Catholic and Protestant Spitituality

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[Karen]

[Leslie]

[John Anthony]

[The Seventh Son]

This is a subject that is near and dear to my heart. I have also described my spiriutality as Catholic. As a "low grade Anglo-Catholic", I feel free to embrace the traditional Catholic spiritual practices of our ancestors while still embracing a personal protestant theology.

I find the Rosary to be a very powerful tool that has been unfortuantly thrown out the window by most Protestants. It seems that most Protestants find it incompatible with their theolgy due to its Marian nature. The thing is, the Rosary really isn't just about Mary. The repetive process allows you to clear your mind and connect to God.

I have also found much wisdom in monsatic traditons. I have gone on retreats with the Brother of the Society of Saint John the Evangelist (www.ssje.org), and praying the daily office with them is a very spiritualy nourishing meal!

Matt

[Nicholas]

[Adam Linton]

[Leslie]

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[Stanley Anderson]

[sehoy]

Oh! Thank you for that, Stanley. I read Angelee's paper back when I first started posting here in 1999 and actually ordered the book, All Hallow's Eve, after reading the paper. I read the book too, but did not, at the time understand what any of the way of affirmation and the way of rejection meant. But boy, something from all of that must really have sunk in deep!

I sure do know what it means now.

I probably still have Angelee's paper in my notebook, but if not, I would like to copy it and reread it again.

Geez, do you realize what this means? Another Protestant ushered right past Anglicanism and into Catholicism!

Thanks!

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[Karen]