Bishop Vercammen's book "Old and new Catholics the spiritual quest of other Catholics " is now available through the webshop .Price: € 15.95 excl shipping (with postage € 18.00).
A good mission statement of the Old Catholic Church and material for discussion.
The traditional churches have a hard time. Amid the turbulent developments in culture and society they fail to speak to the world in a positive way. Life has not become any less complex, in recent decades. That just makes the need for great inspiration. Fortunately, most people have everything they need to live comfortably. But it is this gnawing spiritual need which is not satisfied. Sometimes faith communities respond to this, but often it seems that the church has not been able to create that space. Catholic spirituality holds freedom as a central element of the faith. The freedom allows us to be connected to one another. Catholicism connects the culture and society, with fellow-believers in global Christianity, and all their churches, but also with other religions. In that connection we find each other in church meeting rooms, conversations and celebrations. Such a church offers the space for believers to decipher traces of the Trinity. Such a church builds from the bottom up. In this way it contributes to the quality of life and the dignity of the living. The Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands knows how to serve that ideal. Old and New Catholic outlines the spiritual quest of the 'other Catholics'. As a contribution to a modern Catholic religious experience "homegrown". Valkhof Press Edition.ISBN 9789056253530.
The traditional churches have a hard time. Amid the turbulent developments in culture and society they fail to speak to the world in a positive way. Life has not become any less complex, in recent decades. That just makes the need for great inspiration. Fortunately, most people have everything they need to live comfortably. But it is this gnawing spiritual need which is not satisfied. Sometimes faith communities respond to this, but often it seems that the church has not been able to create that space. Catholic spirituality holds freedom as a central element of the faith. The freedom allows us to be connected to one another. Catholicism connects the culture and society, with fellow-believers in global Christianity, and all their churches, but also with other religions. In that connection we find each other in church meeting rooms, conversations and celebrations. Such a church offers the space for believers to decipher traces of the Trinity. Such a church builds from the bottom up. In this way it contributes to the quality of life and the dignity of the living. The Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands knows how to serve that ideal. Old and New Catholic outlines the spiritual quest of the 'other Catholics'. As a contribution to a modern Catholic religious experience "homegrown". Valkhof Press Edition.ISBN 9789056253530.
Looks like a great reading. Too bad that it is in Dutch.
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