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Spiritual Growth
How to Strengthen Ecclesial Maturity in the Catholic Charismatic Renewal
 Schreck, Alan

By Alan Schreck, Ph.D. When I wrote the first draft of this article, I assumed that everyone reading it would understand what “ecclesial maturity” means in the context of the Catholic Charismatic renewal. However, when a visiting in-law asked me what I was writing about, she thought “ecclesial maturity” referred to the Church’s hierarchy being mature enough to recognize the charisms of the laity and allow them to be exercised. Not a bad interpretation. Then I explained that I was writing about how the Catholic Charismatic renewal, as a movement, was to become mature in its attitude and contribution to the Church. This seemed to help, but the discussion then shifted to what it meant for a ....

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Chicagoland Charismatic Events

Friday, July 18, 2014 ~ 7:30 pm Charismatic Mass & Healing Prayer St. Margaret Mary Church 1450 Green Trails Dr, Naperville, Il Contact: Laura Williams  lwillwest@aol.com Monday, July 21, 2014 ~ 7:15 pm Praise, Worship & Healing Mass Santa Maria de Popolo ....
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