INSIDE OLD CATHOLIC

  By †Gabriel Obiano, D.D. When people ask why the Catholic Church is so rich in doctrine and tradition, our answer should always remain simple: because our faith is not built on man’s imagination, but on the living Word of God and the sacred deposit handed down from the apostles. Catholic life is a living echo of Scripture. Our worship, practice, and liturgy are immersed in bringing out the Scriptures and making them visible for all to see. The Church does not invent her worship; she carries it forward from what Christ Himself taught and did, and what the apostles witnessed with their own eyes. Through our liturgy, we make the pages of the Scriptures visible for all to see and witness. Catholics do not just read the Bible—we live it. Each sacrament, each liturgical season, each gesture in the Mass echoes the words and actions of Christ in the Gospels and the witness of the early Church in the Acts of the Apostles. Let us walk through how Catholic doctrine and tradition are deep...

By †Gabriel Obiano, D.D. Are We Now Neglecting the Holy Spirit in Our Churches? The question before us is not small. This question needs a simple answer wrapped in truth because it is the question of whether in our churches today, in our liturgies, in our communities, in our very pastoral lives, we have started neglecting the Holy Spirit—the current of grace, the living breath of God. It is not a light matter, because the Spirit is the very soul of the Church. Without Him, the Church is a structure, a fine cathedral, a choir, a system of canon laws, but not the living Body of Christ. With Him, even a humble gathering in a thatched room becomes the dwelling place of God. The Church cannot rid itself of the Holy Spirit. We can't drive the Spirit of truth away. He has come to stay, to advocate for us—to be our Counselor and reveal the deep things of God. Without the Holy Spirit, the Church has no direction. He leads, He guides and instructs the Church. The Church isn't a social cl...