Sunday, 4 October 2009

Catholic Authority: A Living Voice and the Holy Spirit



Being Catholic is much more than merely liking Catholic things like liturgy, sacraments, sacramentals, vestments etc. What is required to be Catholic is to have the living voice of authority and the gift of the Spirit in the Magisterium of the Church where differences can be decided. I know of only one Church where that has, is, and will happen--the Catholic Church. In order to have communio that is Catholic we must have union with the Church where this fundamental authority resides. The cafeteria approach to Catholicism may be the most fun to eat as one picks and chooses but it is not always the most nutritious as my mother used to tell me. She frequently reminded me as a young boy that you can't live off of pudding and jelly. Here is Father Barron.

2 comments:

+Miguel Vinuesa+ said...

Dear Jeffrey, if half of the Catholics believed with your strenght in the two first phrases of your post, the Church Triumphant would be packed with saints :)

Jeffrey Steel said...

The Church must pray!