Subjects:
Living as a Christian – Occult – New Age
[16/Nov/2004:21:07:31] <Father Phillip> good evening
[16/Nov/2004:21:07:47] <Father Phillip> jbroad: Good evening!
[16/Nov/2004:21:07:52] <Father Phillip> jbroad: Father Philip, what does
the Catholic church think about "A Course in Miracles"?
[16/Nov/2004:21:08:19] <Father Phillip> well, the Catholic Church always
welcomes anything that will help open people to the love and power and truth
of God
[16/Nov/2004:21:09:08] <Father Phillip> that being said i think that most
Catholic theologians would say that "A Course in Miracles" MIGHT be
ok as a 'first, baby step' toward religious faith BUT
[16/Nov/2004:21:09:42] <Father Phillip> generally speaking, "A Course
in Miracles" does not have the solid foundation of adequate theological
or biblical tradition
[16/Nov/2004:21:10:21] <Father Phillip> nor does it have the depth of
truth that is offered to humanity in, for example, the spiritual teaching of
the doctors of the Church
[16/Nov/2004:21:10:34] <Father Phillip> jbroad: Great, and this is what
I see in this coursework. I did a bit of research on the net, and saw some articles
warning against the course, and wanted to check
[16/Nov/2004:21:11:02] <Father Phillip> well, as you can see, i would
say that probably for Catholics there are far better ways to approach the miracle
of our loving God
[16/Nov/2004:21:11:07] <Father Phillip> for instance
[16/Nov/2004:21:11:19] <Father Phillip> studying the spiritual traditions
of Saint Ignatius of Loyola
[16/Nov/2004:21:11:31] <Father Phillip> or the teaching of Saint Therese
of Lisieux
[16/Nov/2004:21:11:45] <Father Phillip> so, not all bad...but other stuff
is a lot better :-)
[16/Nov/2004:21:12:39] <Father Phillip> jbroad: Great; that's a big help.
Thanks for your pointers. I'm making a note of them to check out, and obviously,
want to spend my time wisely
[16/Nov/2004:21:12:52] <Father Phillip> you betcha! spending time wisely
is always wise! :-)
[16/Nov/2004:21:13:10] <Father Phillip> none of us ever has quite enough
time to learn and experience all that God wants for us
[16/Nov/2004:21:15:30] <Father Phillip> jbroad: Sorry, got dropped from
the net. Off to dinner, but wanted to reconnect and make sure you got my thanks-
I appreciate your time!
[16/Nov/2004:21:15:34] <Father Phillip> you're very kind
[16/Nov/2004:21:15:36] <Father Phillip> thanks!
[16/Nov/2004:21:15:42] <Father Phillip> have a great dinner!
[16/Nov/2004:21:16:04] <Father Phillip> jbroad: Thank you- you have a
great evening only. CFN:)
[16/Nov/2004:21:16:09] <Father Phillip> what's CFN?
[16/Nov/2004:21:16:56] <Father Phillip> jbroad: I meant great evening
online..... and CFN is slang for Ciao for now
[16/Nov/2004:21:17:10] <Father Phillip> ahhhhh! i feel totally enlightened
-- thanks!
[16/Nov/2004:21:17:12] <Father Phillip> :-)