What do you think of the Neocatechumenal Way?

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No, David that name calling is just his personality and not because of the Neo. way.

I literally read this forum from the 1st post to the last and it took me close to two hours!

I think the N. Way is a excellent way to find the meaning of being a christian for THOSE who are astrayed from the True and Only Church. It is also very helpful for those who have been babtized under the church but want to become Catechumens. There also exsist the RCIA that is also part of our catholic church that leads to become Catechumens.

I was happy when the statutes were approved by the Holy See because that made it part of our Roman Church. This approval means that this charisma of the NCW can be used as a instrument by the Church as a form of evangalization.

I have seen too much smack talk in many replies, I invite everyone who is curious (whatever intentions the curiosity has) to read the statutes that outlines exactly what the NCW is about. Like this we won’t have any mumbo jumbo with “oh that person said this and that about this movement”.

I know it must be difficult for paritioners of a parish who aren’t in the Way to accept the NCW. But I, personally, wouldn’t mind a movement in my parish that heals marriages, creates families, shows the real mercy of God, and makes the person authentically believe in our Creed. Not saying that outside of this community one won’t believe in the Creed with their life but that for someone who’s life was living a life of misery, adultery, whatever the case, they can say that “I believe in One God…” and believing it from their hearts. And to really believe and feel with all my heart that God loves me for who I really am, is something that the church is doing through the NCW.
The truth is that there are many other ways under our all wise and knowing catholic church that one can walk towards and with Jesus Christ. The essence of the Neocatechumenal way is to bring the person to a adult faith that many of us, which includes me, do not have.
It’s easy talking the talk but harder walking it!
 
If they stick to the approved statues they are fine, but take it for what it’s worth, I have heard this is rare–there’s a lot of liturgical abuse. And for someone to call a particular movement with a particular charism “the way” definitely sends up red flags. Christ is the way and His Church travels it led by the successors of Peter. You don’t have to be a member of any order, society, or movement other than the Church to be saved–those things aid many people to follow the way, but they themselves cannot be put on the same level as the true way.
 
That is why I said that there are many ways the Church is able to evangalize. By a simple invitiation to a mass!
 
People who spoke up for The neocatechumenal way THANK YOU SO MUCH!But for those who gave those false rumors and spoke ill of it…you say you guys are real catholics but…think about it…did jesus not tell you people to always find the truth first before judging something or someone…I myself am a neocatechumenal member…and i am not trying to be bias or anything and the way i speak has nothing to do with the way!It is just that i have an attitude problem with myself…i am still a young girl aged 13 and just joined the way a few years ago…and i am now a member of the neocatechumenal way and will FOREVER be one!Just to clear things up from the earlier stuff i read,we DO NOT drink wine from a golden straw or anything.and by the way you say that you read all this "information"from sites…has it ever occurred you that perhaps that person who wrote on the websites has enmity with the neo-cat so he posted all this horrible remarks!I am not someone who nags non-stop but because this incident has really made me very unhappy…have you people ever thought about how we,members of the neo-cats,feel when we read all this false information???did you spare a thought for us???when i opened this forum,i was full of hope but after reading through some of it,i was heart-broken,i still remembered once at a retreat,the talk my catechists told me really touched me,i remembered that when we had checked into our hotel room we found a painting broken…we were very unhappy because the cleaners had accused us of breaking it…we were not at all in a mood to go listen to the talks at all,truthfully speaking,for a 13-year-old girl we really dreaded talks BUT after listening the first line i was so interested in listening more…that line was ‘are you feeling unhappy,angry because something or someone made you like that?then GOD invites you to listen to what he has for you.’ i was so shocked!it was exactly how we were feeling…at that time…i really really felt that GOD was there for me…i never felt so close to him before…the morale of this story is if GOD can accept us…WHY can’t you?I think that this neocatechumenal way has really help me through the many obstacles in my path…you might think that i’m lying but i sincerely am speaking from my heart.I am not here to force you people to believe that only the neo-cat way is good for you…I just want you people to know the truth that we are not forcing you to join or anything or making a mockery of GOD or claiming that we are the way or thinking that people who don’t belong in the way are dead or anything …you can continue to be in whatever groups you are as long as you like it,I just hope that each one of you do not spread false rumors about us…for it really make us very sad to see all the negative remarks about it…thanks…i will really appreciate it alot…
 
I agree with the 13 year old girl.
It’s embarrassing how our everybody think that the way is bad.They never did drink from a golden straw.
The way they celebrate their mass which is known as EUCHARIST to them, it’s just different.
I did attend their eucharist once as i was invited.
I too had my doubts but after experiencing the life and people there,I wanted to join it and right now,Im a person involved in the way.God did come into my life.We have become closer.
We do sit down when receiving the communion.
But it’s the way the bishop taught us to differentiate us from the parish.
we’re just different.why cant you accept neo cat people?
 
Thanks alot!It really made me feel better after hearing someone who agrees with me!Thanks!👍
 
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