http://gracecatholic.net/archives/314 independent catholic ideas, identity & theology Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:41:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://gracecatholic.net/archives/314/comment-page-1#comment-367 admin Fri, 19 Dec 2008 09:21:54 +0000 http://gracecatholic.net/?p=314#comment-367 absolutely - what is interesting though is the fact that so many people who come into the community are, at first, put off by our assembling in members' homes. I've also encountered people who are interested, but who simply don't want to join in, BECAUSE (in London at least) we don't have a church building (though my community in DC did). absolutely – what is interesting though is the fact that so many people who come into the community are, at first, put off by our assembling in members’ homes. I’ve also encountered people who are interested, but who simply don’t want to join in, BECAUSE (in London at least) we don’t have a church building (though my community in DC did).

]]> http://gracecatholic.net/archives/314/comment-page-1#comment-364 Lyngine Fri, 19 Dec 2008 05:49:11 +0000 http://gracecatholic.net/?p=314#comment-364 Exactly! I think it's actually one of the charisms of OC/IC churches and communities--that because we don't own buildings generally and do have house Masses, it prevents the restriction of one's faith life to a particular building and places it out where one lives. I don't think that it's an accident that a large proportion of OC/IC folk have small private worship spaces in their home. Exactly! I think it’s actually one of the charisms of OC/IC churches and communities–that because we don’t own buildings generally and do have house Masses, it prevents the restriction of one’s faith life to a particular building and places it out where one lives. I don’t think that it’s an accident that a large proportion of OC/IC folk have small private worship spaces in their home.

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