa, Kenya:
Ordination to the Deaconate in the Archdiocese of Kitale, Western Kenya by his Eminence, ++Godfrey Siundu.
Congratulations to our brothers and sisters in Kenya! Pictures are attached.
Philippines:
Fr. Ted Asis, NOSF, Prior for the New Order of Saint Francis in the Philippines
has three candidates to be ordained to the Diaconate.
USA:
Bishop Dr. Chalres Giebler, Diocese of Colorado, and Nuntius for the Western US territories is the new Dean for our
Theological Seminary on line!
The Sacrament of confirmation is being spend on the Feast of Pentecost at the Cathedral Abbey of St. Anthony in Detroit. Congratulations to the children and their families.
Mexico:
Bishop +Rodolpho from the diocese of Mexico in Guadalajara is staying strong admit the struggle he is facing with the Roman
Hierarchy. He does have kind support from his friends, the Jesuit priests!
Wishing you all a blessed and joyous Feast of the Holy Spirit!
May God, the Spirit guide us, and strengthen our faith, so we can bare witness to a new Spring of the Church worldwide!
With my prayers and apostolic Benedictions
yours
++Karl
ECCC
¡Paz a usted hermanos y hermanas en Cristo!
Por favor compartirán con todos, yo no tengo los correo electrónicos de todos. Gracias!
Todos nosotros celebrando la Temporada de Pascua con el desarrollo notable de la Iglesia temprana. Este era posible por el poder del Espíritu Santo. La promesa de Cristo a enviado el Paracleto ha permitido la Iglesia para avanzar hacia un futuro hasta entonces desconocido a humanidad. Dios nos ha mostrado, es posible vivir como una familia de Iglesia unida en el Espíritu Santo, conducido por Amor y Sentir cariño el uno por el otro. Que el Banquete próximo del Espíritu Santo nos hace más unidos que alguna vez en el Reino de Dios.
Noticias del ICEC Mundial:
Dios nos ha mostrado por la Gracia divina que avanzamos hacia más Unidad entre las Iglesias.
Es con la gran alegría para dar la bienvenida a la Iglesia Ortodoxa de Bulgaria, 'Iglesia Apostólica Cristiano Ecuménico'
con su Obispo +Hristo Svetlozarov Pisarov en la Iglesia Católica Ecuménica de Cristo!
Después del diálogo fraternal, el Obispo +Hristo Svetlozarov Pisarov,
y nosotros hemos firmado el Concordato de la Unión Llena
durante el día de SS. Cyrill y Methodius, el 11 de mayo, A. D. 2012.
Su Iglesia es totalmente unida ahora con la Iglesia Católica Ecuménica de Cristo.
Que Dios bendice a toda la maravillosa gente en Bulgaria para este Regalo del Espíritu Santo,
y podemos todos nosotros rezar el uno para el otro en la Unidad para mostrar el mundo aquel Dios está en el trabajo.
Por la Gracia hemos recibido, y por la Fe reforzaremos nuestro bono fraternal y de hermana.
El obispo +Hristo Svetlozarov Pisarov también ha recibido el Título,
Arzobispo para Bulgaria, y Nuntius Apostólico para la Europa del Este.
¡Bienvenidos a todos nuestros hermanos y hermanas en Bulgaria!
África, Kenia:
Ordenación al Diaconado en la Archidiócesis de Kitale, Kenia Occidental por su Eminencia, Godfrey Siundu.
¡Felicitaciones a nuestros hermanos y hermanas en Kenia! Los cuadros son atados.
Filipinas:
Franco. Ted Asis, NOSF, Previo para la Nueva Orden del Santo Francis en las Filipinas,
tiene tres candidatos para ser ordenado a el Diaconado.
EE. UU:
Obispo doctor Chalres Giebler, Diócesis de Colorado, y Nuntius para los territorios estadounidenses Occidentales.
El Sacramento de confirmación es gastan para el Banquete de Pentecostés en la Abadía de Catedral de San. Antonio en Detroit.
Felicitaciones a los jovenes y sus familias.
México:
El obispo Rodolfo Contreras de la diócesis de México en Guadalajara se queda fuerte admiten la lucha que él afronta con la Jerarquía Romana.
¡Él tiene realmente el apoyo amable de sus amigos, los sacerdotes jesuitas!
¡El deseo de todos ustedes un Banquete bendito y alegre del Espíritu Santo!
¡Que Dios, el Espíritu nos dirige, y refuerza nuestra fe, entonces podemos exponer al testigo de una nueva Primavera de la Iglesia por todo el mundo!
Con mis rezos y Bendiciones apostólicas
suyo
++ Karl
Primado Ecuménico
ICEC
Peace to you, dear brothers and sisters in
Christ!
Wishing you all a blessed and
joyous Easter!
May Christ, the Risen Lord be
with you all everyday of your life!
May HE call us all home one day
into the Fathers heavenly Kingdom.
Thank you all for serving Christ
and HIS beloved Church throughout the World.
You are all in my daily
prayers.
Sending you all my Easter
Greetings and Apostolic Benedictions!
Please pray for the health
of our Archbishop in Canada, ++Donald M. Mullan,
and our Orthodox Bishop in
Texas.
Both are very ill.
Please
share this Letter with all. Thank you!
In HIM
++Karl
Paz a vosotros, queridos hermanos y
hermanas en Cristo!
Les deseo a todos un feliz y gozoso Pascua!
Que
Cristo, el Señor resucitado estén con todos vosotros cada día de su vida!
Puede
que nos llaman a todos un día al casa del padre en su reino celestial.
Gracias a todos para su servicio a Cristo y
nuestra amada Iglesia en todo el mundo.
Todos ustedes
están en mi oraciónes diarias.
Enviarle a todos Uds. mis saludos de pascua y
bendiciones apostolicos!
En Cristo, la Vida, la Verdad y el
Camino
Por favor rezan para
nuestros hermanos obispos, ++Donald M. Mullan de Canada
y nuestro
obispo ortodoxo en Texas. Los dos son muy infermo!
Por favor compartiren esta carta con todos.
Gracias!
++Karl
April 29th, 2013 A. D., St. Catherine of Siena (1347 - 1380)
Peace brothers and sisters in Christ!
It is with great joy to welcome our 4 new Bishops consecrated this Spring of 2013.
Our first
Bishop consecrated for the ECCC in Mexico
His excellency,
+Rodolfo Contreras, for the ECCC Diocese of Guadalajara
Our new Auxiliary Bishops:
His Excellencies:
+Warner Diaz for the ECCC Archdiocese of Costa Rica
+Gregory Musembi Maria Maeke for the ECCC Archdiocese of Kitale, Kenya
+John Karimi for the ECCC Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nairobi, Kenya.
Congratulations and many blessings to all of you!
We are all grateful to God, Almighty, and HIS wondrous works
among us! May you be always true servants of the Gospel and Christ's beloved Church. May your service for God's people help our Church to grow ever more!
We all sent you our prayers and benedictions and ECCC greetings from around the World!
In Christ's Love
++Karl
Ecumenical
Primate
Paz hermanos y hermanas en Cristo!
Es con gran alegría dar la bienvenida a nuestros 4
nuevos Obispos consagrados esta primavera de 2013.
Nuestro primer obispo consagrado para nuestra ICEC en México
Su Excelencia,
+ Rodolfo Contreras, para la ICEC Diócesis de
Guadalajara
Nuestros nuevos obispos auxiliares:
Sus Excelencias:
+ Warner Díaz por la ICEC Arquediócesis de Costa Rica
+ Gregory Musembi Maria Maeke para la ICEC Arquediócesis de Kitale, Kenia
+ John Karimi para la ICEC Metropolitana Arquediócesis de Nairobi, Kenia.
Felicitaciones y
muchas bendiciones para todos ustedes!
Estamos muy agradecidos a Dios, Todopoderoso, y sus maravillas entre nosotros! Que sean siempre verdaderos servidores del Evangelio y de la Iglesia amada de Cristo. Que su servicio al pueblo de Dios ayudar a la Iglesia a crecer cada vez
más!
Todos nosotros le enviamos nuestras oraciones y bendiciones, y saludos De ICEC de todo el mundo!
En el amor de Cristo
+ + Karl
Primado Ecuménico
Easter A. D. 2013
Omnibus fidelibus Nostris in Orbe Terrarum: Beato et Paschali Gaudio! Christus Resurrexit Vere et sit Vobis Pacem et Graciam Dei!
Peace, brothers and sisters!
Wishing you all our beloved bishops, priests, deacons, and faithful around the World
a blessed and joyous Easter!
I thank you all for your greetings to these Highest Feast of Christendom we started celebrating!
May these coming weeks rekindle our love for our Church in which we live as a faith family with Christ in our midst.
It is with great joy to witness that our brothers and sisters in the Roman Catholic Church experiencing a new beginning through the election of Pope Francis. How long the Church was waiting for such a change, to see finally that the Church is about the least in society, the poor, a church for the poor! This is in my humble view a right step forward. I pray and hope that more steps will follow to see a church that is reaching out to all of God's Children, a Church that rediscovers the importance of active Ecumenism.
Our Love for Christ will be sincere if we heed his words, imitate his life, serving God's people with unbreakable hope by caring for each other in a true spirit of brother and sister hood. May this new beginning that Easter calls lift out souls and minds toward the Kingdom of our Heavenly Father.
Wishing you all from the bottom of my heart for this Easter Season and always:
Faith that is nurtured by the Word of God, and the Sacraments; Hope that will not leave us in despair, but moves us forward to a bright future in the light of HIS presence; Love and Charity that will always teach us the true meaning of our dignity, our purpose in life,
and our eternal bond with God.
Paz, hermanos y hermanas!
Le deseamos a todos nuestros queridos obispos, sacerdotes, diáconos y fieles de todo el mundo
un bendito y feliz Pascua!
Doy las gracias a todos por sus saludos a estos Fiesta Mayor de la cristiandad que empezamos a celebrar!
Que estas próximas semanas reavivar nuestro amor por nuestra Iglesia en la que vivimos como una familia de fe con Cristo en medio de nosotros.
Es con gran alegría por testigo de que nuestros hermanos y hermanas en la Iglesia Católica Romana experimentar un nuevo comienzo a través de
la elección del Papa Francis. ¿Cuánto tiempo la Iglesia estaba esperando ese cambio, para finalmente ver que la Iglesia es sobre el menor en la sociedad, los pobres, una iglesia para los pobres! Esta es, en mi humilde opinión un paso correcto a seguir. Rezo y espero que más pasos seguirán
para ver una iglesia que está llegando a todos los hijos de Dios, una Iglesia que redescubre la importancia del ecumenismo activo.
Nuestro amor por Cristo será sincero si hacemos caso a sus palabras, imitar su vida, sirviendo al pueblo de Dios con esperanza inquebrantable por el cuidado de unos a otros en un verdadero espíritu de la campana hermano y hermana. Que este nuevo comienzo que la Pascua llama a salir las almas y las mentes hacia el Reino de nuestro Padre Celestial.
"Señor, te damos gracias por los momentos de resurrección: habíamos perdido la esperanza de que alguna vez se reconciliaría con un amigo, cuando de repente estábamos relación como antes, una mañana de un ser querido abandonó la bebida o las drogas, un amigo moribundo que se había negado mucho tiempo para ver a un sacerdote nos lo pide;. bandos opuestos en una disputa comenzó a negociar Recordamos cómo, cuando comprendimos que la gran piedra que bloqueaba la nueva vida se rodó lejos ahora, éramos como las mujeres en el sepulcro de Jesús, Nos quedamos sin saber qué pensar. Era todo tan inesperado que no se atrevía a levantar los ojos en caso de que no era cierto. Poco a poco comprendimos que estábamos buscando entre los muertos al que está vivo. Recordamos las palabras que le habían dicho muchos años antes, que tarde o temprano todos tenemos que ser entregado en el poder del mal, para ser crucificado y resucitar al tercer día. "
Les deseo a todos desde el fondo de mi corazón por este tiempo de Pascua y siempre:
La fe que se nutre de la Palabra de Dios y los Sacramentos; Espero que no nos deja en la desesperación, sino que nos hace avanzar hacia un futuro brillante en la luz de su presencia, el amor y la caridad que siempre nos enseñará el verdadero significado de la nuestra dignidad, nuestro propósito en la vida, y nuestra unión eterna con Dios.
In the Languages of our worldwide Church!
Heri na joful Pasaka kwa wote mpendwa wetu katika Afrika
Maj ten podniesiony Chrystus przynosić ty Pokój i łaska boska!
maj vzpon Kristus privleči vi pokoj ter milost od Bog!
Moege der auferstandene Heiland Euch Frieden und die Gnade Gottes verleihen!
Un bendito y feliz Pascua a todos nuestros fieles en España
සුභ පාස්කුවක්
En velsignet og gledelig påske til alle våre trofaste i Norge
Благословена и весел Великден на всички ни верните в България
இலங்கையில் ஒரு ஆசிர்வதிக்கப்பட்ட மற்றும் சந்தோஷமான ஈஸ்டர் அனைத்து எங்கள் நம்பிக்கை
¡Un
bendijo y Pascua gozosa a ustedes, sus familias y todas las personas
buenas en nuestras misiones!
¡Puede al Cristo resucitado traje la Paz y
la Gracia de Dios!
A banal at nakalulugod pasko
ng pagkabuhay sa ka, mo dating kilala at lahat ang mabuti mga tao di mo
sadya!
mayo ang tumaas binyagan magsama ka kapayapaan at ang parangalan
ng diyos!
Una Pasqua benedetta e gioiosa a voi, alle vostre famiglie ed a tutta la buona gente nelle vostre missioni!
Il Christo resucitato vi porta la pace e la tolleranza del dio!
Um bendito e alegre Páscoa
lhe, seu famílias e todas o bem povos na sua missões!
Poderá o levantado
Cristo aconchegar you Paz e a graça de Deus!
Ένα ευλογημένο και χαρούμενο Πάσχα σε σας, τις οικογένειές σας
και όλους τους καλούς ανθρώπους στις αποστολές σας! Μάιος ο
αυξημένος Χριστός σας φέρνει την ειρήνη και την
επιείκεια
του
Θεοΰ
¡Puede al Cristo resucitado traje la Paz y la Gracia de Dios!
mayo ang tumaas binyagan magsama ka kapayapaan at ang parangalan ng diyos!
Il Christo resucitato vi porta la pace e la tolleranza del dio!
Um bendito e alegre Páscoa lhe, seu famílias e todas o bem povos na sua missões!
Poderá o levantado Cristo aconchegar you Paz e a graça de Deus!
Ένα ευλογημένο και χαρούμενο Πάσχα σε σας, τις οικογένειές σας
και όλους τους καλούς ανθρώπους στις αποστολές σας! Μάιος ο
αυξημένος Χριστός σας φέρνει την ειρήνη και την επιείκεια του
Θεοΰ
Peace, dear brothers and sisters in Christ!
Laudetur Jesus Christus! Praise to you Jesus Christ!
It is with great joy that we all have witnessed the election of a new Roman Pontiff, Pope Francis I.
With hope and Love we reach out to our brother, the Bishop of Rome.
May he be blessed with health, and many years to guide the Church of the Roman Rite.
His humbleness, his pastoral experience, his ecumenical efforts in the past are a good sign that the Holy Spirit is on the move!
Our prayers and benediction for him and all our brothers and sisters in the Roman Church!
Thank you all for your service in the Lord!
With my prayers
++Karl
Ecumenical Primate
14 de marzo, San Maximiliano, A. 2013 D.
Paz, queridos hermanos y hermanas en Cristo!
Laudetur Jesús Christus! Gloria a ti Jesús Cristo!
Es con gran alegría que todos han sido testigos de la elección de un nuevo Romano Pontífice, el Papa Francisco I.
Con esperanza y el amor nos acercamos a nuestro hermano, el obispo de Roma.
Que él sea bendecido con salud y muchos años para guiar a la Iglesia del Rito Romano.
Su humildad, su experiencia pastoral, sus esfuerzos ecuménicos del pasado
son una buena señal de que el Espíritu Santo está en movimiento!
Nuestras oraciones y bendición para él y para todos nuestros hermanos y hermanas en la Iglesia de Roma!
Gracias a todos por vuestro ministerio en el Señor!
Con mis oraciones
+ + Karl
Primado Ecuménico
Peace, brothers and sisters in Christ!
Yo quiero que te inspire para esta maravillosa temporada de Cuaresma. Esta vez se nos da como un recordatorio de que vivimos hacia la luz de la Resurrección de nuestro Señor y Salvador. La humanidad se enfrenta a la tarea de repensar su único propósito en esta tierra, para entender con más humildad el significado del amor verdadero, para ver las maravillas de Dios entre nosotros, dando atención a los demás, dejarse crecer en el camino de Cristo ha establecido en el Evangelio, y de ser elevada por el Espíritu que levantó su cuerpo de entre los muertos.
Nuestras vidas se hacen más fuertes en la reflexión de lo que la fe puede hacer dentro de nosotros y alrededor de nosotros, al ver la belleza de la gracia de Dios que obra en nosotros, y por eso, la elección se hace más fácil, los ascensores tinieblas, y andando en el camino de Jesús no es muy semejante lucha por un rato. Y, sin embargo, la oscuridad siempre devolverá, a menudo de forma inesperada. Es por eso que necesitamos la Cuaresma, porque somos capaces de ver la realidad de la oscuridad, de duda, de miedo, de dolor. Esta temporada me lleva a través de los lugares reales, experiencias reales en la realidad más plena de nuestra propia resurrección, de la luz, de la vida eterna.
Por lo tanto, bastante sorprendente lo que este tiempo de Cuaresma puede hacer por nosotros, sólo que se nos recuerde por muchos que se refleja en él, y vivía cada vez más por el Espíritu del Evangelio:
"Cristo, al igual que un médico hábil, entiende la debilidad de los hombres. Le encanta enseñar a los ignorantes y extraviados el se vuelve de nuevo a su forma verdadera. Es fácil de encontrar por los que viven por la fe ya los de los ojos y el corazón puro santo, que desean llamar a la puerta, se abre inmediatamente. "-St. Hipólito
"El Señor medidas perfección fuera ni por la multitud, ni la magnitud de nuestras obras, sino por la manera en que las realizamos."-St. Juan de la Cruz
"Hacer penitencia por los pecados de uno es un primer paso para obtener el perdón y ganar la salvación eterna. Esa es la enseñanza clara y explícita de Cristo ... Ningún individuo cristiano puede crecer en la perfección, ni puede ganar el cristianismo en vigor, a no ser en el base de la penitencia ". -El Papa Juan XXIII
te transforma en el amado Hijo y Hija de Dios que eres.
Con misplegarias y bendiciones
++ Karl
Primado Ecuménico
January 17th, Saint Antony, Abbot (251 - 356), A. D. 2013
As the new Year has began, I do wish to all of you, a happy and blessed year of peace, health, and growth in your faith journey with our Lord!
We are for a short time back in the liturgical year of the ordinary time. Let's pray and celebrate it in an extraordinary way.
ECCC NEWS
It is with great Joy to announce the consecration of three new bishops into the Ecumenical Catholic Church of Christ!
Principal Consecrator, Ecumenical Primate Dr. Karl Rodig
Principal Consecrator, Metropolitan Archbishop Dr. Matthew Theuri.
Principal Consecrator, Archbishop ++Godrey Siundu Wasike
We have chosen to elevate the Nairobian Diocese to Archdiocese, and to confer to our Bishop +Dr. Matthew Theuri, Ph.D. the Title Archbishop.
Congratulations to all our clergy and faithful in Mexico and Kenya!!
With the help of the Holy Spirit, may the good pastoral work continue to reach more and more people of God in your countries!
Cameroon, Africa
Per Apostolic Decree we have received with great Joy
The CONGREGATION OF MARY AND THE HOLY APOSTLES OF JESUS
FRANCISCAN MISSIONARIES (CONGREGATION DE MARIE ET DES SAINTS APOTRES DE JESUS
The Order will be under the special protection of the Holy See of the Ecumenical Catholic Church of Christ.
As to the time, we will have a Diocesan Bishop in Cameroon.
Nigeria
We are in talks with a Roman Seminarian who wants to join the ECCC
Colombia
We also in talk with a Roman Seminarian who wants to join the ECCC
Liturgical Reminder for the Order of Mass in the Eucharistic Canons.
As you know, we are not under the auspice of Rome.
We, as the Ecumenical Catholic Church of Christ are an independent Catholic Church Union,
rightfully and valid next to all major Catholic Denominations.
We have earned the respected of several Roman bishops and clergy, yet we are not under their Mandate.
In the Holy Eucharist Canons, our bishops and priests pray,
"...for your servant, our Ecumenical Primate Karl. For the
Bishop of Rome, Pope Benedict. For the Patriarch of the East, Bartholomew.
For the Anglican Primate, Rowan (beginning in March, "Justin") and all Church leaders."
In Christ's Love
With my prayers and apostolic benedictions
++Karl
Ecumenical Primate
Paz, hermanos y hermanas en Cristo!
A medida que el nuevo año ha comenzado, yo quiero dejar a todos ustedes, un año feliz y bienaventurada de la paz, la salud
y el crecimiento en su camino de fe con el Señor!
Estamos a favor de un regreso a corto plazo en el año litúrgico de la hora normal.
Vamos a orar y celebrar de una manera extraordinaria.
NOTICIAS DE ICEC
La consagración de los nuevos obispos para México y África
Es con gran alegría de anunciar la consagración de tres nuevos obispos en la Iglesia Católica Ecuménica de Cristo!
Monseñor Rodolfo Contreras + para la Diócesis Continental de México, 5 de abril de 2013, en el Metropolitan Arquidiócesis de Costa Rica
Consagrante principal, Primado Ecuménico Dr. Karl Rodig
Obispo + John Karimi Nderi, obispo auxiliar de la diócesis metropolitana de San Salvador, 06 de abril 2013
Consagrante principal, Arzobispo Metropolitano Dr. Matthew Theuri.
Obispo Gregory + Maeke, obispo auxiliar de la Arquidiócesis de Kitale, territorios del oeste de Kenia,
Consagrante principal, monseñor + + Godrey Siundu Wasike
Hemos optado por elevar la Diócesis Nairobian a arquidiócesis, y conferir a nuestro Obispo Dr. + Mateo Theuri, Ph.D. el arzobispo de títulos.
Felicitaciones a todos nuestros sacerdotes y fieles en México y Kenia!
Con la ayuda del Espíritu Santo, siguen bien el trabajo pastoral llegando más y más el pueblo de Dios en sus países!
Camerún, África
Por Decreto Apostólico hemos recibido con gran alegría
La Congregación de María y los santos apóstoles de Jesús
Franciscanos/as (CONGREGATION DE MARIE ET DES SAINTS APOTRES DE JESUS
Con su Prior, P. Pierre M. Mvondo,
sus sacerdotes, religiosas, seminaristas y postulados,
y más de mil fieles!
Bienvenue! Bienvenido, y que vuestro buen hacer llegar a todos los rincones de Camerún!
La Orden Franciscano estará bajo la protección especial de la Santa Sede de la Iglesia Católica Ecuménica de Cristo.
En cuanto al tiempo, vamos a tener un Obispo Diocesano en Camerún.
Nigeria
Estamos en conversaciones con un seminarista romano que quiere unirse a la ECCC
Colombia
Asimismo, en conversación con un seminarista romano que quiere unirse a la ECCC
Recordatorio Litúrgica de la Orden de la Misa en los Cánones eucarísticas.
Como ustedes saben, nosotros no estamos bajo el auspicio de Roma.
Nosotros, como la Iglesia Católica Ecuménica de Cristo somos una Unión Católica Eclesiástica independiente ,
con razón y válido al lado de todas las confesiones católicas más importantes.
Nos hemos ganado el respeto de varios obispos y el clero romano, sin embargo, no están bajo su mandato.
En los Santos Cánones Eucaristía, nuestros obispos y sacerdotes rezan,
"...tu siervo, nuestro Primado Ecuménico Karl.
Para el Obispo de Roma, el Papa Benedicto. Para el Patriarca de Oriente, Bartolomé.
Para el Primado anglicano, Rowan (a partir de marzo, "Justin") y todos los líderes de la Iglesia ".
En el amor de Cristo
Con mis oraciones y bendiciones apostólicas
+ + Karl
Primado Ecuménico
Peace
and Greetings to you, brothers and sisters in Christ.
Paz
y Saludos queridos hermanos y hermanas en Cristo.
December 30th, 6th day of the Octave of Christmas, A. D. 2011
Peace to you, brothers ans sisters in Christ!
Wishing you all a Happy New Year!
May it bring the world Peace, and more justice for the least among us in society!
Please keep in your prayers our bishop +Gilbert-Cougar from our orthodox wing of the ECCC. He has been gravely ill
hospitalized in Texas. I talked to members of his family.
Please keep also our worldwide orphans in your prayers, especially in Liberia, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Kenya, Sri Lanka,
and the poor children around our Cathedral of St. Anthony in Detroit!
Que la Paz de Cristo sea con todos Uds.!
Para todos Uds. queridos un Feliz 2012!
Que tenemos mas justizia social para los pobres en nuestras sociedades!
Por Favor rezan para nuestro obispo ortodoxo de la ICEC, +Gilbert Cougar que es muy infermo y en el hospital.
Yo ablado con su familia.
Tambien rezan para los orfanos en todo el mundo de nuestra Iglesia, incluido vicino de nuestra Catedral de San Antonio en Detroit, EE.UU.
A thought with you all on the way into 2012
Nada te espante
todo se pasa
Dios no se muda
La paciencia
todo lo alcanza
quien a Dios tiene
nada le falta
Sólo Dios basta.
Eleva el pensamiento,
al cielo sube,
por nada te acongojes,
nada te turbe.
A Jesucristo sigue
con pecho grande,
y, venga lo que venga
nada te espante.
¿Ves la gloria del mundo?
es gloria vana;
Nada tiene de estable,
todo se pasa.
Aspira a lo celeste,
que siempre dura;
fiel y rico es promesas,
Dios no se muda.
Ámala cual se merece,
Bondad inmensa;
pero no hay amor fino
sin la paciencia.
Confianza y fe viva
mantenga el alma,
que quien cree y espera
todo lo alcanza.
Del infierno acosado
aunque se viere,
burlará sus furores
quien a Dios tiene.
Vénganle desamparos,
cruces, desgracias;
siendo Dios su tesoro,
nada le falta.
Id, pues, bienes del mundo,
Id, dichas vanas;
aunque todo lo pierda
Sólo Dios basta.
Be all blessed in the most Holy Trinity
Yours
++Karl
ECCC
As we celebrate Christ's Incarnation, the Son of God, our Savior, the light of the World, the King of Peace,
King of Kings, brother, sacrificial Lamp... We are reminded that his coming again in Glory is our life time to live for.
You, our worldwide missionaries, your families and friends, serve God and so many people
in your pastoral care that calls to mind the way the early Christians lived, sharing the gifts of the Holy Spirit,
becoming more Christlike, being less part of a material world which has become more and more a society of death.
Everywhere we look, we see wars, famine, disasters, and crimes against humanity. Yet as Christians,
we do not lose hope, because we believe that God's message from Bethlehem is about Justice to the poor,
On this special occasion, I wanted to thank you all for your commitment to our worldwide Church that has seen a year of growth,
a time where more people found a new church home, a place they can celebrate the mysteries of God without fear.
It is because of Christ who shows through you all that we live this new loving family of faith!
May Christ in his birth show us that we are not alone in this world, and that we can fight the destructiveness of the soul.
Let us always be reminded that love can not be just an intellectual exercise.
The beauty of our soul grows with the manifestation that God, the Creator, sent HIS Son
to save us, to complete our longing for true love and peace, because he showed us the WAY!
May Christ be born into our hearts, so we know that we are in the save hands of our loving GOD.
May Christ in his Second Coming take us all home to God.
May the New Year A. D. 2012 bring you all closer to Christ.
With my prayers and benedictions
And Greetings to you all and your loved ones
yours,
++Karl
Feliz Navidad!
Paz y alegría a todos vosotros, queridos hermanos y hermanas,
amigos de cerca y de lejos!
el Rey de Reyes, el Hermano, la Lámpara del sacrificio…. se nos recuerda que el tiempo que falta
para la segunda venida gloriosa, parusía, es el mismo que nos queda aún por vivir aquí en la Tierra.
Vosotros, misioneros en todo el mundo, junto con vuestras familias y amigos, sirviendo a Dios y a tanta gente
mediante vuestros cuidados pastorales, hacéis memoria del camino seguido por los primitivos cristianos,
compartiendo los dones del Espíritu Santo y tratando de configuraros con Cristo, viviendo en este mundo
como si no fueseis de este mundo tan materialista e inmersos en una cultura de muerte y no de vida eterna.
Dondequiera que miremos, tan solo vemos guerras, hambre, desastres y crímenes contra la humanidad.
Sin embargo como cristianos, conviene que no perdamos la esperanza, porque creemos en el mensaje de Dios anunciado en Belén:
justicia para los pobres, alimento para los hambrientos, cuidado amoroso a los enfermos,
vivir en paz con Dios y con nuestro prójimo y cuidar y contemplar la naturaleza.
En esta ocasión tan especial, querría dar las gracias a todos aquellos que con su compromiso
han hecho posible que nuestra Iglesia creciera tanto a lo largo de este año, en el que tanta gente ha encontrado
una nueva Iglesia donde celebrar los misterios de Dios, sin temor alguno.
Es por causa de Cristo, el cual se manifiesta a través de todos nosotros
que conformamos esta nueva amorosa familia bajo el signo de la fe.
Que el nacimiento de Cristo, nos muestre que nos estamos solos en este mundo
y que somos capaces de luchar contra la destrucción de nuestra alma.
Recordemos siempre que el amor no es solo un ejercicio intelectual.
La belleza de nuestra alma crece si manifestamos que Dios, el Creador, envió a Su Hijo para salvarnos
y colmar nuestros anhelos de vivir el verdadero amor y la auténtica paz, siguiendo el CAMINO que el mismo nos enseñó.
Que Cristo nazca en nuestros corazones, para que nos sintamos en las amorosas manos de nuestro amado DIOS.
Os deseo a todos una gozosa celebración del Nacimiento de Cristo.
Que Cristo en su Segunda Venida nos lleve a todos con él a la Casa del Padre.
Que el Año Nuevo del Señor 2012, nos acerque mucho más a Cristo.
Con mis oraciones y bendiciones y mis afectuosos saludos para todos vosotros y vuestros seres queridos.
Vuestro
++ Karl
News from Kenya, Notizias de Kenya
Completion of the Margareta Dosal School for St. Lawrence Orphanage! Congratulations!!
Some pictures are below, including some pictures from the Ordinations
or our Archdiocese in Kitale, Kenya
and Metropolitan Diocese of Nairobi. Enjoy.
Complecion de la escuela de nuestro orfanato St. Lawrence en Kitale, Kenya
Y fotos de las Ordenaciones en la arquediocesis de Kitale, Kenya y diocesis metropolitane de Narobi, Kenya. Disfruten
Peace to you, brothers and sisters!
As the Church's liturgical year with the readings A
has come to a close, we are mindful for all the gifts that God has
bestowed on all of us. Your ministry is a journey following the
footsteps of Christ to Calvary, and yet in the highlights of your
personal relationship with God, you see the guiding light that has
showed you the way toward the heavenly Kingdom to be united with Christ
and all those who have gone before us in faith, hope and love.
May Christ the King always be with us in our endeavors, no matter where
we serve HIM, and may we all receive the rewards that he has prepared
for us being a good servant.
We are all deeply grateful for the good work and the love we were able
to show through our ministry in the ECCC, where so many people have
found a new place to worship, to find consolation, to be able to build
new loving and caring congregations.
In retrospect, we see that throughout the year there was always God's
guiding hand around us, and we realize how inspiring it is to praise
God, and to be a new family in HIS presence.
May these days of the new Advent prepare us ever more to celebrate the
birth of Christ with an inner joy that has not been known to us.
May you all be blessed in this Advent Season, and may Christ lead us!
With my prayers and benedictions
Yours, in Christ, the King
++Karl
ECCC
Peace to you, brothers and sisters!
As the Church's liturgical year with the readings A has come to a close, we are mindful for all the gifts that God has bestowed on all of us. Your ministry is a journey following the footsteps of Christ to Calvary, and yet in the highlights of your personal relationship with God, you see the guiding light that has showed you the way toward the heavenly Kingdom to be united with Christ and all those who have gone before us in faith, hope and love.
May Christ the King always be with us in our endeavors, no matter where we serve HIM, and may we all receive the rewards that he has prepared for us being a good servant.
We are all deeply grateful for the good work and the love we were able to show through our ministry in the ECCC, where so many people have found a new place to worship, to find consolation, to be able to build new loving and caring congregations.
In retrospect, we see that throughout the year there was always God's guiding hand around us, and we realize how inspiring it is to praise God, and to be a new family in HIS presence.
May these days of the new Advent prepare us ever more to celebrate the birth of Christ with an inner joy that has not been known to us.
May you all be blessed in this Advent Season, and may Christ lead us!
With my prayers and benedictions
Yours, in Christ, the King
++Karl
ECCC
Paz a vosotros, hermanos y hermanas!
Como
la Iglesia con las lecturas del año liturgico A ha llegado a su fin,
somos conscientes de todos los dones que Dios ha concedido a todos
nosotros. Su ministerio es un camino siguiendo las huellas de Cristo
hacia la cruz del Calvario, y aún en los momentos culminantes de su
relación personal con Dios, ve la luz que ha mostrado el camino hacia el
Reino de los cielos a permanecer unidos a Cristo y a todos aquellos que
nos han precedido en la fe, esperanza y amor.
Que Cristo, el Rey sea siempre con
nosotros en nuestros esfuerzos, no importa donde servimos él, y ojalá
todos reciben los beneficios que él ha preparado para nosotros como un
buen siervo.
Todos estamos profundamente
agradecidos por la buena labor y el amor que nos pudieron mostrar a
través de nuestro ministerio en la ICEC, donde tantas personas han
encontrado un nuevo lugar para el culto, para encontrar consuelo, para
poder construir nuevas congregaciones amar y cuidar.
Mirando hacia atrás, vemos que en
todo el año siempre había Dios guía la mano alrededor de nosotros, y nos
damos cuenta de cuánto inspiradora es de alabar a Dios, y para ser una
nueva familia en su presencia.
Ojalá que estos días del nuevo
Adviento nos preparamos cada vez más para celebrar el nacimiento de
Cristo con una alegría interior, que no ha sido conocido por nosotros.
Que todos sean bendecidos en este tiempo de Adviento,
y que Cristo nos llevan!
Con mis oraciones y bendiciones el suyo, en Cristo, el Rey
++Karl
ICEC
ECCC NEWS - NOTICIAS ICEC
Consecration of First Bishop for ECCC in Mexico
On January 7th, A. D. 2012
His Excellency,
+Rodolfo Contreras Estrada
in the City of Guadalajara.
Our prayers and benedictions for this great day
in the history of the ECCC in Mexico.
Congratulations to you, +Rodolfo, your family, clergy, and all our wonderful faithful in your country!
Conscracion del primer Obispo de ICEC en México
El 7 de enero de 2012 A. D.
Su Excelencia,
+Rodolfo Contreras Estrada
en la ciudad de Guadalajara.
El consegrante principal, su Emenencia
Arzopbispo y Nuncio para America Latina
++Sebastian Pla, Costa Rica.
Nuestras oraciones y bendiciones para este gran día en la historia de la ICEC en México.
Felicitaciones a usted, +Rodolfo, su familia, clero, y todos nuestros maravillosos fieles en tu país!
Update on the New College of Bishops
of the ECCC
Actualización sobre el nuevo Colegio de los Obispos
de la ICEC
His Eminence
++Ecumenical Primate Dr. Karl Rodig
Holy See, Detroit, USA
His Eminences
His Eminence
++ Archbishop Godfrey Wasike, Kenya
Apostolic Nuntius for Africa
His Eminence
++Archbishop Sebastián Pla, Costa Rica
Apostolic Nuntius for Latin America
His Excellencies
+Charles Giebler, Colorado, USA
Apostolic Administrator for the Western USA
+Jeffrey Wood, Dallas, Texas USA
+John Gilbert Cougar, Pasadena, Texas, USA
+Gary D. Dilley, Illinois USA
+John William Brown, Canada
+Francisco Corella, Costa Rica
+Rodolfo Contreras Estrada, Mexico
+Jose Montesdeoca, Colombia
+Stanislaw Sawicki, Poland
+Jeronimo Ripoll Ronda, Spain
+Matthew Theuri, Nairobi, Kenya, Africa
+Benedict Ben Charles, Bungoma, Kenya, Africa
+Manuel Teruel, Philippines
+Armando Tomas, Philippines
+Alfonso John Gutierrez, Philippines
+Evaristo Rodolfo Gutierrez, Philippines
+Glicerio Julius Villadolid, Philippines
+Mamerto Mario Cabtalan, Philippines
+Reynaldo Prima, Philippines
+Juanito Tolentino, Philippines
Priestly Ordination on Dec. 4th, 2011 A. D.
in our Metropolitan Diocese of Nairobi
Blessings and strength for the service in the Lord of our new priests to be ordained through his Excellency,
+Dr. THEURI M. MWANGI
Thanks also to the parents for our candidates, and all who assisted them in their educational and spiritual formation!
Ordenación sacerdotal el 4 de diciembre de 2011 A. D.
En la Diócesis Metropolitana de Nairobi
Las Bendiciones y fuerza para el servicio en el Señor de nuestros nuevos sacerdotes para que sean ordenados
Gracias también a los padres de nuestros candidatos, y a todos los que les ayudaron en su educación y formación espiritual!
REV. JOHN CHIRAKA
Rev. JAMES GICHURU
Rev. PETER TULUNGA
Rev. GEORGE MUSEMBI
With the promise of our prayers!
May the Holy Spirit empower you with many gifts to serve God's Holy people!
Congratulations to our Bishop +Dr. Charles Giebler!
Bishop for the Diocese of Colorado, USA
He recently received his Doctorate in Divinity.
Quis ut Deus!
I would like to sent you NEWS from our worldwide ECCC.
We are always grateful for the good work that the Lord is showing through your ministry and the good people serving everywhere!
We have appointed
Fr. Bagrat Mamasahlisi
to be the first Vicar General for the ECCC in the Republic of Georgia. (He is also a lawyer which comes very handy for local church affairs.)
Welcome to all of your good people!! May you grow with many blessings bestowed on you by our heavenly Father, and may our prayers be with you all!
Missions en Ghana, Liberia y Sierra Leone
El Nombre de la Iglesia, "Ecclesia Catholica Ecuménica Christi", se lee en el idioma local
he is serving so many refugees in Ghana.
Our prayers are with you all of the ECCC in West Africa!
NOSF Philippines expanding
Fr. Ted Asis, NOSF is expanding the missions in the Southern Philippines. They had quite a lot of baptisms among the indigenous people, and more and more faithful are coming. They started to build a new church! Congratulations!
Be all blessed, and thank you all for your love to our church!
The vast country of Kenya has now 3 Dioceses.
Congratulations!
Spread the Good News of our Lord Christ Jesus!
Deacons:
St. Antony-Kesogon
P.O. Box 52783-00200, City SQ
Nairobi, Kenya
Ecumenical Women Association (EWA)
Ordinary: Mt. Rev. + BISHOP BENDICT SIMIYU CHEYEWA, DD
In Metropolitan Diocese of Nairobi, Kenya
Our bishop, +Dr. Matthew Theuri of the Metropolitan Diocese of Nairobi will ordain the following deacons into the order of the priesthood:
2. Rev. James Gicuru, December 4th Nairobi Councty
3. Rev. John Chirak, December 4th Nairobi County
4. Rev. George O. Musembi, December 4th, Kiambu County
5. Rev. Leonard Odede, December 4th, Kajiado County
May you all serve the people of God with your heart imitating the heart of Jesus!
Congratulations to you and your loved ones!
We thank the Lord for all the hard work and the support that made it possible to complete the Orphanage expansion of St. Lawrence Orphanage and School!
Archbishop Godfrey and his team have worked tirelessly for its completion!!
We thank the Margaret Dosal and Stone foundation that supported this project for so long!! The prayers of the children are with them!!
May more abandoned children in this region find here a loving and caring home where care and love prevails!
Our love and prayers are with you all, Children of God!!
New Mission of St. Therese of the Child Jesus
Welcome to all of you, and may your congregation be a shining light for many to witness!
He under the auspice of our Archbishop ++Godfrey and the Ecumenical Primate is starting the New Order of St. Benedict and St. Scholastica where married and celibate members can join the monastery or live in there missions according to the Rule of St. Benedict, similar to the concept of our NOSF (New Order of St. Francis and St. Clare).
May this New Order grow in the spiritual way of life of "Ora et Labora".
Many blessings to you all.
Joy to you all and God's people around the World!
The good Lord has brought us together, blessed be HIS Holy Name!!
With my prayers
++Karl
ECCC
Paz, hermanos y hermanas en Cristo!
El envío de todos los saludos y bendiciones en este día del Arcángel San Miguel. Que proteja a nuestra Iglesia en la lucha de este mundo.
Me gustaría que usted envió Noticias de nuestra ICEC en todo el mundo.
Siempre estamos agradecidos por el buen trabajo que el Señor le está mostrando a través de su ministerio y la buena gente que sirve en todas partes!
La plena unión con la Iglesia Católica Nacional
de la República de Georgia.
Damos la bienvenida a la Iglesia Católica Nacional de Georgia, con su asiento en la capital, Tbilisi, en la plena unión con el ICEC.
Hemos nombrado
Fr. Bagrat Mamasahlisi
para ser el primero Vicario General de la ICEC en la República de Georgia. (También es un abogado que viene muy bien para asuntos de la iglesia local.)
"ქრისტეს ეკუმენური კათოლიკური ეკლესია".
Bienvenidos a todos los de su buena gente! Puede
crecer con muchas bendiciones otorgado a usted por nuestro Padre
celestial, y que nuestras oraciones sean con todos vosotros!
El vasto país de Kenia ha ahora tres diócesis.
¡Felicitaciones!
Difundir las Buenas Notizias de nuestro Señor Jesucristo!
Arquidiócesis de Kitale
Ordinaria: Arzobispo + + Godfrey Siundu Wasike, DD
Nuntius apostólica para el continente africano
Administrador Apostólico de:
Uganda, Tanzania, Sudán, Sudáfrica
TERRITORIO de la Arquidiócesis:
Por favor veen ariba las misiones y el clero ahi. Gracias!
Metropolitana diócesis de Nairobi
Ordinaria: Mt. Rev. Dr. + Matthew M. Thueri
Iglesia Católica Ecuménica de Cristo
Nairobi Metropolitana Diócesis
P.O. Caja de 52.783-00.200, Ciudad SQ
Nairobi, Kenya
territorio
Los condados de: Nairobi, san, Nyandarua, Muranga, Kirinyaga, Tharaka, Meru, Garrisa, Wajir, Mandera, Mombasa, al sur de Kajiado y Narok, Kitui, Machakos, y Malindi (estos son los ex Central, Oriental, Noreste, costa y San provincias).
decanatos:
Por favor veen el resto ariba. Gracias!
Bungoma Diócesis
Ordinaria: Mt. Rev. + OBISPO BENDICT Simiyu CHEYEWA, DD
Chebukaka
Misión
TERRITORIO: Bungoma CONDADO
Por favor veen el resto ariba. Gracias!
Fr. Ted Asís, NOSF ha ampliado las misiones en el sur de las Filipinas, y también se construyó una iglesia para la gente local.
Será bienaventurado en su maravilloso espíritu de servir a tanta gente!
En el último año muchos pueblos indígenas fueron bautizados en Cristo
Missiones en Ghana, Liberia y Sierra Leone
Por favor oren por nuestro Vicario General en Ghana para el traslado de la sede de Liberia. La difícil situación política con los refugiados, ha hecho difícil mantener el centro de la iglesia para Africa Oveste en Ghana. Además de su iglesia en Liberia y Sierra Leona, que está sirviendo a tantos refugiados en Ghana.
Nuestras oraciones están con todos ustedes de las Cámaras Extraordinarias en el oeste de África!
Ordenaciones:
En el área metropolitana diócesis de Nairobi, Kenya
Nuestro obispo, + Dr. Mateo Theuri de la diócesis metropolitana de Nairobi se ordenan los diáconos siguiente en el orden del sacerdocio:
2. Rev. James Gicuru, December 4th Nairobi Councty
3. Rev. John Chirak, December 4th Nairobi County
4. Rev. George O. Musembi, December 4th, Kiambu County
5. Rev. Leonard Odede, December 4th, Kajiado County
Que todos ustedes al servicio del pueblo de Dios con el corazón imitando el corazón de Jesús!
Felicidades a ti ya tus seres queridos!
Finalización de la expansión del orfanato
y escuela en Kitale, Kenya
Damos gracias al Señor por todo el trabajo duro y el apoyo que hizo posible que para completar la expansión Orfanato de San Lorenzo, orfanato y escuela! Mons. ++Godfrey y su equipo han trabajado incansablemente para su realización!
Damos las gracias al Dosal Margarita
y la primera piedra que apoyaron este proyecto desde hace tanto tiempo! Las oraciones de los niños están con ellos!
Puede más niños abandonados en esta región encontrará aquí un hogar lleno de amor y cariño donde los cuidados y el amor prevalece!
Nuestro amor y nuestras oraciones están con todos vosotros, hijos de Dios!
Nueva Misión de Santa Teresita del Niño Jesús
Damos la bienvenida a más de cien católicos romanos en la ICEC que comenzaron una nueva
misión en Kagamega, Santa Teresa del Niño Jesús. Se va a construir una nueva iglesia en un terreno que los catequistas donada a la Iglesia. También dado ni un cabrito para nuestros niños y niñas huérfanos.
Bienvenida a todos ustedes, y que su congregación se una luz brillante para que muchos testigos!
Nueva Orden de San Benito y Santa Escolástica, NOSB
El Rev. Gregory, desde hace años un miembro de la orden benedictina se ha unido a las salas especiales. Estudió en Roma, y se reunió con el Papa.
Que
bajo el auspicio de nuestro Arzobispo + + Godfrey y el Primado
Ecuménico es el inicio del Nuevo Orden de San Benito y Santa
Escolástica, donde los miembros casados y célibes pueden unirse al
monasterio o vivir en las misiones que de acuerdo con la Regla de San
Benito, similar al concepto de nuestra NOSF (Nuevo Orden de San Francisco y Santa Clara).
Que este Nuevo Orden crecer en el camino espiritual de la vida
de "Ora et Labora".
Muchas bendiciones para todos ustedes.
Como
todos ustedes saben nuestra Iglesia, la ICEC se ha
extendido por todo el mundo, desde Europa hasta el continente Africano, a
América Latina, EE.UU., Canadá, para Asia, Australia, Nueva Zelanda.
Alegría a todos ustedes y al pueblo de Dios en el mundo!
El buen Dios nos ha reunido, bendito sea su santo nombre!
Que el Santo, indivisible Trinidad derramar la gracia divina después de la gracia
sobre todos
vosotros!
Con mis oraciones
+ + Karl
ECCC
ICEC
September 7th, Saint Sozon, A. D. 2011
Peace, brothers and sisters in Christ!
Sending you apostolic benedictions and greetings!
Enjoy some pictures from ordinations that took place in various countries of the ECCC
We all wish our new clergy God's Holy Spirit to guide them.
We also welcome a former Roman Catholic Parish with her congregation in Kakamega in Kenya, Africa into the ECCC.
Welcome to all of
you!!
Please pray all for the Good News that we all are part of in this world of transformation towards God!
With my prayers and
benedictions!
In Christ, our
Savior
++Karl
ECCC
The
joy is great in these days as we have received new servants of God. Our
new USA diocese of Colorado and the Western territories, with her new
bishop +Charles Giebler, the
ordinations in our Archdiocese in Kitale Kenya and Uganda, Africa, and
the ordinations in our Archdiocese of Costa Rica.
Paz, hermanos y hermanas en Cristo!
Te mando bendiciones apostólicas y saludos!
Disfrute de algunas fotos de las ordenaciones que se llevó a cabo en varios países del ICEC el 21 de agosto y 27 de agosto.
La alegría es grande en estos días porque hemos recibido nuevos servidores de Dios. Nuestra nueva diócesis EE.UU. de Colorado y los territorios del oeste, con su nuevo obispo Giebler + Charles, las ordenaciones en nuestra Arquidiócesis en Kitale Kenia y Uganda, África, y las ordenaciones en nuestra Arquidiócesis de Costa Rica.
Todos deseamos que
el Espíritu Santo de Dios
guíe
nuestros nuevos clérigos.
También la bienvenida a parroquia católica romana en Kakamega en Kenia, África que es ahora
parte del ICEC.
Bienvenidos a todos!!
Por favor,
oren por todos que la buenas notizias del evangelio en que todos somos participantes en este mundo transforme a nostros hacia Dios!
Con mis oraciones y bendiciones!
En Cristo, nuestro Salvador
+ + Karl
Peace, brothers and sisters in Christ!
It is with great joy to announce the consecration of
Most Rev. +Francisco Corrella
as the first auxiliary bishop of our Archdiocese of Costa Rica on July 10th, A. D. 2011.
We sent him our benedictions and best wishes and may he guide with Archbishop
++Sebastian Pla the flocks entrusted to them.
To him and all his loved ones, congratulations
Ad multos annos!
Worldwide
information on the ECCC
On August 27th, at our Cathedral of St. Jude in Colorado
,
we will have the consecration of our new bishop for Colorado:
we will have the consecration of our new bishop for Colorado:
His Excellency:
+Charles Giebler
NOSF, New Order of St. Francis and St. Claire:
We are revising the Regulae of our Worldwide Order and will sent it out to all members as soon as it is ready.
Everybody can look at the current website of the NOSF Order:
www.thefranciscans.net
Please sent me an update from all your clergy
in the missions around the world. We need to update our International Website.
Thank you all!!
Be all blessed in Christ,
our
Savior
++Karl
Paz, hermanos y hermanas en Cristo!
Es con gran alegría de anunciar la consagración de
Mons. +Francisco Corrella
como el primer obispo auxiliar de la Arquidiócesis de Costa Rica
el
el 10 de julio de
2011 A. D.
Le enviamos nuestras bendiciones y los mejores deseos y que él guía
con el arzobispo +
+ Sebastián Pla a los rebaños a su cargo.
A él ya todos sus seres queridos, felicidades.
Ad multos Annos!
Informaciónes de ICEC
El 27 de agosto, en nuestra Catedral de St. Jude en Colorado, vamos a tener la consagración de nuevo obispo a cabo en Colorado
Sus Excelencia:
+ Charles Giebler
Él será el rector del monasterio y también el organista de la catedral.
Un cordial bienvenida a los dos!
NOSF, Nuevo Orden de San Francisco y Santa Clara:
Estamos revisando la Regulae de nuestra Orden en todo el mundo y se lo
envió a todos los miembros tan pronto como esté listo.
Todo el mundo puede ver en la actual página web de la
Orden
NOSF:
www.thefranciscans.net
Por favor, me envió una
actualización de todo su clero en las misiones en todo el mundo. Tenemos que actualizar nuestra página web internacional.
Gracias a todos!
Ser
bendecidos en Cristo, nuestro Salvador
+ + Karl
June 20th, A. D. 2011 From June 10th through June 11th, 2011, I was attending the nationwide conference of the American Catholic Council which consists of many Roman Catholic organizations, and also some valid independent movements. As I talked to the Nationwide association of Corpus ( 25,000 married priests in the USA), and as they told me that they will have an episcopal consecration of their outgoing President, I offered them our Cathedral. In the meantime, I had some deep spiritual conversations with different Roman catholic women bishops and women priests from the USA and Europe at the conference (they do not see themselves outside the church, but being castigated only by the hierarchy. Corpus also invited them for the consecration. I could not say no, and I was at the end filled with joy! After the consecration here at our cathedral the President of the Roman Catholic Married Priest Movement, Corpus, and having with me Roman Catholic Archbishop Brennan (consecrated by Archbishop Milingo, former Roman Catholic Archbishop), and 2 women bishops, 4 women priests, and others at the altar, I was deeply moved that the Holy Spirit is making a move throughout the world, and that the time has come that we can no longer discriminate against the women in the church by denying them the gifts they have equally with men, to preach and to spend the sacraments in pastoral care.This can never be dominated by cultural means alone! Women shall no longer be 2nd class citizen in the Church.Christ in the New Covenant showed us that Christ's resurrection was witnessed first by women, and that he had women followers all along...Mary Magdalen was the greatest Apostle among them. Again, the inclusion of women priests and bishops being part of our Church can no longer be denied. I am aware that a few of you might move away from our Church, yet we can no longer deny the historical facts. The Roman Hierarchy can no longer use the Body of Christ, the Church, to be more equal for some and less for others. This is not about a mining company, or about the front-line of an ongoing military operation... This is about the spiritual consciousness of the entire church! I have talked to many, many lay people, and they are ready everywhere to make this move. Just a little sign of the decline of the RC in the USA: it is even very sad that hundreds of beautiful Catholic Churches, and basilicas are being closed, because the male vocations have dwindled so much, the average age of the priests in ministry is of high, and so many lay people moving out of the church, away from the church!! I have already received encouragements from so many lay members, and from our clergy in different parts of our worldwide church who are in support about women being equally treated in the Church. We will no longer deny women the holy orders, because they have the vocation, and the spiritual training as men do. This is not an issue that needs to be voted on by the clergy of our Church. This is an issue that is so fundamental for the existence of the Church of Christ that everything contrary is pure politics. Let Christ reign throughout Christendom! Let the Church live, let not Church politics dominate. "There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus." Amen. |
Del 10 de
junio al 11 de junio, 2011, asistí a la conferencia
nacional del Consejo Americano católica,
que se compone de muchas organizaciones
católicas, y también
algunos movimientos independientes válida.
Como ya he
hablado
con la
asociación nacional de Corpus (25.000
sacerdotes
casados en los EE.UU.), y como me dijeron
que van a
tener una
consagración episcopal de su
Presidente
saliente, les ofrecí nuestra
Catedral. Mientras
tanto, tuve algunas conversaciones
espiritual
profunda con diferentes mujeres
obispos
católicos y sacerdotes a las mujeres
de los EE.UU. y Europa en la
conferencia (que no se ven fuera de la
iglesia, pero ser
castigado sólo por la jerarquía.
Corpus también se
les
invitó a la consagración. no podía decir que
no, y yo estaba al final
llena de
alegría de su presencia!
Cristo en el Nuevo
Testamento nos muestra
que la resurrección de Cristo fue visto
por primera
vez por las mujeres, y que había seguidores
de las mujeres a lo largo
de ...
María
Magdalena fue el apóstol más grande entre
ellos.
Una vez más, la inclusión
de mujeres como
sacerdotes y obispos de ser parte
de nuestra
Iglesia ya no puede
ser
negada.
Soy consciente de que algunos
de
ustedes se alejan de la
Iglesia, sin
embargo, ya no puede negar los hechos
históricos.
La
jerarquía romana ya no puede usar el cuerpo de
Cristo, la
Iglesia, para ser
más igual para unos
y menos para
otros. No se trata
de una empresa
minera, o acerca de
la primera línea de una
operación militar en curso ...
Se
trata de la conciencia espiritual de toda la
Iglesia!
He hablado
con muchas personas, numerosos
laicos, y están
dispuestos en todas partes del mundo para
hacer este
movimiento. Solo una pequenia notizia
para iluminar eso: Es aún más triste que aquí en los
EE.UU., cientos de
hermosas iglesias católicas, las basílicas y se están
cerrando, porque
las vocaciones masculinas
se han
reducido tanto, el promedio de edad de los
sacerdotes en el ministerio es de alta, y muchos
laicos en moven fuera de la
iglesia, lejos de
la
iglesia!
Ya he recibido estímulos
de
manera que
muchos laicos, y
muchos de nuestro clero en diferentes
partes de nuestra iglesia en todo el
mundo están a favor
de las
mujeres son igualmente tratados en la
Iglesia.
Esto no es un tema
que debe ser votado por
el clero de nuestra
Iglesia.
Por la presente, pedir a todos
que usted está
en el apoyo.
Que Cristo reine en toda la
cristiandad!
Dejar
vivir a la
Iglesia!
"No hay ni Judio ni
griego, ni esclavo
ni
libre, ni hombre
ni
mujer, porque todos vosotros sois uno en
Cristo Jesús."
Amén.
Sean
bendecidos y ser testigo del Reino de
Dios!
en
Cristo
Easter, A. D. 2011
Christus resurrexit vere, Alleluja, Alleluja, Alleluja! Peace to you brothers and sisters in Christ! To all of you from near and afar, a blessed and joyous Easter!
Pewien błogosławiony i radosny Wielkanoc dla
ciebie, twój rodziny i wszystko ten dobry społeczeństwo w twój misje!
Maj ten podniesiony Chrystus przynosić ty Pokój i łaska boska! A oslovljen ter vesel vuzem vam na
uslugo , vaš zaupen ter vsi vile v vaš poslaništvo!
maj vzpon Kristus privleči vi pokoj ter milost od Bog! Ein Frohes und Gesgnetes Oserfest, Euch,
Eueren Familien und allen guten Menschen in unseren Misionen! Moege der
auferstandene Heiland Euch Frieden und die Gnade Gottes verleihen!
Un Pâques béni et joyeux à vous, vos
familles et tous les bons gens dans vos missions !
Pouvoir le Christ élevé vous amène la Paix et la Grâce de Dieu ! ¡Un bendijo y Pascua gozosa a
ustedes, sus familias y todas las personas buenas en nuestras misiones!
¡Puede al Cristo resucitado traje la Paz y la Gracia de Dios! On this greatest day of the year, all fasting and somber thoughts are banished. As St. John Chrysostom
announces in this famous "Let all then enter the joy
of Our Lord! enjoy your reward! Rich and poor, dance with one another, sober and slothful, celebrate the day. Those who have kept the fast and those who have not, rejoice today, for the
table is richly spread. Fare royally upon
it-the calf is a fatted one. Let no one cry over his poverty, for the universal Kingdom
has appeared! Let no one mourn that he has
fallen again and again, for Let none fear death, for the
death of our Savior has set us free. He has destroyed it by
enduring it. 'Death has been frustrated in
meeting him below!' For it grabbed a body and
discovered God. O Death, where is your
sting? Christ is risen, and life is
set free. Christ is risen, and the tomb
is emptied of the dead. For Christ, having risen from the dead, is become the first-fruits
for those who sleep. To Him be glory and power
forever and ever! Wishing you and all your loved ones A blessed Easter Season in the risen Lord! Your servant +Karl
Paz, queridos hermanos y hermanas en Cristo resucitado! Jesús vino a mostrarnos el amor del
Padre Dios venciendo a la muerte. Venció a las tinieblas, a la mentira, al
odio. Venció al miedo. Triunfó sobre el egoísmo de los poderosos. Su victoria es
también nuestra victoria. Pensamos: 1. ¿Por qué hay pocos devotos del
Señor resucitado y muchos devotos del Señor crucificado? es el punto más
importante de nuestra fe? |
mayo ang tumaas binyagan magsama ka kapayapaan at ang parangalan ng diyos!
Poderá o levantado Cristo aconchegar you Paz e a graça de Deus!
Christus resurrexit vere et sit vobis Pacem et Graciam Dei!
και όλους τους καλούς ανθρώπους στις αποστολές σας! Μάιος ο
αυξημένος Χριστός σας φέρνει την ειρήνη και την επιείκεια του
Θεοΰ
English/Espanol
Open Letter to the Roman Catholic bishops by Hans Kung
Theologian Hans Küng sent the following open letter to all Catholic Bishops
on Friday, April 16, 2010.
Venerable Bishops,
Joseph
Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI, and I were the youngest theologians at the
Second Vatican Council from 1962 to 1965. Now we are the oldest and the only
ones still fully active. I have always understood my theological work as a
service to the Roman Catholic Church. For this reason, on the occasion of the
fifth anniversary of the election of Pope Benedict XVI, I am making this appeal
to you in an open letter. In doing so, I am motivated by my profound concern for
our church, which now finds itself in the worst credibility crisis since the
Reformation. Please excuse the form of an open letter; unfortunately, I have no
other way of reaching you. I deeply appreciated that the pope invited me,
his outspoken critic, to meet for a friendly, four-hour-long conversation
shortly after he took office. This awakened in me the hope that my former
colleague at Tubingen University might find his way to promote an ongoing
renewal of the church and an ecumenical rapprochement in the spirit of the
Second Vatican Council. Unfortunately, my hopes and those of so many
engaged Catholic men and women have not been fulfilled. And in my subsequent
correspondence with the pope, I have pointed this out to him many times. Without
a doubt, he conscientiously performs his everyday duties as pope, and he has
given us three helpful encyclicals on faith, hope and charity. But when it comes
to facing the major challenges of our times, his pontificate has increasingly
passed up more opportunities than it has taken: Missed is the opportunity
for rapprochement with the Protestant churches: Instead, they have been denied
the status of churches in the proper sense of the term and, for that reason,
their ministries are not recognized and intercommunion is not
possible. Missed is the opportunity for the long-term reconciliation with
the Jews: Instead the pope has reintroduced into the liturgy a preconciliar
prayer for the enlightenment of the Jews, he has taken notoriously anti-Semitic
and schismatic bishops back into communion with the church, and he is actively
promoting the beatification of Pope Pius XII, who has been accused of not
offering sufficient protections to Jews in Nazi Germany. The fact is,
Benedict sees in Judaism only the historic root of Christianity; he does not
take it seriously as an ongoing religious community offering its own path to
salvation. The recent comparison of the current criticism faced by the pope with
anti-Semitic hate campaigns – made by Rev Raniero Cantalamessa during an
official Good Friday service at the Vatican – has stirred up a storm of
indignation among Jews around the world. Missed is the opportunity for a
dialogue with Muslims in an atmosphere of mutual trust: Instead, in his
ill-advised but symptomatic 2006 Regensburg lecture, Benedict caricatured Islam
as a religion of violence and inhumanity and thus evoked enduring Muslim
mistrust. Missed is the opportunity for reconciliation with the colonised
indigenous peoples of Latin America: Instead, the pope asserted in all
seriousness that they had been “longing” for the religion of their European
conquerors. Missed is the opportunity to help the people of Africa by
allowing the use of birth control to fight overpopulation and condoms to fight
the spread of HIV. Missed is the opportunity to make peace with modern
science by clearly affirming the theory of evolution and accepting stem-cell
research. Missed is the opportunity to make the spirit of the Second
Vatican Council the compass for the whole Catholic Church, including the Vatican
itself, and thus to promote the needed reforms in the church. This last
point, respected bishops, is the most serious of all. Time and again, this pope
has added qualifications to the conciliar texts and interpreted them against the
spirit of the council fathers. Time and again, he has taken an express stand
against the Ecumenical Council, which according to canon law represents the
highest authority in the Catholic Church: He has taken the bishops of the
traditionalist Pius X Society back into the church without any preconditions –
bishops who were illegally consecrated outside the Catholic Church and who
reject central points of the Second Vatican Council (including liturgical
reform, freedom of religion and the rapprochement with Judaism). He
promotes the medieval Tridentine Mass by all possible means and occasionally
celebrates the Eucharist in Latin with his back to the congregation. He
refuses to put into effect the rapprochement with the Anglican Church, which was
laid out in official ecumenical documents by the Anglican-Roman Catholic
International Commission, and has attempted instead to lure married Anglican
clergy into the Roman Catholic Church by freeing them from the very rule of
celibacy that has forced tens of thousands of Roman Catholic priests out of
office. He has actively reinforced the anti-conciliar forces in the
church by appointing reactionary officials to key offices in the Curia
(including the secretariat of state, and positions in the liturgical commission)
while appointing reactionary bishops around the world. Pope Benedict XVI
seems to be increasingly cut off from the vast majority of church members who
pay less and less heed to Rome and, at best, identify themselves only with their
local parish and bishop. I know that many of you are pained by this
situation. In his anti-conciliar policy, the pope receives the full support of
the Roman Curia. The Curia does its best to stifle criticism in the episcopate
and in the church as a whole and to discredit critics with all the means at its
disposal. With a return to pomp and spectacle catching the attention of the
media, the reactionary forces in Rome have attempted to present us with a strong
church fronted by an absolutistic “Vicar of Christ” who combines the church’s
legislative, executive and judicial powers in his hands alone. But Benedict’s
policy of restoration has failed. All of his spectacular appearances,
demonstrative journeys and public statements have failed to influence the
opinions of most Catholics on controversial issues. This is especially true
regarding matters of sexual morality. Even the papal youth meetings, attended
above all by conservative-charismatic groups, have failed to hold back the
steady drain of those leaving the church or to attract more vocations to the
priesthood. You in particular, as bishops, have reason for deep sorrow:
Tens of thousands of priests have resigned their office since the Second Vatican
Council, for the most part because of the celibacy rule. Vocations to the
priesthood, but also to religious orders, sisterhoods and lay brotherhoods are
down – not just quantitatively but qualitatively. Resignation and frustration
are spreading rapidly among both the clergy and the active laity. Many feel that
they have been left in the lurch with their personal needs, and many are in deep
distress over the state of the church. In many of your dioceses, it is the same
story: increasingly empty churches, empty seminaries and empty rectories. In
many countries, due to the lack of priests, more and more parishes are being
merged, often against the will of their members, into ever larger “pastoral
units,” in which the few surviving pastors are completely overtaxed. This is
church reform in pretense rather than fact! And now, on top of these many
crises comes a scandal crying out to heaven – the revelation of the clerical
abuse of thousands of children and adolescents, first in the United States, then
in Ireland and now in Germany and other countries. And to make matters worse,
the handling of these cases has given rise to an unprecedented leadership crisis
and a collapse of trust in church leadership. There is no denying the
fact that the worldwide system of covering up cases of sexual crimes committed
by clerics was engineered by the Roman Congregation for the Doctrine of the
Faith under Cardinal Ratzinger (1981-2005). During the reign of Pope John Paul
II, that congregation had already taken charge of all such cases under oath of
strictest silence. Ratzinger himself, on May 18th, 2001, sent a solemn document
to all the bishops dealing with severe crimes ( “epistula de delictis
gravioribus” ), in which cases of abuse were sealed under the “secretum
pontificium” , the violation of which could entail grave ecclesiastical
penalties. With good reason, therefore, many people have expected a personal mea
culpa on the part of the former prefect and current pope. Instead, the pope
passed up the opportunity afforded by Holy Week: On Easter Sunday, he had his
innocence proclaimed “urbi et orbi” by the dean of the College of
Cardinals.
The consequences of all these scandals for the reputation of
the Catholic Church are disastrous. Important church leaders have already
admitted this. Numerous innocent and committed pastors and educators are
suffering under the stigma of suspicion now blanketing the church. You, reverend
bishops, must face up to the question: What will happen to our church and to
your diocese in the future? It is not my intention to sketch out a new program
of church reform. That I have done often enough both before and after the
council. Instead, I want only to lay before you six proposals that I am
convinced are supported by millions of Catholics who have no voice in the
current situation. 1. Do not keep silent: By keeping silent in the face
of so many serious grievances, you taint yourselves with guilt. When you feel
that certain laws, directives and measures are counterproductive, you should say
this in public. Send Rome not professions of your devotion, but rather calls for
reform!
2. Set about reform: Too many in the church and in the episcopate
complain about Rome, but do nothing themselves. When people no longer attend
church in a diocese, when the ministry bears little fruit, when the public is
kept in ignorance about the needs of the world, when ecumenical co-operation is
reduced to a minimum, then the blame cannot simply be shoved off on Rome.
Whether bishop, priest, layman or laywoman – everyone can do something for the
renewal of the church within his own sphere of influence, be it large or small.
Many of the great achievements that have occurred in the individual parishes and
in the church at large owe their origin to the initiative of an individual or a
small group. As bishops, you should support such initiatives and, especially
given the present situation, you should respond to the just complaints of the
faithful.
3. Act in a collegial way: After heated debate and against the
persistent opposition of the Curia, the Second Vatican Council decreed the
collegiality of the pope and the bishops. It did so in the sense of the Acts of
the Apostles, in which Peter did not act alone without the college of the
apostles. In the post-conciliar era, however, the pope and the Curia have
ignored this decree. Just two years after the council, Pope Paul VI issued his
encyclical defending the controversial celibacy law without the slightest
consultation of the bishops. Since then, papal politics and the papal
magisterium have continued to act in the old, uncollegial fashion. Even in
liturgical matters, the pope rules as an autocrat over and against the bishops.
He is happy to surround himself with them as long as they are nothing more than
stage extras with neither voices nor voting rights. This is why, venerable
bishops, you should not act for yourselves alone, but rather in the community of
the other bishops, of the priests and of the men and women who make up the
church. 4. Unconditional obedience is owed to God alone: Although at your
episcopal consecration you had to take an oath of unconditional obedience to the
pope, you know that unconditional obedience can never be paid to any human
authority; it is due to God alone. For this reason, you should not feel impeded
by your oath to speak the truth about the current crisis facing the church, your
diocese and your country. Your model should be the apostle Paul, who dared to
oppose Peter “to his face since he was manifestly in the wrong”! ( Galatians
2:11 ). Pressuring the Roman authorities in the spirit of Christian fraternity
can be permissible and even necessary when they fail to live up to the spirit of
the Gospel and its mission. The use of the vernacular in the liturgy, the
changes in the regulations governing mixed marriages, the affirmation of
tolerance, democracy and human rights, the opening up of an ecumenical approach,
and the many other reforms of Vatican II were only achieved because of tenacious
pressure from below.
5. Work for regional solutions: The Vatican has
frequently turned a deaf ear to the well-founded demands of the episcopate, the
priests and the laity. This is all the more reason for seeking wise regional
solutions. As you are well aware, the rule of celibacy, which was inherited from
the Middle Ages, represents a particularly delicate problem. In the context of
today’s clerical abuse scandal, the practice has been increasingly called into
question. Against the expressed will of Rome, a change would appear hardly
possible; yet this is no reason for passive resignation. When a priest, after
mature consideration, wishes to marry, there is no reason why he must
automatically resign his office when his bishop and his parish choose to stand
behind him. Individual episcopal conferences could take the lead with regional
solutions. It would be better, however, to seek a solution for the whole church,
therefore: 6. Call for a council: Just as the achievement of liturgical
reform, religious freedom, ecumenism and inter-religious dialogue required an
ecumenical council, so now a council is needed to solve the dramatically
escalating problems calling for reform. In the century before the Reformation,
the Council of Constance decreed that councils should be held every five years.
Yet the Roman Curia successfully managed to circumvent this ruling. There is no
question that the Curia, fearing a limitation of its power, would do everything
in its power to prevent a council coming together in the present situation. Thus
it is up to you to push through the calling of a council or at least a
representative assembly of bishops.
With the church in deep crisis, this
is my appeal to you, venerable bishops: Put to use the episcopal authority that
was reaffirmed by the Second Vatican Council. In this urgent situation, the eyes
of the world turn to you. Innumerable people have lost their trust in the
Catholic Church. Only by openly and honestly reckoning with these problems and
resolutely carrying out needed reforms can their trust be regained. With all due
respect, I beg you to do your part – together with your fellow bishops as far as
possible, but also alone if necessary – in apostolic “fearlessness” ( Acts 4:29,
31 ). Give your faithful signs of hope and encouragement and give our church a
perspective for the future.
With warm greetings in the community of the
Christian faith,
Yours, Hans Küng
TRIBUNA: Cinco años de pontificado de Benedicto XVI HANS KÜNG
Carta abierta a los obispos católicos de todo el mundo
Un total de
144 profesores de Teología católica de
Alemania , Austria y Suiza han suscrito un manifiesto en el que
exigen profundas reformas de la Iglesia Católica , que incluyen , entre otras ,
el fin del celibato , el sacerdocio femenino y la participación popular en la
elección de obispos. Un comunicado
hecho público hoy por el secretario de la conferencia , Peter Hans Langendörfer
, subraya que el memorando resume en principio ideas frecuentemente discutidas y
"no supone más que un primer paso" en el debate abierto en este país tras los
esc ándalos de pederastia en el seno de la iglesia del pasado año.
Entre los firmantes se encuentran
prestigiosos profesores eméritos como Peter Hünermann y Dietmar Mieth , viejos
luchadores por las reformas como Heinrich Missalla y Friedhelm Hengsbach ,
progresistas como Otto Hermann Pesch o Hille Haker , pero también conservadores
como Eberhard Schockenhoff. Redactado con los escándalos de pederastia en el
seno de la Iglesia Católica como trasfondo , el texto resulta pese a todo
prudente y alaba también el llamamiento de los obispos a un diálogo
abierto.Tras explicar que "nos vemos en la responsabilidad
de hacer una aportación a un nuevo comienzo real" , la tesis central del
memorando subraya que la Iglesia Católica solo "puede anunciar al liberador y
amante Dios Jesucristo" , cuando ella misma "es un lugar y un testigo creíble
del mensaje de liberación del Evangelio". Debe reconocer y fomentar "la libertad del
hombre como criatura de Dios" , respetar la conciencia libre , defender el
derecho y la justicia y criticar las manifestaciones que "desprecian la dignidad
humana". Sus exigencias , que prudentemente califican de
"retos" , incluyen "mayores estructuras sinodales en todos los niveles de la
iglesia" y la participación de los fieles en la elección de sus obispos y
párrocos. El manifiesto subraya que la Iglesia Católica
necesita "también sacerdotes casados y mujeres en el oficio eclesiástico" ,
señala que la falta de sacerdotes fuerza la existencia de parroquias cada vez
mayores y lamenta que los sacerdotes sean "quemados" ante estas
circunstancias. Igualmente destaca que "la defensa legal y la
cultura del derecho" en la Iglesia deben "mejorar urgentemente" y comenta que la
elevada valoración del matrimonio y el celibato suponen "excluir a personas que
viven el amor , la fidelidad y la preocupación mutua" en una relación estable de
pareja del mismo sexo o como divorciados casados en segundas
nupcias. El manifiesto critica
además el "rigorismo" de la Iglesia Católica y subraya que no se puede predicar
la reconciliación con Dios sin crear las condiciones para una reconciliación con
aquellos "ante los que es culpable : por violencia , por negar el derecho , por
convertir el mensaje bíblico de libertad en una moral rigurosa sin
misericordia".
Memorandum-Freiheit
La profunda crisis de nuestra Iglesia exige hablar
también de esos problemas que a primera vista no tienen que ver directamente con
el escándalo del abuso y de su encubrimiento por décadas. Como profesores y
profesoras de teología ya no podemos quedarnos callados. Nos vemos en la
responsabilidad de aportar a un verdadero comienzo nuevo. 2011 tiene que ser un
año de resurgimiento para la Iglesia. El año pasado han dejado en Alemania más
cristianos y cristianas la Iglesia que nunca antes; han cancelado su lealtad a
la jerarquía eclesial o han privatizado su vida de fe , para protegerla de la
institución. La Iglesia tiene que entender estos signos y ella misma tiene que
salir de las estructuras osificadas , para recuperar nueva fuerza vital y
credibilidad. La renovación de estructuras eclesiales no
resultará a través de protección miedosa frente a la sociedad , sino solamente
con el valor de la autocrítica y con la aceptación de impulsos críticos –
también desde afuera. Es parte de las lecciones aprendidas del año pasado : La
crisis del abuso no se habría trabajado con tanta decisión sin el acompañamiento
crítico por la opinión pública. Solamente a través de la comunicación abierta ,
la Iglesia puede recuperar confianza. Solamente si la autoimagen y la imagen
externa de la Iglesia coincidan , puede ser creíble. Nos dirigimos a todos y
todas , que todavía no han renunciado a esperar un nuevo comienzo de la Iglesia
y a luchar por ello. Señales para resurgimiento y diálogo , que algunos obispos
han dado en los últimos meses en sus charlas , prédicas y entrevistas , queremos
retomar. La Iglesia
no existe ni está para sí misma. Tiene la misión de anunciar a Dios liberador y
amoroso de Jesucristo a todas las personas. Esto solamente puede hacer si ella
misma es espacio y testigo creíble de la noticia liberadora del evangelio. Su
hablar y actuar , sus reglas y estructuras , toda su trata de las personas
adentro y afuera de la Iglesia tienen que cumplir la exigencia de reconocer y
promover la libertad de los seres humanos como
creaturas de Dios. Respeto incondicional a cualquier persona humana , respeto a
la libertad de la conciencia , compromiso con el derecho y la justicia ,
solidaridad con los pobres y perseguidos : Estos son medidas fundamentales de la
teología que resultan del compromiso de la Iglesia con el evangelio. En esto se
concretiza el amor a Dios y al prójimo y la prójima. La orientación en la noticia liberadora bíblica
implica una relación diferenciada con la sociedad moderna : En algunos aspectos
, la sociedad se ha adelantado a la Iglesia , cuando se trata del respeto a la
libertad y responsabilidad del individuo; de esto la Iglesia puede aprender cómo
ya ha resaltado el Concilio Vaticano II. En otros aspectos una crítica de esta
sociedad desde el espíritu del evangelio es indispensable , por ejemplo dónde
personas son calificadas solamente según su rendimiento , dónde la solidaridad
mutua se pierde o la dignidad humana se pisotea. De todas maneras : El anuncio de libertad del
Evangelio es el criterio para una iglesia creíble , para su actuar , para su
conformación social. Los desafíos concretos que tiene que enfrentar la Iglesia
no son nuevos. Sin embargo , reformas direccionadas hacia el futuro no se dejan
percibir. El diálogo abierto tiene que ser llevado en los siguientes campos de
acción : 1. Estructuras de participación : En todas las áreas
de la vida eclesial , la participación de las y los fieles es piedra de toque
para la credibilidad del anuncio liberador del Evangelio. Según el principio
antiguo de derecho : „Lo que concierne a todas , debe ser decidido por todas“ ,
se necesita más estructuras sinodales en todos los niveles de la Iglesia. Los y
las fieles deben participar en el nombramiento de ministros ordenados
importantes (obispo , párroco). Lo que se puede decidir localmente , deber ser
decidido ahí. Decisiones tienen que ser transparentes.
4 de febrero del 2011
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Publicado por Emi para Proconcil el 2/17/2011 07 : 08 : 00 AM
Las NOTICIAS de ECCC: -En el 8 de enero nuestra Archidiócesis de
Costa Rica celebró la ordenación al diaconado de Rev. Alberto Ugalde de Nicaragua. El servirá para el ECCC con misiones en Nicaragua. ¡Muchas bendiciones a usted y a todos sus amados para su nuevo
servicio en Cristo! -Con gran alegría le damos la bienvenida al Rrev. Prof. Jerónimo Ripoll Ronda de Alicante, España. Fue ordenado diácono y presbítero en la Iglesia Esenian. También es profesor de Relgion y católica Teología Moral. Está casado y tiene dos hijos. Desde hace algún tiempo, él ha estado en correspondencia con nuestro Obispo Godfrey de nuestra diócesis de Kenia. Él visitará Rev. Jerónimo en España en abril por su ordenación al sacerdocio católico. Fr. Jerónimo comenzará nuestras primeras misiones de
ICEC en España! Bienvenido al ICEC! Que Dios los bendiga con la
abundancia de su trabajo por las nuevas misiónes. Instrucciones litúrgicas: (Muchos de ustedes ya celebran la Eucaristía de esta manera). Aquellos que celebran la misa según el Novo Ordo: En el Canon Eucarístico I - IV donde rezamos para los líderes de la Iglesia Mundial, Porque somos una Iglesia Católica Ecuménica, rezamos en la secuencia siguiente: "-Para el Papa Benedeto, el obispo de Roma, - Para el Patriarca de Constantinople y las Iglesias Ortodoxas del Este, Bartholemeo, - Para Rowan el Arzobispo Anglicano de Canturbery, -Para nuestro Arzobispo Primado Karl, y para su obispo ECCC local (si hay una Diócesis ECCC local), el clero y fieles..." Si usted celebra la masa en el Latín, o en la Liturgia Anglicana, o Vieja Liturgia Católica, por favor pongan la Secuencia Ecuménica de Líderes de las Iglesias en el lugar donde esto es approbriate. Nuestro Sitio Web Internacional ha recibido grandes respuestas. Gracias todos para su compromiso de la Causa Ecuménica Catolica de nuestra Iglesia. Nuestra Catedral y Monasterio Franciscano aquí en Detroit están en una de las vecindades más pobres de la ciudad. Presentamos el alimento para los pobres cada miércoles por la mañana. Que Dios Omnipotente bendice Uds. Con mis plegarias En Cristo, el Salvador del Mundo ++ Karl ICEC |
July 23rd, Saint Brigit of Sweden, A. D. 2011
Be blessed and be a witness of God's Kingdom!
In Christ
++Karl
Junio 20, A. D. 2011
Después de la consagración aquí en nuestra catedral, el Presidente del Movimiento de sacerdote católico casado, Corpus, y tener conmigo el arzobispo católico Brennan (consagrado por el Arzobispo Milingo, ex arzobispo católico romano), y dos mujeres obispos, y cuatro mujeres sacerdotes, y otros en el altar, me sentí profundamente conmovido, y veemos mas y mas que el Espíritu Santo está haciendo un movimiento en todo el mundo, y que ha llegado el momento de que ya no se puede discriminar a las mujeres en la iglesia, al negarles los dones que han igualdad con los hombres, a predicar y para pasar los sacramentos en la pastoral. Esto nunca puede ser dominado por los medios culturales!
Las mujeres ya no
serán los ciudadanos de 2 ª
clase en la
Iglesia.
Ya no vamos
a negar a las mujeres las órdenes
sagradas, porque tienen la vocación
y la
formación espiritual de los
hombres.
Este es un tema
que es tan fundamental para
la existencia de la Iglesia de Cristo
que, al
contrario todo es pura
política.
Que no dominan
las cosas políticas eclesiales.
++Karl
Con muchos bendiciones a todos Uds. en el Señor resucitado!
Su servidor
++Karl
HANS KÜNG 15/04/2010
Estimados obispos, Joseph Ratzinger, ahora Benedicto XVI, y yo fuimos entre 1962 1965 los dos teólogos más jóvenes del concilio. Ahora, ambos somos los más ancianos y los únicos que siguen plenamente en activo. Yo siempre he entendido también mi labor teológica como un servicio a la Iglesia. Por eso, preocupado por esta nuestra Iglesia, sumida en la crisis de confianza más profunda desde la Reforma, os dirijo una carta abierta en el quinto aniversario del acceso al pontificado de Benedicto XVI. No tengo otra posibilidad de llegar a vosotros.Aprecié mucho que el papa Benedicto, al poco de su elección, me invitara a mí, su crítico, a una conversación de cuatro horas, que discurrió amistosamente. En aquel momento, eso me hizo concebir la esperanza de que Joseph Ratzinger, mi antiguo colega en la Universidad de Tubinga, encontrara a pesar de todo el camino hacia una mayor renovación de la Iglesia y el entendimiento ecuménico en el espíritu del Concilio Vaticano II.
Mis esperanzas, y las de tantos católicos y católicas comprometidos, desgraciadamente no se han cumplido, cosa que he hecho saber al papa Benedicto de diversas formas en nuestra correspondencia. Sin duda, ha cumplido concienzudamente sus cotidianas obligaciones papales y nos ha obsequiado con tres útiles encíclicas sobre la fe, la esperanza y el amor. Pero en lo tocante a los grandes desafíos de nuestro tiempo, su pontificado se presenta cada vez más como el de las oportunidades desperdiciadas, no como el de las ocasiones aprovechadas: - Se ha desperdiciado la oportunidad de un entendimiento perdurable con los judíos: el Papa reintroduce la plegaria preconciliar en la que se pide por la iluminación de los judíos y readmite en la Iglesia a obispos cismáticos notoriamente antisemitas, impulsa la beatificación de Pío XII y sólo se toma en serio al judaísmo como raíz histórica del cristianismo, no como una comunidad de fe que perdura y que tiene un camino propio hacia la salvación. Los judíos de todo el mundo se han indignado con el predicador pontificio en la liturgia papal del Viernes Santo, en la que comparó las críticas al Papa con la persecución antisemita.
- Se ha desperdiciado la oportunidad de un diálogo en confianza con los musulmanes; es sintomático el discurso de Benedicto en Ratisbona, en el que, mal aconsejado, caricaturizó al islam como la religión de la violencia y la inhumanidad, atrayéndose así la duradera desconfianza de los musulmanes. - Se ha desperdiciado la oportunidad de la reconciliación con los pueblos nativos colonizados de Latinoamérica: el Papa afirma con toda seriedad que estos "anhelaban" la religión de sus conquistadores europeos. - Se ha desperdiciado la oportunidad de ayudar a los pueblos africanos en la lucha contra la superpoblación, aprobando los métodos anticonceptivos, y en la lucha contra el sida, admitiendo el uso de preservativos.
- Se ha desperdiciado la oportunidad de concluir la paz con las ciencias modernas: reconociendo inequívocamente la teoría de la evolución y aprobando de forma diferenciada nuevos ámbitos de investigación, como el de las células madre.
- Se ha desperdiciado la oportunidad de que también el Vaticano haga, finalmente, del espíritu del Concilio Vaticano II la brújula de la Iglesia católica, impulsando sus reformas. Este último punto, estimados obispos, es especialmente grave. Una y otra vez, este Papa relativiza los textos conciliares y los interpreta de forma retrógrada contra el espíritu de los padres del concilio. Incluso se sitúa expresamente contra el concilio ecuménico, que según el derecho canónico representa la autoridad suprema de la Iglesia católica: - Ha readmitido sin condiciones en la Iglesia a los obispos de la Hermandad Sacerdotal San Pío X, ordenados ilegalmente fuera de la Iglesia católica y que rechazan el concilio en aspectos centrales.
- Apoya con todos los medios la misa medieval tridentina y él mismo celebra
ocasionalmente la eucaristía en latín y de espaldas a los fieles. - No lleva a efecto el entendimiento con la Iglesia anglicana, firmado en
documentos ecuménicos oficiales (ARCIC), sino que intenta atraer a la Iglesia
católico-romana a sacerdotes anglicanos casados renunciando a aplicarles el voto
de celibato. - Ha reforzado los poderes eclesiales contrarios al concilio con el
nombramiento de altos cargos anticonciliares (en la Secretaría de Estado y en la
Congregación para la Liturgia, entre otros) y obispos reaccionarios en todo el
mundo. El Papa Benedicto XVI parece alejarse cada vez más de la gran mayoría del
pueblo de la Iglesia, que de todas formas se ocupa cada vez menos de Roma y que,
en el mejor de los casos, aún se identifica con su parroquia y sus obispos
locales. Sé que algunos de vosotros padecéis por el hecho de que el Papa se vea
plenamente respaldado por la curia romana en su política anticonciliar. Esta
intenta sofocar la crítica en el episcopado y en la Iglesia y desacreditar por
todos los medios a los críticos. Con una renovada exhibición de pompa barroca y
manifestaciones efectistas cara a los medios de comunicación, Roma trata de
exhibir una Iglesia fuerte con un "representante de Cristo" absolutista, que
reúne en su mano los poderes legislativo, ejecutivo y judicial. Sin embargo, la
política de restauración de Benedicto ha fracasado. Todas sus apariciones
públicas, viajes y documentos no son capaces de modificar en el sentido de la
doctrina romana la postura de la mayoría de los católicos en cuestiones
controvertidas, especialmente en materia de moral sexual. Ni siquiera los
encuentros papales con la juventud, a los que asisten sobre todo agrupaciones
conservadoras carismáticas, pueden frenar los abandonos de la Iglesia ni
despertar más vocaciones sacerdotales.
Precisamente vosotros, como obispos, lo lamentaréis en lo más profundo: desde el concilio, decenas de miles de obispos han abandonado su vocación, sobre todo debido a la ley del celibato. La renovación sacerdotal, aunque también la de miembros de las órdenes, de hermanas y hermanos laicos, ha caído tanto cuantitativa como cualitativamente. La resignación y la frustración se extienden en el clero, precisamente entre los miembros más activos de la Iglesia. Muchos se sienten abandonados en sus necesidades y sufren por la Iglesia. Puede que ese sea el caso en muchas de vuestras diócesis: cada vez más iglesias, seminarios y parroquias vacíos. En algunos países, debido a la carencia de sacerdotes, se finge una reforma eclesial y las parroquias se refunden, a menudo en contra de su voluntad, constituyendo gigantescas "unidades pastorales" en las que los escasos sacerdotes están completamente desbordados. Y ahora, a las muchas tendencias de crisis todavía se añaden escándalos que claman al cielo: sobre todo el abuso de miles de niños y jóvenes por clérigos -en Estados Unidos, Irlanda, Alemania y otros países- ligado todo ello a una crisis de liderazgo y confianza sin precedentes. No puede silenciarse que el sistema de ocultamiento puesto en vigor en todo el mundo ante los delitos sexuales de los clérigos fue dirigido por la Congregación para la Fe romana del cardenal Ratzinger (1981-2005), en la que ya bajo Juan Pablo II se recopilaron los casos bajo el más estricto secreto. Todavía el 18 de mayo de 2001, Ratzinger enviaba un escrito solemne sobre los delitos más graves (Epistula de delitos gravioribus) a todos los obispos. En ella, los casos de abusos se situaban bajo el secretum pontificium, cuya vulneración puede atraer severas penas canónicas. Con razón, pues, son muchos los que exigen al entonces prefecto y ahora Papa un mea culpa personal. Sin embargo, en Semana Santa ha perdido la ocasión de hacerlo. En vez de ello, el Domingo de Ramos movió al decano del colegio cardenalicio a levantar urbi et orbe testimonio de su inocencia. Las consecuencias de todos estos escándalos para la reputación de la Iglesia católica son devastadoras. Esto es algo que también confirman ya dignatarios de alto rango. Innumerables curas y educadores de jóvenes sin tacha y sumamente comprometidos padecen bajo una sospecha general. Vosotros, estimados obispos, debéis plantearos la pregunta de cómo habrán de ser en el futuro las cosas en nuestra Iglesia y en vuestras diócesis. Sin embargo, no querría bosquejaros un programa de reforma; eso ya lo he hecho en repetidas ocasiones, antes y después del concilio. Sólo querría plantearos seis propuestas que, es mi convicción, serán respaldadas por millones de católicos que carecen de voz.
1. No callar: en vista de tantas y tan graves irregularidades, el silencio os hace cómplices. Allí donde consideréis que determinadas leyes, disposiciones y medidas son contraproducentes, deberíais, por el contrario, expresarlo con la mayor franqueza. ¡No enviéis a Roma declaraciones de sumisión, sino demandas de reforma! 2. Acometer reformas: en la Iglesia y en el episcopado son muchos los que se quejan de Roma, sin que ellos mismos hagan algo. Pero hoy, cuando en una diócesis o parroquia no se acude a misa, la labor pastoral es ineficaz, la apertura a las necesidades del mundo limitada, o la cooperación mínima, la culpa no puede descargarse sin más sobre Roma. Obispo, sacerdote o laico, todos y cada uno han de hacer algo para la renovación de la Iglesia en su ámbito vital, sea mayor o menor. Muchas grandes cosas en las parroquias y en la Iglesia entera se han puesto en marcha gracias a la iniciativa de individuos o de grupos pequeños. Como obispos, debéis apoyar y alentar tales iniciativas y atender, ahora mismo, las quejas justificadas de los fieles. 3. Actuar colegiadamente: tras un vivo debate y contra la sostenida oposición de la curia, el concilio decretó la colegialidad del Papa y los obispos en el sentido de los Hechos de los Apóstoles, donde Pedro tampoco actuaba sin el colegio apostólico. Sin embargo, en la época posconciliar los papas y la curia han ignorado esta decisión central del concilio. Desde que el papa Pablo VI, ya a los dos años del concilio, publicara una encíclica para la defensa de la discutida ley del celibato, volvió a ejercerse la doctrina y la política papal al antiguo estilo, no colegiado. Incluso hasta en la liturgia se presenta el Papa como autócrata, frente al que los obispos, de los que gusta rodearse, aparecen como comparsas sin voz ni voto. Por tanto, no deberíais, estimados obispos, actuar solo como individuos, sino en comunidad con los demás obispos, con los sacerdotes y con el pueblo de la Iglesia, hombres y mujeres.
4. La obediencia ilimitada sólo se debe a Dios: todos vosotros, en la solemne consagración episcopal, habéis prestado ante el Papa un voto de obediencia ilimitada. Pero sabéis igualmente que jamás se debe obediencia ilimitada a una autoridad humana, solo a Dios. Por tanto, vuestro voto no os impide decir la verdad sobre la actual crisis de la Iglesia, de vuestra diócesis y de vuestros países. ¡Siguiendo en todo el ejemplo del apóstol Pablo, que se enfrentó a Pedro y tuvo que "decirle en la cara que actuaba de forma condenable" (Gal 2, 11)! Una presión sobre las autoridades romanas en el espíritu de la hermandad cristiana puede ser legítima cuando estas no concuerden con el espíritu del Evangelio y su mensaje. La utilización del lenguaje vernáculo en la liturgia, la modificación de las disposiciones sobre los matrimonios mixtos, la afirmación de la tolerancia, la democracia, los derechos humanos, el entendimiento ecuménico y tantas otras cosas sólo se han alcanzado por la tenaz presión desde abajo. 5. Aspirar a soluciones regionales: es frecuente que el Vaticano haga oídos sordos a demandas justificadas del episcopado, de los sacerdotes y de los laicos. Con tanta mayor razón se debe aspirar a conseguir de forma inteligente soluciones regionales. Un problema especialmente espinoso, como sabéis, es la ley del celibato, proveniente de la Edad Media y que se está cuestionando con razón en todo el mundo precisamente en el contexto de los escándalos por abusos sexuales. Una modificación en contra de la voluntad de Roma parece prácticamente imposible. Sin embargo, esto no nos condena a la pasividad: un sacerdote que tras madura reflexión piense en casarse no tiene que renunciar automáticamente a su estado si el obispo y la comunidad le apoyan. Algunas conferencias episcopales podrían proceder con una solución regional, aunque sería mejor aspirar a una solución para la Iglesia en su conjunto. Por tanto:
6. Exigir un concilio: así como se requirió un concilio ecuménico para la realización de la reforma litúrgica, la libertad de religión, el ecumenismo y el diálogo interreligioso, lo mismo ocurre en cuanto a solucionar el problema de la reforma, que ha irrumpido ahora de forma dramática. El concilio reformista de Constanza en el siglo previo a la Reforma acordó la celebración de concilios cada cinco años, disposición que, sin embargo, burló la curia romana. Sin duda, esta hará ahora cuanto pueda para impedir un concilio del que debe temer una limitación de su poder. En todos vosotros está la responsabilidad de imponer un concilio o al menos un sínodo episcopal representativo. La apelación que os dirijo en vista de esta Iglesia en crisis, estimados obispos, es que pongáis en la balanza la autoridad episcopal, revalorizada por el concilio. En esta situación de necesidad, los ojos del mundo están puestos en vosotros. Innúmeras personas han perdido la confianza en la Iglesia católica. Para recuperarla sólo valdrá abordar de forma franca y honrada los problemas y las reformas consecuentes. Os pido, con todo el respeto, que contribuyáis con lo que os corresponda, cuando sea posible en cooperación con el resto de los obispos; pero, si es necesario, también en solitario, con "valentía" apostólica (Hechos 4, 29-31). Dad a vuestros fieles signos de esperanza y aliento y a nuestra iglesia una perspectiva.
Os saluda, en la comunión de la fe cristiana, Hans Küng.
A “Year of Departure”: German-speaking theologians call for reform – UPDATE 3/02/12
UPDATE 3/02/11: more theologians have signed on, it is now 238 from the three German-speaking countries, and 265 including theologians from other countries.
The Church in 2011: A Necessary Departure
It is over a year since cases of sexual abuse of children and youth by priests and religious at the Canisius School in Berlin were made public. Thereupon followed a year that plunged the Catholic Church in Germany into an unequaled crisis. Today, a split image is projected. Much has been undertaken to do justice to the victims, to come to terms with the wrong done, and to search out the causes of abuse, cover-up, and double standards within the Church’s own ranks. Many responsible Christians, women and men, in office and unofficially, have come to realize, after their initial disgust, that deep-reaching reforms are necessary. The appeal for an open dialogue on structures of power and communication, the form of official church offices, and the participation of the faithful in taking responsibility for morality and sexuality have aroused expectations, but also fears. This might be the last chance for departure from paralysis and resignation. Will this chance be missed by sitting out or minimizing the crisis? Not everyone is threatened by the unrest of an open dialogue without taboos – especially since the papal visit [to Germany] will soon take place. The alternative simply cannot be accepted: the “rest of the dead” because the last hopes have been destroyed. The deep crisis of our Church demands that we address even those problems which, at first glance, do not have anything directly to do with the abuse scandal and its decades-long cover-up. As theology professors, women and men, we can keep silence no longer. We consider ourselves responsible for contributing to a true new beginning: 2011 must be a Year of Departure for the Church. In the past year, more Christians than ever before have withdrawn from the Catholic Church. They have officially terminated their legal membership, or they have privatized their spiritual life in order to protect it from the institution. The Church must understand these signs and pull itself from ossified structures in order to recover new vitality and credibility. The renewal of church structures will succeed, not with anxious withdrawal from society, but only with the courage for self-criticism and the acceptance of critical impulses – including those from the outside. This is one of the lessons of the last year: the abuse crisis would not have been dealt with so decisively without the critical accompaniment of the larger public. Only through open communication can the Church win back trust. The Church will become credible when only its image of itself is not removed so far from the image others have of the Church. We turn to all those who have not yet given up hope for a new beginning in the Church and who work for this. We build upon the signals of departure and dialogue which some bishops have given in recent months in speeches, homilies, and interviews.
The Church does not exist for its own sake. The church has the mission to announce the liberating and loving God of Jesus Christ to all people. The Church can do this only when it is itself a place and a credible witness of the liberating message of the Gospel. The Church’s speaking and acting, its rules and structures – its entire engagement with people within and outside the Church – is under the standard of acknowledging and promoting the freedom of people as God’s creation. Unconditional respect for every person, regard for freedom of conscience, commitment to law and justice, solidarity with the poor and oppressed: these are the theological foundational standards which arise from the Church’s obligation to the Gospel. Through these, love of God and neighbor become tangible.
Finding our orientation in the biblical message of freedom implies a differentiated relationship to modern society. When it comes to acknowledgement of each person’s freedom, maturity, and responsibility, modern society surpasses the Church in many respects. As the Second Vatican Council emphasized, the Church can learn from this. In other respects, critique of modern society from the spirit of the Gospel is indispensable, as when people are judged only by their productivity, when mutual solidarity disintegrates, or when the dignity of the person is violated.
This holds true in every case: the liberating message of the Gospel is the standard for a credible Church, for its action and its presence in society. The concrete demands which the Church must face are by no means new. And yet, we see hardly any trace of reform-oriented reforms. Open dialogue on these questions must take place in the following spheres of action.
1. Structures of Participation: In all areas of church life, participation of the faithful is a touchstone for the credibility of the Good News of the Gospel. According to the old legal principle “What applies to all should be decided by all,” more synodal structures are needed at all levels of the Church. The faithful should be involved in the naming of important office-holders (bishop, pastor). Whatever can be decided locally should be decided there. Decisions must be transparent.
2. Community: Christian communities should be places where people share spiritual and material goods with one another. But community life is eroding presently. Under the pressure of the priesthood shortage, larger and larger administrative entities (Size “Extra Large” Parishes) are constructed in which neighborliness and sense of belonging can hardly be experienced anymore. Historical identity and built-up social networks are given up. Priests are “overheated” and burn out. The faithful stay away when they are not trusted to share responsibility and to participate in democratic structures in the leadership of their communities. Church office must serve the life of communities – not the other way around. The Church also needs married priests and women in official ministerial offices. 3. Legal culture: Acknowledgement of the dignity and freedom of every person is shown when conflicts are borne fairly and with mutual respect. Canon law deserves its name only when the faithful can truly make use of their rights. It is urgent that the protection of rights and legal culture be improved. A first step is the development of administrative justice in the Church. 4. Freedom of Conscience: Respect for individual conscience means placing trust in people’s ability to make decisions and carry responsibility. It is the task of the Church to support this capability. The Church must not revert to paternalism. Serious work needs to be done especially in the realm of personal life decisions and individual manners of life. The Church’s esteem for marriage and unmarried forms of life goes without saying. But this does not require that we exclude people who responsibly live out love, faithfulness, and mutual care in same-sex partnerships or in a remarriage after divorce. 5. Reconciliation: Solidarity with “sinners” presupposes that we take seriously the sin within our own ranks. Self-justified moral rigorism ill befits the Church. The Church cannot preach reconciliation with God if it does not create by its own actions the conditions for reconciliation with those before whom the Church is guilty: by violence, by withholding rights, by turning the biblical Good News into a rigorous morality without mercy.
6. Worship: The liturgy lives from the active participation of all
the faithful. Experiences and forms of expression of the present day must have
their place. Worship services must not become frozen in traditionalism. Cultural
diversity enriches liturgical life, but the tendency toward centralized
uniformity is in tension with this. Only when the celebration of faith takes
account of concrete life situations will the Church’s message reach people. The already-begun dialogue process in the Church can lead to liberation and
departure when all participants are ready to take up the pressing questions.
Solutions for leadingthe Church out of its crippling preoccupation with itself
must be sought through a free and fair exchange of arguments. The tempest of the
last year must not be followed by restful quietness! In the present situation,
this could only be the “rest of the dead.” Anxiety has never been a good
counselor in times of crisis. Female and male Christians are compelled by the
Gospel to look to the future with courage, and walk on water like Peter as Jesus
said to him, “Why do you have fear? Is your faith so weak?”
Información de agencia EFE , Feb-04-2011.
Berlín, 4 feb (EFE).- La Conferencia Episcopal Alemana considera que el manifiesto crítico hacia la Iglesia Católica suscrito por un grupo de catedráticos de Teología es una aportación a la discusión sobre el futuro de la fe y la iglesia en este país y ha reaccionado positivamente a esa señal.
Una serie de cuestiones del memorando de los teólogos "se encuentra en tensión" con las convicciones teológicas y los principios eclesiásticos de elevado compromiso , reconoce Langendörfer."Los distintos temas necesitan de una urgente aclaración" , señala el portavoz de la Conferencia Episcopal , quien subraya que hace falta mas que un acercamiento de los obispos para afrontar los difíciles retos de la iglesia. Los errores y fracasos del pasado deben ser tratados y reconocidos al igual que los déficit y exigencias de reformas de la actualidad , admite Langendörfer , quien reconoce que "no se pueden evitar los temas conflictivos" y anuncia que la Conferencia Episcopal hará sus propuestas durante su próxima reunión plenaria.
Los firmantes del manifiesto suponen mas de un
tercio de los 400 teólogos del área de habla alemana , según revela hoy el
rotativo "Süddeutsche Zeitung" , que afirma que su cifra sería mayor si muchos
no hubiesen negado su rúbrica por miedo a represalias.
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Manifiesto de los teólogos alemanes
Publicamos aquí el Manifiesto de los teólogos
alemanes que tanta difusión ha tenido estos días a nivel mundial , en la
traducción de su propia página web.Memorándum de profesoras y profesores
universitarios de teología sobre la crisis de la Iglesia católica en Alemania. “Más de un año ha pasado , desde que se han
hecho públicos los casos de abuso sexual en niños y jóvenes por sacerdotes y
religiosos en el Colegio Canisius en Berlín/Alemania. Siguió un año que ha
sumergido la Iglesia católica en Alemania en una crisis sin
precedentes. El resultado visible que hoy se ve es ambivalente :
Mucho se ha empezado para hacer justicia a las víctimas , remediar las
injusticas y detectar las causas de abuso , encubrimiento y doble moral en las
filas propias. En muchos cristianos y cristianas responsables con y sin
ministerio ha crecido –después de la indignación al principio- el entendimiento
que reformas de fondo son necesarias. El llamado a un diálogo abierto sobre las
estructuras de poder y de comunicación , sobre la forma del ministerio eclesial
y la participación de los y las fieles en la responsabilidad , sobre la moral y
la sexualidad ha despertado expectativas , pero también temores : ¿A caso el
último chance para un despertar de la paralización y resignación se está echando
a perder por dejar pasar o minimizar la crisis? La incomodidad de un diálogo
abierto sin tabúes da miedo , más todavía con la visita del papa en las puertas.
Pero la alternativa de un silencio sepulcral , porque las últimas esperanzas se
han destruidas , no puede ser la solución.
2. Comunidad : Comunidades cristianas deben ser espacios en los cuales personas comparten bienes espirituales y materiales. Pero actualmente la vida de las comunidades se deshace. Bajo la presión por la escasez de sacerdotes , se construyen cada vez unidades administrativas más grandes – „parroquias XXL“ , en las cuales ya no se puede experimentar cercanía y pertenencia. Identidades históricas y redes sociales construidas se abandonan. Se quema a sacerdotes y ellos quedan quemados. Fieles se distancian , si no se les confía corresponsabilidad en estructuras democráticas de la dirección de su comunidad. El ministerio eclesial tiene que servir a la vida de las comunidades – no al revés. La Iglesia necesita también a sacerdotes casados y mujeres en el ministerio ordenado.
3. Cultura jurídica : El respeto y reconocimiento de la dignidad y libertad de cada persona se muestra especialmente cuando se resuelven los conflictos de una manera justa y respetuosa. El derecho canónigo solamente merece este nombre si los y las fieles realmente pueden reclamar sus derechos. Urge mejorar la protección de los derechos en nuestra Iglesia y una cultura jurídica : un primer paso para avanzar es la creación de un sistema eclesiástico de justicia administrativa.
4. Libertad de conciencia : El respeto a la
conciencia personal significa , tener confianza en la capacidad de decisión y
responsabilidad de las personas. Promover esta capacidad es también tarea de la
Iglesia ; pero esto no debe caer en tutela. Tomar en serio esto concierne sobre
todo el área de decisiones en la vida personal y sobre estilos individuales de
vida. La valoración eclesial del matrimonio y del celibato está fuera de
cuestión. Pero esto no implica , excluir a personas que viven amor , fidelidad y
cuidado mutuo en una relación de pareja con personas del mismo sexo o a aquellos
divorciados y casados otra vez que lo viven de una manera
responsable. 5. Reconciliación : La solidaridad con los „pecadores“ supone tomar en serio
el pecado en las propias filas. Un rigorismo moralista
ególatra no le corresponde a la Iglesia. La Iglesia no puede predicar la
reconciliación con Dios sin crear en su propio actuar las condiciones de
reconciliación con los y las que ella se ha hecho culpable : por violencia , por
privación de justicia , por perversión del mensaje libertador de la Biblia en
una moral rigorista sin misericordia. 6. Celebración : La liturgia vive de la
participación activa de todos y todas las fieles. Experiencias y expresiones del
presente tienen que tener su lugar. La liturgia no puede congelarse en
tradicionalismo. Pluralidad cultural enriquece la vida litúrgica y no va con
tendencias de una unificación centralista. Solamente cuando la celebración de la
fe abarca situaciones concretas de la vida , el mensaje eclesial puede llegar a
las personas. El diálogo eclesial comenzado puede llevar a
liberación y resurgimiento , si todas las involucradas están dispuestas a
enfrentar las preguntas urgentes. Se trata de buscar soluciones por el
intercambio libre y justo de argumentos , que saquen a la iglesia de su
autopreocupación paralizante. ¡Después de la tormenta del año pasado no puede
seguir la calma! En este momento ésta solamente podría ser un silencio
sepulcral. Miedo nunca ha sido un buen consejero en tiempos de crisis.
Cristianas y cristianos son llamados por el Evangelio a mirar hacia el futuro
con ánimo y –respondiendo a la palabra de Jesús – a caminar sobre el agua como
Pedro : ¿Por qué tienen tanto miedo? ¿Tan pequeña es su fe?“
Contact: Rene Reid
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Reformers Hold Out Hope for Women’s Ordination
People representing reform organizations from North America, India, Africa, Europe and Oceana have responded with care to what Pope Francis is saying. Knowing that a part of the Church is not ready to “receive” the ordination of women in the present form of priesthood, Pope Francis merely confirmed the teaching of Pope John Paul II in his apostolic letter of 1994. When asked if he saw the ordination of women as something that would “never, ever” happen, he indicated that it seemed to “be moving in that direction.” These reformers saw his words as still another in a long series of invitations for the “grassroots” to follow through on their heritage as full members of the People of God.
Francis has a fiduciary responsibility for a worldwide Church which includes both progressives and traditionalists. He is not an oracle nor does he want to be a dictatorial leader. He represents himself first and foremost as a pastor who has repeatedly invited the people to speak up, to share their wants and needs with their pastors, and have their bishops bring those desires to him. Then and only then will there be change to address the needs of our times in the Church.
Virginia Saldanha, an advisor to CCRI and a member of the Indian Women’s Theological Forum said: “Pope Francis has decided not to rock the conservative boat on the issue of women's ordination. Yet he is taking steps covertly in that direction. Inclusion of women in the Maundy Thursday washing of the feet liturgy; calling for a study of women deacons; and in several ways encouraging women to take their place among the people of God and exercise their baptismal call to a common priesthood.” Further, he openly greeted Antje Jackelen, the female Lutheran Archbishop of Uppsala, during an ecumenical Service in Lund at the occasion commemorating 500th Anniversary of the Reformation. And earlier this year, Francis elevated the Memorial of St Mary Magdalene to the Feast of Mary Magdalene to be at the same level with her male Colleague-Apostles.
Peter Mbuchi of Kenya sees the response of Pope Francis as contextualized within Ecclesia in Africa. The core agenda of the church is evangelization: “I see the need to call for the thorough formation of the lay faithful. Since evangelizing means ‘bringing the Good News into all the strata of humanity, and through its influence transforming humanity from within and making it new,’ Christians must be formed to live the social implications of the Gospel in such a way that their witness will become a prophetic challenge to whatever hinders the true good of the men and women of Africa and of every other continent.”
“The ordination of women and of married clergy may be coming sooner than we expect” said Clyde Christofferson, a CCRI advisor and member of the U.S. based Nova Eucharistic Community. “It’s what resonates with the Spirit within us. Francis recognizes the problem, and has done what he can in Amoris Laetitia and Evangelii Gaudium to help with the needed conceptual tools. The rest is up to the People of God to band together, to speak up, and to bring this initiative forward.”
Having in mind that a large majority of the biblical commission appointed in 1976 by Pope Paul VI were “in favor of the view that scriptural grounds alone are not enough to exclude the possibility of ordaining women and that Christ’s plan would not be transgressed by permitting the ordination of women,” the reformers continue to pray for guidance as they seek grass roots local gatherings of the people of God, to be followed in the next several years by larger gatherings to share and celebrate new ways of being church, ever more responsive to the Spirit of Christ.
The reformers continue to pray for guidance as they seek grassroots local gatherings of the people of God, to be followed in the next several years by larger gatherings to share and celebrate new ways of being church, ever more responsive to the Spirit of Christ. A website has been established for this purpose: www.ThePeopleSpeakOut.org. The People of God from around the world are invited to gather together, explore the kind of Church needed for our times, and share the outcome of their discussions on this site. These reports will be used to set the agenda for forthcoming Synods of the People of God being established by Council 50, who will be holding a meeting in Rome this weekend to discuss these matters.
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