Download or read book Many Paths of the Independent Sacramental Movement Apocryphile written by John P Plummer and published by Apocryphile Press. This book was released on 2006-05 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Catholic Church is much more than the Roman Catholics. The Orthodox Church is more than the sects from Greece, Russia, Africa, and Syria. What are these independent churches? Explore the independent denominations and their adherents, who long for the sacraments but have been alienated by intransigent dogma and cookie-cutter churches. In this book, Dr. John Plummer explores the sacramental churches that are beyond and above and below the mainstream. Some are arch-conservative, while others are completely New Age. In this rich tapestry of churches you will find mystical schools, esoteric, and occult teachings. You will meet gay priests and bishops, and female priests and bishops. These paths less walked include liturgies reminiscent of simpler times, and a few that blow right past any limit or tradition. Each offers hope and worship, not for a "melting pot" of mass-market religion, but for those who hold fast to their individuality.
Download or read book Independent Sacramental Bishops written by Rob Angus Jones and published by . This book was released on 2010-05 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book Rob Angus Jones takes an honest look at "the bogeyman of validity"-the central question of the authenticity of ISM episcopacy and ISM communities. Jones brings welcome new insight as he untangles the three critical issues that historically have been lumped into this "validity" conversation, reflecting on each issue in turn: the validity of ISM ordinations (the ability to be bishops); the commissioning of ISM leadership (the authority to be bishops); and the phenomena of post-ordination episcopal consecrations and the gifts of lineages of tradition they convey. With this book Jones hopes to spark a new conversation within the ISM and with other Christians about what it means to be Independent Sacramental Christians, cherishing our rich heritage while remaining open to the leadings of the Holy Spirit for a new day.
Download or read book The Many Paths of the Independent Sacramental Movement written by John P. Plummer and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the sacramental, independent denominations of the Catholic Church and their adherents, which long for the sacraments but have been alienated by intransigent dogma and cookie-cutter churches. Each offers hope and worship, not for a "melting pot" of mass-market religion, but for those who hold fast to their individuality.
Download or read book The Directory of Autocephalous Bishops of the Apostolic Succession Fifteenth Edition Revised and Expanded written by Bishop Karl Pruter and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2007-09-01 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here's the newest revised and expanded edition of Bishop Karl Pruter's standard guide to the independent Anglican, Catholic, and Orthodox Bishops located in North America. These episcopi vagantes owe allegiance to no major church body, but, in the best tradition of the early apostles, have either established small independent parishes to serve the faithful, or wander from place to place preaching the Christian gospel. The Directory is arranged alphabetically by surname or religious name, with complete addresses. All scholars of the independent Catholic and Orthodox churches will welcome Bishop Karl's newest edition to the growing literature on autocephaly.
Download or read book Independent Bishops written by Gary L. Ward and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bishops at Large written by Peter F. Anson and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The independent Catholic movement has branches all over the world and constitutes one of the most interesting and diverse movements in Christian history. Here is the classic history of the various successions claimed by most independent jurisdictions, now back in print after 40 years.
Download or read book The Apostolic Succession and the Catholic Episcopate in the Christian Episcopal written by Robert David Redmile and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2006-09 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Redmile presents a compendium of traditional Anglican teaching in regard to the ministry and sacraments of the church together with a detailed history of the Anglican lines of the Apostolic Succession.
Download or read book The Complete Liturgy for Independent Mystical and Liberal Catholics written by Wynn Wagner and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-09-25 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the most indispensable book available for independent priests and bishops, especially those who want to balance traditional liturgies with progressive attitudes. This is 400+ pages of rites, rituals, liturgies and practices that cover the entire spectrum of Sacraments for the entire Christian year. Contains- * Eucharist (Liberal Catholic, Wadle) * Proper (Readings, Collects, Prefaces, Graduals) * Solemn Benediction * Services for the Sick * Holy Matrimony (Rite, Nuptial Mass, Adelphopoiia Rite for same-gender couples) * Holy Orders (all the minor orders, major orders, bishop's consecration) * Admission Ceremonies (church, server, singer) * Baptism (infant, child, adult, economia) * Confirmation * Communion outside of Mass * Funerals and Burials * Holy Week Services (Chrism Mass, etc.) * Blessings * Occasional Services * Prayers, Litany * Creeds
Download or read book A Strange Vocation written by Alistair Bate and published by . This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bishops in the independent sacramental movement share their vocational stories and reflect on their call to various and amazing ministries.
Download or read book The Other Catholics written by Julie Byrne and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2016-05-24 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An excellent study of churches on the fringe that incubate new ideas and shed new light on mainstream religion.”—Times Higher Education Independent Catholics are not formally connected to the pope in Rome. They practice apostolic succession, seven sacraments, and devotion to the saints. But without a pope, they can change quickly and experiment freely—with some affirming communion for the divorced, women’s ordination, clerical marriage, and same-sex marriage. From their early modern origins in the Netherlands to their contemporary proliferation in the United States, these “other Catholics” represent an unusually liberal, mobile, and creative version of America’s largest religion. In The Other Catholics, Julie Byrne shares the remarkable history and current activity of independent Catholics, who number at least two hundred communities and a million members across the United States. She focuses in particular on the Church of Antioch, one of the first Catholic groups to ordain women in modern times. Through archival documents and interviews, Byrne tells the story of the unforgettable leaders and surprising influence of these understudied churches, which, when included in Catholic history, change the narrative arc and total shape of modern Catholicism. As Pope Francis fights to soften Roman doctrines with a pastoral touch and his fellow Roman bishops push back with equal passion, independent Catholics continue to leap ahead of Roman reform, keeping key Catholic traditions but adding a progressive difference. “Byrne’s enlightening research and analysis will undoubtedly raise awareness of these little-known Catholic denominations.”
Download or read book Catholic Bishops in the United States written by Stephen J. Fichter and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-12-21 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the past thirty years, the Catholic bishops of the United States have made headlines with their statements on nuclear disarmament and economic justice, their struggles to address sexual abuse by clergy, and their defense of refugees and immigrants. Despite many similarities, the nearly two hundred U.S. bishops are a diverse mix of varying backgrounds and opinions. The last research- based book to study the bishops of the United States came out in 1989, since which time the Church has gone from Pope John Paul II to Benedict XVI to Pope Francis and undergone dramatic shifts. Catholic Bishops in the United States: Church Leadership in the Third Millennium presents the results of a 2016 survey conducted by the Center of Applied Research for the Apostolate (CARA). It reveals the U.S. bishops' individual experiences, their day-to-day activities, their challenges and satisfactions as Church leaders, and their strategies for managing their dioceses and speaking out on public issues. The bishops' leadership has been tested by changes including the movement of Catholics from the Northeast and Midwest to the South and West, the arrival of huge numbers of Catholic immigrants, and the ongoing decline in the number of priests and sisters serving the Catholic community. This book provides a much-needed, up-to-date, and comprehensive view of who the U.S. bishops of today are, where they are from, and how they are leading the Church in the United States in the era of Pope Francis.
Download or read book The Word Made Alive written by Bishop Peter Elder Hickman and published by A B M Publications. This book was released on 2014-05-22 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Bible, Romans 10:13 says, "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved" and with undeniable passion, Bishop Peter Hickman resonates the grace of God as he preaches under the anointing of The Holy Spirit. Having studied at the Melodyland School of Ministry and Fuller Theological Seminary in California, Bishop Peter has been the pastor of Saint Matthew Ecumenical Catholic Church for over 28 years. He also is the presiding international bishop of the Ecumenical Catholic Church Community, which is the nation's largest coalition of independent Catholic Churches. Besides offering the same sacraments as the Roman Catholic Church, his ecumenical ministry is clearly impacting lives around the world, regardless of race, creed, color, gender or any denominational differences or religious background. Fueled by faith in Jesus Christ Bishop Peter recognizes that all are welcome at the table of The Lord, which is a paramount foundation of his ministry.
Download or read book The Old Catholic Movement written by C. B. Moss and published by Apocryphile Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Old Catholic movement is the best kept secret in Christendom. The fact that there is a valid (if "illicit") form of catholicism that is independent of Rome and which values local control seems scandalous to some and a cause for delight or even relief in others. The Old Catholic churches have branches-both official and unofficial-all over the world. They constitute one of the most interesting and diverse movements in Christian history, a movement worthy of greater visibility and academic attention. Here is the story of this unlikely legacy, from its beginnings in the fourteenth century through 1977-now back in print after twenty-eight years from Apocryphile Press.
Download or read book Good Catholics written by Patricia Miller and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2014-05-20 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Good Catholics tells the story of the remarkable individuals who have engaged in a nearly fifty-year struggle to assert the moral legitimacy of a pro-choice position in the Catholic Church, as well as the concurrent efforts of the Catholic hierarchy to suppress abortion dissent and to translate Catholic doctrine on sexuality into law. Miller recounts a dramatic but largely untold history of protest and persecution, which demonstrates the profound and surprising influence that the conflict over abortion in the Catholic Church has had not only on the church but also on the very fabric of U.S. politics. Good Catholics addresses many of todayÕs hot-button questions about the separation of church and state, including what concessions society should make in public policy to matters of religious doctrine, such as the Catholic ban on contraception. Good Catholics is a Gold Medalist (WomenÕs Issues) in the 2015 IPPY awards, an award presented by the Independent Publishers Book Association to recognize excellence in independent book publishing.
Download or read book Come and Worship written by Leon Roger Hunt and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-09-01 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is not a Roman Catholic Missal. This Missal is intended for use within the Independent Sacramental Tradition, and the rites presented are those employed by the Autocephalous Catholic Church of Antioch: the parent body of which is the Catholic Apostolic Church of Antioch. Both of these churches are, by definition and in fact, Catholic: which is to say that they continue, validly, legitimately and verifiably, in historical and unbroken succession from the Apostles of Christ. They are thus living members and constituent parts of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. Likewise, by definition and in fact, because they are Independent, like other churches of the Independent Sacramental Tradition they are not in communion with the See of Rome. They are Catholic, but they are not Roman Catholic.The contents of this Missal owe little to the rites of the Liberal Catholic Church, but instead draw largely upon the learning, traditions and texts of the mediaeval Church; while the influence of the Anglican Church will be apparent, not, indeed, in the sacramental thinking exemplified herein, but in the 'known-from-of-old' quality of a number of the prayers. Archaic language has been avoided herein, with the exception of several well-known hymns and one version of the Lord's Prayer. The Missal has, therefore, a contemporary spirit, but without detriment to the beauty and mystery of the ageless truths it expresses.This Missal accords with the established principles and age-old definitions of the Catholic Faith, and with its apostolic traditions. The three creeds of the Universal Church – Nicene, Apostles' and Athanasian – are implicit herein and foundational hereto. A contemporary Affirmation of Faith, which is in harmony with these creeds, and which acknowledges the potential inherent in the interaction of the human with the divine, also has place here. Three forms for the Order of Mass are given, together with texts for the variable parts of the rite. The Offices of Prime, Vespers and Compline are included, together with the rites for Baptism, Anointing and Funerals. Collects, and references for the readings for the Liturgical Year are given, with extended sections for the rites of Holy Week.Prepared specifically for the Autocephalous Catholic Church of Antioch, the theological understanding and definition of the sacraments, as presented herein, is consistent with that of the Council of Trent; but this Missal also has a potential for wider use within the Independent Catholic Tradition, among those whose doctrine and practice is in accordance herewith, and who so desire to employ it.
Download or read book Bishops Extraordinary written by Karl Pruter and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2009-12-01 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume assembled biographies of five extraordinary leaders of the Old Catholic Church and autocephalous church movement: Arnold Harris Mathew, Rudolph de Landas Berghes, Joseph Rene Vilatte, Carmel Henry Carfora, and Aftimios Ofiesh. Complete with bibliography.
Download or read book Electing Our Bishops written by Joseph O'Callaghan and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2007-03-09 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How does one become a bishop in the Catholic Church? Electing our Bishops: How the Catholic Church Should Choose Its Leaders explains how history, politics, and religious tradition converge to produce the episcopacy. The book gives an historical overview from the earliest times when bishops were elected by the clergy and people of the diocese to the present day where they are normally appointed by the pope. In light of the current clergy sexual abuse scandal, many distinguished theologians, canonists, and church historians have called for greater popular participation in the selection of bishops, and Electing our Bishops discusses ideas for new forms of election that involve both clergy and laity. This book is an important tool for Catholics who want to understand the history and process of the election of bishops as well as how the process might change in the future.
