A significant cause for the troubles which Guam experiences with its Neocatechumenal seminarians and missionaries is the method of discernment, or I should say, method of divination, used to determine the destination of these seminarians and missionary families. Merkaba. The word, meaning “chariot” in Hebrew, connotes both the ritual lottery that decides where Neocatechumenal seminarians and missionary families are sent and the building in which that ritual takes place. While examples of the casting of lots to determine the will of God do exist, the Merkaba ritual robs Neocatechumenal seminarians and missionaries of the fruits of prayerful reflection and careful consideration … Continue reading Kiko’s Kleromancy: the Merkaba
You may remember Francesco Gennarini, the son of Neocatechumenal super-catechist Giuseppe Gennarini and one of the two architects who received tens of thousands of dollars for the design of two Neocatechumenal buildings here on Guam that never got built. Well, Francesco, we have learned, is not only an architect, but also a Neocatechumenal catechist like his father! Listen to him teach a most amazing thing (click on the orange circle): “What kills him. A cancer. A cancer doesn’t kill me. A cancer is something that the Lord has sent for my well-being, for my good. Oh wait. But I’m … Continue reading Francesco Gennarini: “Cancer is sent by God.”
Ding! Ding! Ding! And we have a winner here at The Thoughtful Catholic in our Comment of the Day contest! Congratulations to Adebiyi Ayorinde, from Lagos, Nigeria, an avid follower of Kiko Arguello, for his winning comment to my recent blog post, “Do Not Resist Evil”, Part II. Today’s winning comment gets turned into a post of its own. With my comments in red, of course. Posted By: Adebiyi Ayorinde, from Lagos, Nigeria Submitted on: Feb 23, 2016 @ 12:35 AM, from the United Kingdom In response to: “Do Not Resist Evil”, Part II Even though you have not been … Continue reading Total Submission?
