About Me...what is an 'evangelical-catholic?'

Elk Grove Village, IL, United States
I was born & raised in rural mid-Michigan (M-go blue!). Life & work have taken me to many different places. God has too, as I've come to learn that faith is a pilgrimage. I very much resonate with the label 'EVANGELICAL-CATHOLIC.' I was raised Baptist, but found myself drawn to the Sacraments & Liturgy of the Church. I appreciate very much the words of the Augsburg Confession: "...nothing has been received among us, in doctrine or in ceremonies, that is contrary to Scripture or to the church catholic." Evangelical-catholic is a term of self-designation used by Christians coming from a broad spectrum of theological perspectives and commitments, ranging from Lutherans, Anglicans, and various Evangelicals yearning for greater catholicity .....to faithful Roman Catholics longing for an evangelical renewal of the Church. Perhaps beneath the apparent denominational differences there lies a common...groaning of the Spirit of God, who is seeking to draw the members of Christ’s mystical body into a communal life that is both fully catholic and fully evangelical. One can always hope and pray!

Monday, November 22, 2010

Autumn mini retreat

Greetings from Julain of Norwhich House, Waukesha WI....

Just a brief note to mention that I have been privileged to be able to put together a last minute mini retreat of sorts to the beautiful monastic retreat of Julian of Norwich House in Waukesha WI:

http://www.orderofjulian.org/home.html

The order of Julian of Norwich is a monastic order associated with the Episcopal Church USA. The house occupies a roughly 4 acre parcel quietly nestled within the town of Waukesha. It is very peaceful and quiet here--and I simply cannot say enough about the hospitality of the brothers and sisters of the order. As would be expected, life here is of a slower/quieter pace. The day is marked by the praying of the monastic hours of Morning, Noonday, Evening, and Nighttime Prayer (as well as the daily mass)--all essentially following the Rite II variants of the 1979 BCP (with some embellishments, of course). Morning Prayer occurs a bit early for my taste (5am), but I have found the rest of the schedule to be most agreeable.

I'm using this time to further my studies--concentrating on tying up loose ends on the Jewish province of Yehud during the Persian era, and then jumping ahead to the Hasmonean era. The texts I've brought with me for this endeavor are:

"The New Testament Era" By Bo Reicke (which begins with the Persian era), and Vol I of the *revised "History of the Jewish People in the Age of Jesus Christ," by Emil Schurer.

I will be back in Chicagoland late Wednesday afternoon to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday with my family.

God bless,

TM
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