[amc] Catholic Mennonites? Mennonite Catholics?
- From: "Micheal J. Mc Evoy" <chewy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Austin Mennonite Church <amc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 22:30:58 -0500
>>>>> "Nevitt" == Nevitt D Reesor <reesor@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
Nevitt> Isn't that like "compassionate conservatives"? Seriously,
Nevitt> the following is an excerpt from a letter from Darlene's
Nevitt> aunt, a life-long but rather free-thinking Mennonite. The
Nevitt> link is to the website of the organization referred to in
Nevitt> the letter. Isn't life strange: from Catholicism to Luther
Nevitt> to Menno Simons and back to Catholicism.
Nevitt> Nevitt
Nevitt> **********
Nevitt> This may come as a shock to some of you but I am in the
Nevitt> process of becoming Catholic. You may ask why? As I have
Nevitt> traveled the grief journey over the past almost three
Nevitt> years I have found participating in the Eucharist at a
Nevitt> nearby convent extremely meaningful. My spiritual journey
Nevitt> has been so enriched by a regular - sometimes daily -
Nevitt> receiving of this mystical grace. Since I anticipate
Nevitt> continuing this practice I decided to do what I needed to
Nevitt> do in order to be legal about it. Therefore my decision
Nevitt> to take this step. I will not stop being Mennonite. I
Nevitt> plan to continue with my congregation as usual. I will be
Nevitt> a Mennonite-Catholic. By the way, I am not alone in this;
Nevitt> there is a group called Bridgefolk which is composed of
Nevitt> some Mennonite Catholics and also Catholic Mennonites.
Nevitt> http://www.bridgefolk.net/
Actually, BridgeFolk isn't about merging or creating Menno-Catholics
as much as it is a movement of reconcilliation between the Catholic and
Anabaptist Churches.
I'm participating in the Stations of the Cross, a very Catholic Holy
Day rutual, but also one that has meaning to a Christian Community
looking for a better way to be Christian.
Shalom,
Micheal
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