Charismatic Catholic

[Wannano]

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What’s clear is that the term charismatic is meaningless because it means something different to each person. Even if it has a hard definition, experience seems to define it. You can’t box ‘charismatic’.

I’m sure there are people who would attend a Mass Sunday evening for teens and would call it charismatic due to the lively music.

But at the same time, someone else attending would not consider it charismatic due to their experience with what is ‘charismatic’ to them.

What the OP gets to experience here with this thread is how cultures exist within Catholicism. Catholics can vary in cultural traditions while at the same time declaring the same Creed.

That’s not necessarily something that would be very recognizable to someone outside of the CC.

I suppose, if truth hunting, one can ask oneself if it is reasonable for a church to require xxxxxxx as it pertains to potentially defining a cultural act or an individual’s way of worship considering God is the Father of ALL people. (and all people come from all kinds of various backgrounds)

Take care,

Mike

 

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Obviously, as I learn from this thread and other threads, the word “charismatic” can be used in many different ways. No problem.

In the Catholic Church there is a definite description for the Catholic Charismatic Renewal. (Note: this “description” includes a lot of details which are often overlooked.)

The apparent problem is that when “charismatic” is used in a general way – many, not all, persons do not take the sufficient time to learn enough to know why the Catholic Charismatic Renewal is unique to the Catholic Church.

Here are two proper Catholic information links.

brendancase.com/uploads/Key_to_the_Charismatic_Renewal.pdf

nsc-chariscenter.org/

Yup, that’s why I said the term charismatic is meaningless, there is no hard definition.

If the term ‘Catholic Charismatic Renewal’ comes about, someone might ask ‘are you speaking about the Catholic Church’? …

Which is a quick ‘yes’ and the link is accomplished, regardless of the details. So I’m not sure one needs much time for the link.

The ‘Charismatic’ part might be well defined for say a ‘community’ in Ohio, but different than a ‘community’ in Texas. That just shows how even within a ‘movement’ in the Church, cultures are still respected, not trampled.

Moving the thinking a bit forward -

Without being familiar with the ‘cultural’ flexibility in the Church, folks outside the CC (and perhaps some in it), can certainly learn (or reason) their way to how and why the Church flourishes in all cultures, which includes the various ‘movements’* and say ‘orders’*.

There is a reason why ‘Catholic’ was used as the term for the Church.

The term wasn’t created for the Church, it was used because it was appropriate. The Church transcends cultures, it’s ‘universal’. (Jesus is for all folks and God respects His creation’s developments)

This is definitely unique to the Catholic Church. (and attractive to people)

• Movements being the CCR, or similar.
• Orders being say Dominicans, Franciscans, etc.

Take care,

Mike