ECCLESIAL MOVEMENTS

“For those with little sense of the Faith, community is very nearly a sine qua non ("without which it could not be" translation mine) of conversion. But even for those both aware and strong enough to maintain a Catholic identity, the privatization of religion has been very damaging. While it is true that individual clergy, religious and laity have sometimes learned to live the universal call to holiness more or less on their own, their wounds are legion. They are frequently regarded as odd and are repeatedly betrayed. They face constant temptations to suspicion and self-righteousness. They are extremely susceptible to an imbalance in both their appreciation and practice of the Faith, arising from excessive attachment to one or two undirected and untempered ideas. Indeed, too often they lack the context of the Catholic whole.” (emphasis mine) ‘Religious Privatization and the Need for Community’ by Dr. Jeff Mirus, June 14, 2005
CHARISMATIC CONTRIBUTION
CATHOLIC SECTS
CURSILLO
ALPHA
TAIZÉ
FOCOLARE
NEOCATECHUMENAL WAY
LEGIONARIES FOR CHRIST
OPUS DEI
RELIGIOUS DEVOTION OR MENTAL ILLNESS
