Join a Catholic Charismatic Community

Being active in a Catholic charismatic community is really a cool thing. I mean, it isn't enough to enjoy the comfort of attending a Holy Mass, nod to the person beside you and go home. That's boring.

Our Community conducts Christian Life Programs for couples with the vision of Families in the Holy Spirit Renewing the Face of the Earth. Other communities do the same under their respective charisms inside the Catholic Church.

Don't get me wrong. Attending the Holy Mass is attending the highest form of worship in the Church. It's Christ's Body up there raised by the priest. Charismatic or not, we're all God's children.

But here I'm talking about you, before and after the Holy Mass. Being in a Catholic charismatic community makes your spiritual journey a bit easier, before and after the celebration of the Holy Mass.

Vatican Recognition for Couples for Christ, and Rantings in Our Parish

The Vatican recognition document of Couples for Christ ad experimentum appeared in the Bulletin Board of Our Lady of Miraculous Medal Parish Church in Project 4 Quezon City, Philippines.

What's strange in this development is that this parish in my neighborhood does not recognize Couples for Christ as a parish organization. It doesn't even want to have anything to do with Couples for Christ! (The rest of more than 30 parishes recognize Couples for Christ).

Not that it really mattered to our evangelization efforts. Our charismatic community started in the "garage" so to speak and to be thrown back to where we were born is like throwing a frog into the river. We have no problem with that at all.

The "Born Again" Christian Taxi Driver

Last night I had this rather interesting chance of being driven by a "Born Again" Christian taxi driver. I was in a hurry to get to the Anniversary Ball of my college fraternity and flagged a taxi.

As I sat down the front seat to savor the comfort of the ride, I noticed that the radio was playing a talk by Ed Lapis, one of the better known "Born Again" Christian preachers in the country.

I closed my eyes to savor the wisdom of his talk. Perhaps the driver noticed it, and he asked, "Are you a 'born again' Christian?" I said, "Yes, I am" then kept quite for a while.

After which he asked what Church I belonged to. After debating within, I said, "I am a member of the Roman Catholic Church." That reply did it. He began invalidating what I said about being "born again" and asked me doctrinal questions about the Church.