proof? and not just pictures of one little church in the middle of nowhere where someone is dancing. In other cultures, and even in the time of King David (who danced in front of the Lord), dancing was a form of praise, and again, just because they don't worship like you doesn't mean it's wrong.
Ah, yes, the good old Novus Ordo, selling their Churches to Protestants and other sects. But they refuse to sell their churches, convents, monasteries, etc. to the SSPX who would actually make them Catholic Churches again. But, that's the "spirit" of VII. Its invisible not visible, i.e., John Calvin.
Yep, that's St. Joseph's, in the middle of Waltham, MA (a suburb of Boston). It's no architectural gem, but some of the churches sold in this Archdiocese were pretty impressive: the former Our Lady of Pity church in Cambridge is now the home of a "Vineyard" fellowship, also a charismatic denomination.
They've moved the entrance and reversed the church's orientation: http://picasaweb.google.com/pingc315/CousinSWeddingInBoston/photo#5099982533283047714
Gillibrand, thank you for clarifying what the post was about, people here on the west coast see that picture and just think church. It is always a shame that Catholic Churches have to be sold off but there would be few reasons why they would a)financial stress b) accomodating parishes c) not enough money
And it would be better for the Church to just be bought than to be destroyed. Better it be used for some sort for the glory of God, than to be torn down, or be used for something else.
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Gordon-Conwell seminary (Evangelical) is housed in the old Carmelite house of formation... the number of converts starting with Scott Hahn who came out of there has been on the rise for years...
Deacon Alex Jones - Black Pentecostal minister who converted to the Catholic Church - had a congregation situated in an ex-Greek Orthodox parish.
Dare we hope the residual effects of Holy Spirit in these places lead to similar effect?
I sure hope so. It is too sad otherwise.
As the Catholic Church has grown there is no way we need fewer churches. More often then not, these sales reflect the utter and total failure to attract conversions, especially among the Black folks who moved into the old Euro-ethnic neighborhoods once the euro-ethnics moved on.
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and not just pictures of one little church in the middle of nowhere where someone is dancing.
In other cultures, and even in the time of King David (who danced in front of the Lord), dancing was a form of praise, and again, just because they don't worship like you doesn't mean it's wrong.
But they refuse to sell their churches, convents, monasteries, etc. to the SSPX who would actually make them Catholic Churches again.
But, that's the "spirit" of VII. Its invisible not visible, i.e., John Calvin.
Dave
They've moved the entrance and reversed the church's orientation:
http://picasaweb.google.com/pingc315/CousinSWeddingInBoston/photo#5099982533283047714
a)financial stress
b) accomodating parishes
c) not enough money
And it would be better for the Church to just be bought than to be destroyed. Better it be used for some sort for the glory of God, than to be torn down, or be used for something else.
Deacon Alex Jones - Black Pentecostal minister who converted to the Catholic Church - had a congregation situated in an ex-Greek Orthodox parish.
Dare we hope the residual effects of Holy Spirit in these places lead to similar effect?
I sure hope so. It is too sad otherwise.
As the Catholic Church has grown there is no way we need fewer churches. More often then not, these sales reflect the utter and total failure to attract conversions, especially among the Black folks who moved into the old Euro-ethnic neighborhoods once the euro-ethnics moved on.