Consider what you profess to believe, and what the implications of that belief may mean. We hold the position that the Catholic Church is unique - a position that Vatican II reaffirmed. At the heart of the uniqueness of the Catholic Church is its Apostolic nature - an Apostolic nature that can be traced back through the imposition of hands upon the heads of Bishops through the entire Church age.

What, then, should a Catholic think of a Pentecostal group that claims to have been given a new 'Apostolic' authority to establish a new 'government' for the Church? Would you or should you worship with these new 'Apostles'? Would you or should you attend their meetings, buy their books or receive their 'blessing'? What if these same groups have launched a prayer campaign against the Queen of Heaven? Would you still let the leaders lay hands on you? If you participated in Celebrate Jesus 2000 in St. Louis, that is exactly what happened?

Consider your relationships within the movements in the Church - have you become entangled in a community or group that has damaged your capacity to exercise your free will? Has the initial euphoria of being initiated into a group or movement given way to the realization that your life is not in your control anymore, but in the control of the group's leadership? There are several testimonies here that should give you hope.

Consider the great Gift that you have received in Jesus Christ and how this Gift is given freely in the Catholic Church. If you are a nominal Catholic or are away from the Church, consider coming home. Come home to our Lord in the Eucharist. Consider it.

Those who manage this site are not anti-Charismatic. We do believe that God moves in mysterious ways. However, we also believe that those ways will only lead one deeper into union with His Church, never away from it.

Those who manage this site are not anti-Protestant. In fact, several of us are ex-Protestants, with friends and family still worshipping in the Protestant confessions. While our Protestant brothers and sisters might find something to argue with us about on this site, its purpose is not to cause that argument, nor to enter into it here. We have included links to several excellent Catholic apologetics sites that routinely debate these issues with charity and clarity. For our part, we have wrestled with the many issues that may offend you, have considered and prayed over them and have become convinced of the historic nature of the Church and her doctrines. This site picks up where those convictions have led us. We do NOT believe in a false ecumenism that holds that everything and anything goes. Unlike many in the "River" movement, we DO believe that doctrine is important. Having said that, we do not question your love for Jesus nor the sincerity of your quest to give Him all of your life. Please allow us the same courtesy and do not relegate us to hell out of an ill-founded prejudice. You, too, should consider coming home.

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