The Contemporary Catholic Church is an independent and Apostolic Catholic Church that was founded to serve the spiritual needs of people in this highly changing and stress-filled world. We believe there is a deep spiritual hunger in our society today.
The Contemporary Catholic Church seeks to address this hunger by providing a spiritual direction which seeks to combine the best of contemporary insight within the framework of the Catholic faith.
We seek to help people return to a Catholic spiritual and sacramental life, who have, for whatever reason found themselves at odds with their church -- whether because of divorce, remarriage, lack of ordination of women, artificial contraception, political involvement, or a lack of spiritual depth within the worship experience. The Contemporary Catholic Church welcomes all and everyone to our services, both those who have faith and those who have lost faith. All are welcome to fully participate, regardless of the color of one's skin, gender, marital status, or any other characteristics that seek to divide children of the Divine.
Our church encourages intellectual and religious freedom and holds the individual conscience in high respect. You'll find love, acceptance and fellowship within the Contemporary Catholic Church, whether you believe in the literal exposition of the scriptures or you accept the allegorical spiritual interpretation.
We welcome all who come in a spirit of reverence and seeking spiritual nourishment or enlightenment.
Who Are We?
The Contemporary Catholic Church is an independent autocephalous Catholic jurisdiction that possesses a valid Catholic Apostolic Succession. Our priests offer all seven Sacraments: Baptism, Eucharist (Lord's Supper), Confirmation/Chrismation, Matrimony, Holy Orders/Ordination, Penance/Reconciliation, and Anointing for Healing.
Our Church is a welcoming, reconciling, healing and loving Catholic gathering of Eucharistic Communities where people come together with joy and hope.
We are a young and growing church. Although at present there are few established communities, we enjoy a working clergy with secular jobs to support themselves and their families.
The primary ministerial focus for all of our clergy is chaplaincy, rather than the seeding and building of parishes. In this way, we are a "Church without walls" that welcomes and serves all individuals who present themselves in need of pastoral care.
Our community uses a joyous and modern liturgy, which is based on early Christian and Orthodox-Catholic beliefs and liturgical language, yet provides uplifting aspiration. You'll find that the Contemporary Catholic Church offers a natural balance between traditional ceremonial worship, devotional aspiration, mystic thought and spiritual development.
We have recently introduced the House Church Program as an effective way to enhance individual spirituality through an integration of regular personalized small group worship with the ongoing study and discussion of the Word of God. Worship services can be arranged in any language which is the vernacular for the group. If you are interested in or even curious about this program, please check out this link.
