Born July 3, 1920 – Passed Into Glory November 18, 2007 Bishop Karl Hugo Rehling Prüter was born July 3, 1920 in Poughkeepsie, New York. Following high school there he completed undergraduate work at Boston’s Northeastern University, and then earned his master’s degree in divinity at the Lutheran Theological Seminary…
Feast of St. Martin of Tours November 11
“Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the children of God.” -Sermon on the Mount Blessings and Apostolic Benediction! I would like to invite all of our friends and associates, who feel called, to join us in prayer on November the 11th, the Feast of St. Martin of…
Litany of Thanks for Diversity, Empowerment, and Reconciliation
This is a litany I composed for the opening prayer at a workshop on Gender Identities and Our Faith Communities sponsored by PFLAG and held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Fayetteville, AR November 8, 2016. What a dynamic, courageous, and passionate group of folks. I was very honored and…
Christ Catholic Church Holy Synod 2014
Greetings and Apostolic Benediction! Christ Catholic Church Archdiocese of the Prince of Peace will hold its annual Holy Synod on November 21st, 22nd, and 23rd, in the year of our Lord 2014. Your presence and or prayer is requested. Holy Synod will convene at 4pm on the evening of Friday…
Help Wanted: Priests Needed
We are looking for a few good women and men to answer their call to an ordained ministry for the Holy, Catholic, Church of God within Christ Catholic Church Archdiocese of the Prince of Peace. The fields are ripe and the laborers few. The mainstream churches are in transition and…
The Declaration of Utrecht
Christ Catholic Church Diocese of the Prince of Peace in the spirit of unity and ecumenism embraces The Declaration of Utrecht: The Declaration of UtrechtDeclaration of the Bishops of the Old Catholic ChurchUtrecht, September 24, 1889
The Fourteen Theses of the Old Catholic Union Conference at Bonn 1874
The Fourteen Theses of the Old Catholic Union Conference at Bonn 1874 Article I The Canon and Apocrypha.We agree that the apocryphal or deutero-canonical books of the Old Testament are not of the same canonicity as the books of the Hebrew Canon. Article II The Original Text and Translations of…
Should You Become an Old Catholic Bishop?
Should You Become An Old Catholic Bishop?Written By Bishop Karl PruterSt. Willibrord’s Day 1983 One of the peculiarities of the Old Catholic Movement is the great number of bishops and the ease with which one can become consecrated a bishop. There are currently, in the United States, approximately eight hundred…
A Litany of Humility
A Litany of HumilityBy Cardinal Merry Del Val(1865-1930) O Jesus, meek and humble of heart,Hear me. For the desire of being esteemed,Deliver me, Jesus. From the desire of being loved,Deliver me, Jesus. From the desire of being extolled,Deliver me, Jesus. From the desire of being honored,Deliver me, Jesus. From the…
First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians
The First Epistle of Clement to the CorinthiansTranslated by Charles H. Hoole, 1885 CHAPTER 0 0:1 The Church of God which sojourneth at Rome, to the Church of God which sojourneth at Corinth, to them that are called and sanctified in the will of God through our Lord Jesus Christ:…
