My friend Benjamin Brazzel’s journey to the Catholic Church almost began in a mosque. He was invited there by a friend, and was struck by the corporal nature and liturgical structure of the worship. It followed a clear direction which required worshippers to employ their bodies to kneel, stand, and thus fully engage themselves in prayer. The service differed from those of Benjamin’s childhood in a small Protestant church in California, a decentralised body which followed a simple worship format.
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I was agnostic, my friend a 'mere Christian'. We both found the path to Rome
my friend benjamin brazzel’s journey to the catholic church almost began in a mosque. he was invited there by a friend, and was struck ...
Jeff Cimmino
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