Christ The Healer Old Catholic Community

08/18/2024

This was a note from my homily this morning!

08/09/2024

08/05/2024

In November I will have completed a 3 year spiritual direction training program. Wouldn't have wanted to be a priest without this experience.

If you want to be companioned in your spiritual journey, message me and we can chat about working together.

07/29/2024

At Mass yesterday we talked about how to prophetic people versus murmuring people.

God's covenant is about his faithfulness to us as people. The call of the Church is not to internalize the poison of polarization that the "world" tries to bait us into? It is to be a prophetic people echoing that reality of covenant within the body of believers and to the world.

07/29/2024

Mass at the North Main Kava Bar was incredible yesterday!! What a joy it is to serve as the priest of such amazing people!!!!

07/15/2024

I See A Crimson Stream of Blood

A Non Violent and Sacramental Reflection on The Assassination Attempt of Former President Donald Trump

The great hymnologist and preacher GT Haywood poured forth his devotion to the cross of Jesus in his masterpiece “I see A Crimson Stream of Blood. This morning during Mass I stretched my hands over the chalice to consecrate the wine that the Spirit would turn to our Lord’s blood and beheld in my heart the blood flowing down Donald Trump's cheek at his rally yesterday.

I’d like to reflect first on Trump's blood. The hardcore bottom line is that it should never have been there. Violence in response to his thirst for a retribution-centric America is the antithesis of the gospel.

My second thought in this regard is neither should have the bloodshed he has caused.

- Woman have shed blood because their bodies no longer matter.

-Trans people have shed blood because they are pathologized as the embodiment of disorder.

-The poor have shed blood and been rendered breathless

- People of color have shed blood as their dehumanized history has been amplified.

The list is long.

I see a crimson stream of blood that flowed long before yesterday.

The second flowing of blood is on the cross of our Savior made real in the sacrifice of the Holy Mass. You see the blood of Jesus should have been the last stream shed, but the cycle of violence and blame keeps on slaughtering.

In this hour we need the blood of Jesus that drips from the mercy-filled chalice of his heart. He is calling us from and to the table of the Eucharist to recognize the unjust quality of sinful bloodshed and to remind us that bloodshed is not aligned with his. One drowns its victims in underserved pain and places them under the executing power of the empire, the other crushes the head of the soul serpent of hatred.

I see a crimson stream of blood that is bu****it and I see one that will heal the fractured heart of this nation.

Which will we choose?

May we internalize his sacred blood and become like him.

--Father Castello

07/15/2024

I See A Crimson Stream of Blood

A Non Violent and Sacramental Reflection on The Assassination Attempt of Former President Donald Trump

The great hymnologist and preacher GT Haywood poured forth his devotion to the cross of Jesus in his masterpiece “I see A Crimson Stream of Blood. This morning during Mass I stretched my hands over the chalice to consecrate the wine that the Spirit would turn to our Lord’s blood and beheld in my heart the blood flowing down Donald Trump's cheek at his rally yesterday.

I’d like to reflect first on Trump's blood. The hardcore bottom line is that it should never have been there. Violence in response to his thirst for a retribution-centric America is the antithesis of the gospel.

My second thought in this regard is neither should have the bloodshed he has caused.

- Woman have shed blood because their bodies no longer matter.

-Trans people have shed blood because they are pathologized as the embodiment of disorder.

-The poor have shed blood and been rendered breathless

- People of color have shed blood as their dehumanized history has been amplified.

The list is long.

I see a crimson stream of blood that flowed long before yesterday.

The second flowing of blood is on the cross of our Savior made real in the sacrifice of the Holy Mass. You see the blood of Jesus should have been the last stream shed, but the cycle of violence and blame keeps on slaughtering.

In this hour we need the blood of Jesus that drips from the mercy-filled chalice of his heart. He is calling us from and to the table of the Eucharist to recognize the unjust quality of sinful bloodshed and to remind us that bloodshed is not aligned with his. One drowns its victims in underserved pain and places them under the executing power of the empire, the other crushes the head of the soul serpent of hatred.

I see a crimson stream of blood that is bu****it and I see one that will heal the fractured heart of this nation.

Which will we choose?

May we internalize his sacred blood and become like him.

12/16/2023

Greetings friends, I have been working hard in a Masters in Ministry program at Saint Stephen University in New Brunswick, Canada and could use some help with the tuition. The focus of my degree is theology and culture. It is a tremendous program that is helping me learn to lead my parish of underserved people from different walks of life. The studies range from Church History all the way to social justice. I couldn't If your heart compels you to give it can be given to our denomination with an indicator of: For Castello's tuition. Thank you for considering.
Here are some pictures of our ministry named Christ the Healer Old Catholic Community. We have a weekly Mass and bi-monthly bingo for the elderly on our property.
-Bro Castello
Below is the Giving link!
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