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The Contemporary Catholic
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A place for today's Catholics
"Whenever you enter a house, extend your peace" Matt 10:12
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Peace and Welcome!
We've
been waiting for you! We believe every person who comes into our
lives was sent by God himself. It is not an accident
that we have the joy of meeting you. So, above all else we want
to express Christ's love to you with genuine and heartfelt
warmth. We're eager to know you and we're excited to share with
you the marvelous ways God is working through us.
If you've never visited The Contemporary Catholic site before, the first thing we want you to know about us...
We're here for you!
This is a place for ContemporaryCatholics seeking to learn about God and God's will, to reach out and
share what they have learned and experienced.
Together with you, we want to
- Celebrate God's love for us
- Form our children in the Love of Christ,
- Reach out to our neighbors,
- Build up the people of God, and
- Rejoice, worship and believe.
We strive to make the world a more compassionate
place through our ministry of the Word and Sacraments with a mission of service to
all. We appreciate that Jesus never really said "No" to
anyone. Therefore, in the traditional spirit of hospitality we
off without question the Word and Sacraments to everyone who requests
them.
Bound by Christ's love, we support one another through these uncertain time by:
- Emphasizing the positive aspects of the faith,
- Approaching one another in openness on our journey of faith realizing we are at different points along the route, and
- Believing
those thing that the Christian community has always held and believed
as annunciated in the Apostle's and Nicene Creeds.
We
are Catholic in the truest sense of the word and share our history with
other Catholic jurisdictions. You, like many before you, are
probably surprised to learn that there are "other" Catholic
jurisdictions. Catholicism provides a quick overview of 2,000 years of Catholic development and links to a more detailed history.
With priests located in the Chicagoland area, SW Wisconsin, Grand Rapids MI, NJ and No VA we often serve Catholics in the Roman jurisdiction and others seeking
outdoor weddings or having prior marriages. They initially approach us
because of our non-judgmental approach to weddings. Catholic Weddings: Another Option, answers some of the more practical questions we've been asked.
In addition to weddings, we celebrate all the sacraments, celebrating
baptisms, offering home masses, and provide funeral services. Contact one of our priests with your needs.
Our vision is to make the world a more compassionate place through a truly
welcoming and dynamic and welcoming Catholic community of faith where people can
connect through the Word and Sacraments with God, with others and with
the opportunities to make a difference in our world.
So, we want to help you on your spiritual journey - a journey we are all making together.
You can think of us as a group of people "doing life
together." We are a faith community on a journey, people with a
shared mission - and we hope that your life will be enriched through
your involvement, so that together we can bring hope and healing to our
world in these exciting times.
If you are intrigued by this approach to Catholicism, we invite you to
review other pages in this site for a deeper look into our faith life.
As you peruse this site, please feel free to contact us with your questions and needs.
It won't take you long to discover this is truly a family, rich in
relationships that matter most. Growing together, we worship, we
serve, we laugh, we cry, we learn and we reach out to the world with
life transforming truth. We reach out to you, as
well. Our doors are open, our hearts are open too.
If you've been thinking, praying, searching and hoping for a place to belong, we say again -
Welcome!
Peace and Joy!
Fr Jim
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