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Having freely received the Sacraments from Jesus, the Christ, the Church is morally bound to give them freely to the world to anyone who asks …. Any organization that shuts members or would be members out because they decline to enter a restricted theological cage is [...]
Many Christian adults look back to their childhood and remember memorizing the 23rd Psalm. “The Lord is my shepherd….” Surprisingly, many of us learned that psalm before the Greatest Commandment. How different the playground may have been had we learned that loving God and our [...]
In Mark 6:7-13, we read of Jesus sending out his followers. Like them, we too, are to go out to offer our stories and to share our faith. We are to offer an invitation to others. Some of us will use words. Others will use [...]
A 4th of July Message: Gospel: Mark 6:1-13 “And they took offense at him.” By the time Jesus arrived in Nazareth, he had been engaged in a very active ministry. He had healed many; he had taught many. He had pulled together his core group, and he [...]
“Jesus Christ knew when He made contact with the Father, He was connected with physical energy and became its transmitter. With whatever we identify our minds, that we become … We can identify ourselves with eternal life at the source and in so doing, become filled [...]
CCOA has a new continuing education program! November 13: Presentation based on a World Parliament workshop: Is it Universalism or is it White Privilege? , Presenter: +Michael Talbot October 23: Discussion based on the Parliament of the World's Religions Conference August [...]
As we seem to be headed out of the confusion, the trials, the sorrows of the past months, let us stop to assess how we are doing, and how our faith has been helping us. Decades ago, CCOA founder, Archbishop Herman Adrian Spruit wrote, “It [...]
We wish you and yours a Happy Easter. May you be blessed, knowing that you are a blessing!
The latest issue of The Voice, our newsletter, has been posted. You'll find it by clicking on the newsletter link on the left sidebar. Many thanks to editor, Fr. Ron Catherson, and to those CCOA clergy who wrote articles for this issue.
We Commend Into Your Hands, O Lord As we pass the one-year mark in stunned remembrance of the 565,000 souls lost to Covid-19, perhaps Fr. Michael Joncas' hymn, "Shelter Me" may be a soothing balm for our collective sorrow. Our lives will be forever touched. [...]