Tag Archives: Liberal Catholic Church

Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr.

On Sunday my friend Neville Bridgeford gave away two paintings to his benefactors. The four of us talked, laughed, and told stories late into the night. It was a wonderful way of showing gratitude for the way our friends provided … Continue reading

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Good old St. Nick and Mestre Irineu

At the opening of the Christmas festival, which is dedicated to the Virgin of Conception, we sang the founder’s hymns. Mestre Raimundo Irineu Serra had a vision after drinking ayahuasca with the natives of Peru when he was a border … Continue reading

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The Cosmic Man

The Cosmic Man is an ancient archetype. It represents the goal of human development and arises from the unconscious depths in a variety of symbolic motifs. These symbolic expressions are essentially different forms of the divine image. “The most important … Continue reading

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The Violet Wizard Saint Germaine

Inside the Good Cup Café, the spinach and feta quiche had to be heated. I filled my ceramic coffee mug and returned to pay for my brunch. Meanwhile a young guy in a baseball cap came up beside me and … Continue reading

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The Return of Merlin

During a break at a recent healing ceremony, I got out my white eagle feather and blessed a young man, who was grieving the loss of his child. Although he appeared strong and buff, probably a body builder or a … Continue reading

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Bearly Believable

After attending five days and four nights of Native American Healing ceremonies (Bear Dance) in the high desert, I returned slowly to civilization.  It seemed as if the world had shifted and I could see it with new eyes.  The … Continue reading

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Perfect Justice Rules the World

During the Holy Liturgy we affirm our belief as Liberal Catholics, “that God is Love, and Power, and Truth, and Light: that perfect justice rules the world; that all His sons shall one day reach His feet, however far they … Continue reading

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The Black Madonna

Sunday was the fourth Sunday in Trinity and in the Liberal Catholic Church the focus of the Gospel reading was LOVE.  The visiting Pastor from Illinois told us that Love and Being One with one another and with God was … Continue reading

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Oxymorons and Calvary Chapel

Whenever I mention the Liberal Catholic Church people say “that sounds like an oxymoron.”  And they are correct.  The sharp (oxy) dull (moron) combination does suggest a paradox.  The word was created from the Greek roots by Latin scholars several … Continue reading

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The little boy, Christ, and the Catholic Bishop

For several years the grey lawn statute of our lady stood at the entrance to the little Cathedral. No one knew how she got there, Auntie said, “She just appeared one day.” She was an anonymous gift, which had become … Continue reading

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