Posted on 04/16/2006 7:05:39 AM PDT by NYer
On Easter Sunday, two huge video screens will project praise hymns in this Catholic church as the rock 'n' roll choir leads the celebration of Jesus' resurrection. The priest will consecrate the Eucharist from a lowered altar that brings him closer to his people. Flowering dogwood branches will encircle the church's baptismal font, now an immersion pool in the center aisle surrounded by four gurgling fountains.
Holy Family Catholic Parish Community in Inverness is marking its own rebirth this weekend, opening a $1.4 million renovated sanctuary to its 12,000 parishioners that embraces many elements of the Protestant evangelical movement.
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"...all the faithful should be led to that full, conscious, and The primary liturgical celebration is the Sunday Eucharist liturgy or the Mass. We are a People... united with all humanity in our longing for union with the divine. All of us, broken yet gifted, gather in diversity, united together to worship our Lord, hear His word, and partake of his body and blood. Holy Family has been abundantly blessed with ministering communities which share the excellence of their gifts in a rich and current liturgy. We, as a community strive to touch the presence of God through our music, our words, our motions & dance, art, and usage of symbols. God created us to worship and glorify Him. Music truly sets the spirit and tone of our worship At Holy Family, music has long been an exciting and important part of the mass. If you like music, then you will enjoy worshiping with us!
A passing fad or future trend? Your thoughts. |
I would say there's nothing wrong with looking at what evangelicals do right, so long as it's otherwise consistent with Catholic teaching.
But the "social justice" thing has got to go.
So, did the one of the Austrian bishops move to Illinois?
They just don't get it...
Bump for later.
BTW, we're not Catholic but we're thinking of attending noon mass at Shrine of the Little Flower in Royal Oak, Michigan (right down the street).
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Go for it! Here's a link to their web site:
Be sure to introduce yourselves to the pastor. He will be most pleased to welcome you to his parish and tell you about it's patron saint.
Easter blessings to you and your family!
See my post #7 ;-)
Thank you, and same to you!
Fad -- and they're welcome to leave the Catholic Church if they're so into being psuedo-Baptists. Being Catholic has much to do with respect for traditions, rituals and music that has been in use for 2000+ years.
I'm all for dynamic speakers and some of the finer points of Evangelicalism. I don't like the lukewarm watered down kumbayah Catholicism that is popular.
I agree with you. They shouldn't be allowed to be part of the Roman Catholic Church if they have such. The 2,000 years of traditions is what makes the church such.
They can keep the "Catholic" part but don't belong as part of the main body.
Excelent post
Respect for traditions - God, and Family
Its not easy being catholic, but niether is taking the high road and standing on sound moral ground
A passing fad, one can hope. Whupping up excitement for Jesus is short-lived at best -- you cannot live on feelings, and if you need that feeling to know Christ's awesome presence in your life, then you are likely not to hear His whisper in the quiet. (been there done that).
The rock!
Guitars are screamin' so sweet!!
The mass!
It's a liturgical treeeeeeet—
THAT’S WORSHIPTAINMENT!®
And the lowered altar -- 'the priests are one with the people' -- is the worst of Vat 2 abuses. Uck.
Amen. We have a group of "modernists" / "liberals" / "heterodox" that are wanting to take over our parish...which, for the Archdiocese of Washington, is pretty orthodox. It is a constant struggle.
Looks like they've lost the battle...
I've been to this church before; it's just a few miles away from me. Its pastor is horrible -- imagine a younger Cardinal Mahoney-type.
I know this probably sounds weird, but I had this feeling of evil emanating from him, of darkness, blackness. I wouldn't go near there again for all the tea in China.
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