http://www.jonathanfsullivan.com/2010/01/evangelical-catholics-the-future-of-the-church/ Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:25:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.jonathanfsullivan.com/2010/01/evangelical-catholics-the-future-of-the-church/comment-page-1/#comment-22 John Sullivan Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:26:32 +0000 http://www.jonathanfsullivan.com/?p=462#comment-22 My comment about the expanded, wordy replacement to the ol' Baltimore Catechism is well known, and many Parishes just couldn't find time to impart the voluminous replacement in an effective manner. I am an Evangelical Catholic who trusts the Holy Spirit to fill in the blanks when push comes to shove, no matter what level of the new Catechism was absorbed or even imparted in the time available. In my circle I fully recommend the Catholic Study Bible, with an emphasis on the footnotes more than the separate preceeding commentary. It's a brilliant work of art. I am lucky in Saint Petersburg to have a Bishop who does not say "when I want your opinion I'll tell you what it is," and because of his approach we have something for everyone - from Latin Masses in the Cathedral to Spanish Masses to Vietnamese Masses to "classical" organs billowing in tune with large choirs, to Life Teen Masses with drums and electric guitars. The Bishop weaves it all together by keeping the focus on the Eucharist which Jesus and Saint Paul both found to be essentially important to the health and life of the Church. My comment about the expanded, wordy replacement to the ol' Baltimore Catechism is well known, and many Parishes just couldn't find time to impart the voluminous replacement in an effective manner. I am an Evangelical Catholic who trusts the Holy Spirit to fill in the blanks when push comes to shove, no matter what level of the new Catechism was absorbed or even imparted in the time available. In my circle I fully recommend the Catholic Study Bible, with an emphasis on the footnotes more than the separate preceeding commentary. It's a brilliant work of art. I am lucky in Saint Petersburg to have a Bishop who does not say “when I want your opinion I'll tell you what it is,” and because of his approach we have something for everyone – from Latin Masses in the Cathedral to Spanish Masses to Vietnamese Masses to “classical” organs billowing in tune with large choirs, to Life Teen Masses with drums and electric guitars. The Bishop weaves it all together by keeping the focus on the Eucharist which Jesus and Saint Paul both found to be essentially important to the health and life of the Church.

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