Welcome to the new Arian Catholic On-line Forum

[jimmywilletts]

Hi all

I'd just like to say that this forum is great news and something I have been looking forward to since I found out about the Holy Catholic Church. It's great that there is now a place to meet and discuss ideas and such. I look forward to reading some enjoyable posts and meeting new friends. BTW will there be different sub forums for different topics? Thanks Fr. Michael and Fr. Brian.

Cheers

jim

:vbgrin:

[Archbishop Michael-John]

Dear Friends,

Finally the Arian Catholic Theological Society (ACTS) Forum is now live, and you are cordially invited to visit our forum and register. There is a control panel where you will be able to set up your profile and add your own Icon if you wish.

Members who have also submitted articles to SmartGroups are also invited to resubmit their article to the new forum. I will be closing down the SmartGroups forum soon.

Please note that we can also run multiple forums on this site and therefore associate organisations and friends of Arian Catholicism are also welcome to request a forum.

Should you have any problems then please do not hesitate to contact either Fr. Brian Lane-Fox or myself.

Kind regards,
In the grace of God through Immanuel,

+ Fr. Michael John :reveek:

Mt Rev. Dr. B. B. Michael John Mackenzie-Hanson,
BA (Hons), DD, MIOP, acOSB,
Arian Catholic Primate Archbishop of York
Holy Catholic & Apostolic Church
Archdiocese of York & Diocese of UK and Overseas

[LeviathanNI]

Have to agree with the sentiments expressed by Jim, I am totally thrilled that this forum is up and running now, and look forward to many good debates and informative discussions.

All the best

Neill

[Masamune]

I must admit that I think this forum is an excellent idea. I concur with you both that this could prove to be a very lively and highly intellectually stimulating discussion group. I also confess that I hope believers and non-believers of the Arian Catholic theology join the discussion group and contribute their thoughts.

Unfortunately, I will only be able to access the forum sparingly as I am extremely busy with my master's courses in History. So, I hope someone really takes a lead in starting topics, perhaps the good Bishop could even give the group some topics to research from time to time.

:)

[Knut]

This new forum seems a good idea. Just want to say I'm onboard.
Knut from Norway.

[Archbishop Michael-John]

Dear All,

I plan to set up more specific threads and also utilise the announcement feature. Also there are so many hidden features in the forum and I will add an FAQ thread shortly when I've gathered enough material to help people use the forum more effectively. I.e. you can subscribe to a particular thread, and you can subscribe to the forum to receive summary updates by e-mail in the form of a digest!

Yes, you can post sub-threads and if you want to set up a different Forum parallel to Arian Catholicism (e.g. in a different category to "Religion and Theology") please contact me!

Kind regards,
in the grace of our Father through Immanuel,
:reveek:

[Yochanan]

I am new here but seems that at a correct time. Of course that I will be more silent than communicating and this because the so many subjects that the Arian Catholicism web presents and that deserves a deep study.
Looking no participatory, for a while, in reality I am with all of You in my thoughts during my studies.
Yochanan

[Danage]

Welcome Yochanan!

It is good to have a new member on the forums.

There are many debates on this forum and in the ones parallel to this one in the Arian Catholic Theological Society Forums. May I suggest the debates on Christendom vs. Christianity, the history of the Church and the history Arianism to begin? It is, of course, up to you where to begin but I would advise these topics to get a general overview.

[Yochanan]

Thank you a lot Danage. I t is a great advise once that this forum, like the web, is full of topics a map for beginners is always welckome. Also I must review my setings once that I am not receiving by e-mail the comments and the new posts. Well, lots to study what is really good and o:) for my ears hahahaha

[Danage]

So, I hope someone really takes a lead in starting topics, perhaps the good Bishop could even give the group some topics to research from time to time.

I completely agree. This would be great, and would allow us all to dialogue on subjects that are pertinent, and we can see all the different views, and debate them and respect them, and research some really good topics.

[Aurian555]

I have poured over the Arian-Catholic website (and I am still doing so), and agree almost point for point. Indeed these were my beliefs beforehand, and I did not realize that there were others who believed in these things.

HOWEVER, I have not found a couple things, so commitment is still elusive. It is not that these things are not there, but I have not found the answers on the site as yet.

1) Gifts of the Holy Spirit? Charismatic Churches sure are fun and very powerful places, and I have seen them utterly transform people's lives. I wonder if there could be room for a Charismatic form of Arian Catholicism? If not, so be it, it is not a make or break issue for me... I just enjoyed the intense praise and worship services, even as I enjoy the beautiful and rather mystical trappings of Catholicism.

2) Monasticism? Would a real monastic colony be welcomed in Arian Catholicism, and what would the guidelines for such a monastic or communal colony be? This question is inspired by the communal style of the early church, mentioned in Acts chapters 2 & 4. In my view, the rules and oversite of such communities would have to from the top down of the arian-catholic organization (so as to avoid the cultic traps).

3) Political Positions: In America there are two very extreme sides, polarization is growing worse, but Yeshua and Yahweh seem to have a very different global and political agenda--theocratic in nature. What is the position of the church on this matter? Severe Conservatism seems as anti-Christ as extreme Liberalism, in my view. I like the idea/theory of the Christian Democratic Parties of Europe, but such a party does not exist in America. I will have an issue, if Arian-Catholicism rejects the charitable and loving position of Christ, in favor of an extreme RightWing/TeaParty-like agenda.

4) Mysticism (As defined by seeking the personal and direct experience of the Divine): Every monotheistic religion has had its mystical schools of thought... The Jews have Kabbalah... The Muslims have Sufism... The Christians had Gnosticism/Catharism and Super-sensualism. There have been mystics/visionaries in all monotheisms, and many are the sects that were formed by such visionaries. I myself have walked the path of a mystic, and was led by the Holy Spirit, in vision and inspiration, to the exact same conclusions about the Bible and God as is put forth in Arianism and Arian-Catholicism. What is the Churches view on mysticism--and the practices such as the chanting of divine names, deep meditation, and rather Charismatic approaches to the Way?

5) MOST IMPORTANT: The After Life? Most non-trinitarian groups also reject the notion of an afterlife, believing rather in a physical or supra-physical resurrection from the dead at some future time, during the millennial reign of Christ? Is Arianism, Millennialist? Do Arians believe in the Rapture, in the Physical Return of Christ? So many questions seem related to the one question of an afterlife.

NOTE OF INTEREST:
If you go to lulu dot com, you can use that system to publish books and pamphlets, to sell at cost, so that we can all go and get materials to distribute and study ourselves. I would be glad to help with creating booklets and books about Arianism, and publish them for the church (at cost) on the lulu site.

[Aurian555]

[quote=Aurian555;5419]I have poured over the Arian-Catholic website (and I am still doing so), and agree almost point for point. Indeed these were my beliefs beforehand, and I did not realize that there were others who believed in these things.

HOWEVER, I have not found a couple things, so commitment is still elusive. It is not that these things are not there, but I have not found the answers on the site as yet.

1) Gifts of the Holy Spirit? Charismatic Churches sure are fun and very powerful places, and I have seen them utterly transform people's lives. I wonder if there could be room for a Charismatic form of Arian Catholicism? If not, so be it, it is not a make or break issue for me... I just enjoyed the intense praise and worship services, even as I enjoy the beautiful and rather mystical trappings of Catholicism.

2) Monasticism? Would a real monastic colony be welcomed in Arian Catholicism, and what would the guidelines for such a monastic or communal colony be? This question is inspired by the communal style of the early church, mentioned in Acts chapters 2 & 4. In my view, the rules and oversite of such communities would have to from the top down of the arian-catholic organization (so as to avoid the cultic traps).

3) Political Positions: In America there are two very extreme sides, polarization is growing worse, but Yeshua and Yahweh seem to have a very different global and political agenda--theocratic in nature. What is the position of the church on this matter? Severe Conservatism seems as anti-Christ as extreme Liberalism, in my view. I like the idea/theory of the Christian Democratic Parties of Europe, but such a party does not exist in America. I will have an issue, if Arian-Catholicism rejects the charitable and loving position of Christ, in favor of an extreme RightWing/TeaParty-like agenda.

4) Mysticism (As defined by seeking the personal and direct experience of the Divine): Every monotheistic religion has had its mystical schools of thought... The Jews have Kabbalah... The Muslims have Sufism... The Christians had Gnosticism/Catharism and Super-sensualism. There have been mystics/visionaries in all monotheisms, and many are the sects that were formed by such visionaries. I myself have walked the path of a mystic, and was led by the Holy Spirit, in vision and inspiration, to the exact same conclusions about the Bible and God as is put forth in Arianism and Arian-Catholicism. What is the Churches view on mysticism--and the practices such as the chanting of divine names, deep meditation, and rather Charismatic approaches to the Way?

5) MOST IMPORTANT: The After Life? Most non-trinitarian groups also reject the notion of an afterlife, believing rather in a physical or supra-physical resurrection from the dead at some future time, during the millennial reign of Christ? Is Arianism, Millennialist? Do Arians believe in the Rapture, in the Physical Return of Christ? So many questions seem related to the one question of an afterlife.

NOTE OF INTEREST:
If you go to lulu dot com, you can use that system to publish books and pamphlets, to sell at cost, so that we can all go and get materials to distribute and study ourselves.