A wonderful way to be Catholic
We stand open to support all those who are desiring the Catholic experience and feel the need for changes in their spiritual lives and in the world.
For over ten years the Ecumenical Catholic Communion (ECC) has been engaged in the renewal of the Catholic world. This activity is more than the reform of policy, with married presbyters and not simply the pursuit of justice regarding the ordination of women to the ministerial priesthood, the welcoming of divorced Catholics back to the sacramental life, or the inclusion of lesbian and gay people in the life of the Church. The activity of the ECC has centered upon the constant call of God to proclaim the Gospel in Word and Deed and to respond to renewal through the power of the Holy Spirit. It is a call to return to the ancient vision of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, as it is lived in the tradition of the Church.
Part of this call means the recognition of the three voices of the Catholic tradition: that of the bishop, of the laity and of the clergy. When these voices are in conversation, the Church is able to faithfully discern the call of the Spirit. When any of these voices is silenced, the vital process of discernment is impaired.
Thought
"Where the Bishop is, there let the multitude of believers be; even as where Jesus is, there is the Catholic Church."
(Saint Ignatius of Antioch, 1st century)
For over ten years the Ecumenical Catholic Communion (ECC) has been engaged in the renewal of the Catholic world. This activity is more than the reform of policy, with married presbyters and not simply the pursuit of justice regarding the ordination of women to the ministerial priesthood, the welcoming of divorced Catholics back to the sacramental life, or the inclusion of lesbian and gay people in the life of the Church. The activity of the ECC has centered upon the constant call of God to proclaim the Gospel in Word and Deed and to respond to renewal through the power of the Holy Spirit. It is a call to return to the ancient vision of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, as it is lived in the tradition of the Church.
Part of this call means the recognition of the three voices of the Catholic tradition: that of the bishop, of the laity and of the clergy. When these voices are in conversation, the Church is able to faithfully discern the call of the Spirit. When any of these voices is silenced, the vital process of discernment is impaired.
Thought
"Where the Bishop is, there let the multitude of believers be; even as where Jesus is, there is the Catholic Church."
(Saint Ignatius of Antioch, 1st century)
