Need Healing?

I passed a colleague in the hall one day at a conference that leaned towards charismatic discussions.  A person who is charismatic in the Catholic Church is one who feels a call to a particular way of life which involves prayer and, perhaps, a healing ministry, prophecy and so forth.

I asked my highly-spirited colleague if he was a charismatic.  He said, "Well, no, not in the way you are thinking."

What did he mean?

He explained that although he is not involved in the charismatic fold of the church, he was charismatic in that he followed and was moved by the Holy Spirit. 

I immediately understood his distinction and appreciated his awareness that each one of us is "charismatic" in that we are sealed with the Holy Spirit at our baptism and we are unified with the Holy Spirit, who is one in the Trinity (Father, Son and Holy Spirit).

If you, too, are not technically charismatic, you may have some doubt about it.  You may be confused by the idea of people speaking in tongues; you may wonder about people who "claim" to actually be physically healed, and you may even throw out the whole shebang as unbelievable.

I would love for you to check out this link to a wonderful video that I believe is very reassuring for those who find themselves a bit cynical about this whole Holy Spirit thing.  

And for those who are involved in a healing ministry, you are probably already familiar with some of the groups that our Bishop in the Diocese of Lansing, Earl Boyea, has just publicly supported.

Please take the time to read what our Bishop had to say about four healing ministries in our diocese and be sure to watch the video which can be found at dioceseoflansing.org!

Janet Cassidy
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