f Sfcui Francisco FOGHORN VOL 67, NO. 7 UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO -®- '5. SEPT. 15. 1972 C H A R R E I N S E M w A A I ^ C Recollection and ; .editaticn take on many forms in the Ark (Photo by ROBERT YUAN) By KATHY SCHATZE The movement spread to ry's wife, heads the Life and If the word Pentecostal Notre Dame where a simi­ Spirit Seminar Team that conjures up thoughts of a lar group was hunting for conducts the seven-week se­ medicine show-like religion, the fulfillment of the Old ries of Gospel teachings in guess again. Testament promise that preparation for the Baptism Kerry Koller, assistant God would somehow be of the Spirit. professor of philosophy at "given to all men." The priests celebrate the USF, is a Pentecostal, and At Notre Dame they too Eucharist on Wednesday one of the leaders of the got into the Pentecostal ex­ nights while on Saturday San Francisco Charismatic perience but they wanted there is Penance and Con­ Renewal Community — not something further, a whole fession for those that want a new religion per se, but a new way of living, one that it. new approach to religion. started with Baptism of the Along with Koller, Bill What is a Charismatic Re­ Spirit and went on to en­ Spohn, a Jesuit, and Leo newal Community? It's a compass Christ's doctrine of Thomas, a Dominican priest, group of Christians with fellowships. Hence, the compose the Pastoral Team Baptism of Spirit who live Charismatic Renewal Com­ that guides the Charismatic their religion day by day. munity was born — based Renewal Community. Even­ It's a movement and not a on Christian love and daily tually the Community would sect. The sects see the con­ communion with God. like to try communal living fession of God as the total According to Koller, "The but within San Francisco experience while the move­ hardest part of becoming a because, as Koller states, ment views the Baptism as member of the movement "sociologically cities are the starting point of a new is to become totally com­ where the people in the life with God. mitted to your brothers and United States live. We do Pentecostalism in Ameri­ sisters — totally responsi­ not feel that we are called ca began in 1900. The re­ ble to the other members to the rural commune." vival of the Holy Spirit al­ of the community and to Since the movement is legedly happened that year God in non-exploitive rela­ open to different religions in Kansas. People attend­ tionships." there are some stipulations ing the conference were Although the Community for membership. First, Com­ visited with gifts such as was started by Catholics it munity candidates must be those the original Apostles is not a totally Catholic or­ serious Christians. They received during the first ganization. Members are en­ must accept Jesus Christ as Pentecost: prophesy, char- couraged to follow their re­ their Lord and the Son of ism, speaking in tongues. spective faiths. God. Secondly, they must Sects were the outcome of Every Saturday prayer have no serious psychologi­ the conference. meetings are conducted as cal problems and, finally, More recently, a group of a service to the people of they must be "prayed with" co-^Tr-^d Roman Catho- the area. "The meeting is for the Baptism of the Holy .pcne University just one of the many oppor­ Spirit. the ap- tunities to worship the Koller continues, "We be­ of the Lord," says Koller. "It is an lieve the Charismatic Re­ riized re- introduction to Charismatic newal Community is as the ev tried Renewal. Anyone can at­ organic body — a living or­ ith little tend." ganism composed of differ­ " attend- Wednesday night meet­ ent sections (faithsj work­ etings and ings are for members and ing cooperatively in the rience the serious prospective mem­ presence of the Holy bers. Barbara Koller, Ker- Spirit." 2 FOGHORN — SEPT. 15, 1972 "Prayer Groups" A new thing for Christians Feature BY CHARLES FRAGA There is a renewal happening today in the Catholic Church—in fact, among The Pentecostal shift of all Christian churches. It is called the Charismatic Renewal, or, as it is also re­ ferred to, the Pentecostal Movement. It seems clear that through this renewal the Spirit of God, the Holy Spirit, is doing some new kinds of things among Christians responsibility: a challenge today. Jesus Christ is pouring out his Spirit in a new way in our time. Instant Karma's gonna religion. Consider the na­ One way to put what is get you. If you don't be­ tional reverence for the happening into perspective lieve me, try it some Satur­ American Indian and other is to recall the Second Vat­ day night. primitive types, because ican Council. During this Your first impression they seem so essentially re­ council John XXIII asked when catching a glimpse of ligious to us secular types. the whole church to pray a the Ark on that night is For anyone who has been certain prayer for the suc­ one of awe. You are used cess of the council. to extremely experimental attuned to local and na­ tional media for the last Central to that prayer happenings appearing in the was a petition that the Lord confines of this former decade or so, this emer­ would "renew his Church in chapel, but what your eyes gence has been enormous. our day as for a new Pente­ take in is still mind-bog­ The thousands of people cost." It is the belief of gling. If you happen to be a who comprise the Charis­ those involved in the Pente­ crowd counter, your first matic Renewal or Catholic costal Movement that what estimates settle around 250 Pentecostal Movement in is happening today is direct­ or 300 people, in all posi­ this country hold a place ly related to that daily tions of sitting—on floors, somewhere in the hierarchy prayer of the church during on steps, in chairs, in the of the religious revival, Vatican II. lotus position. though not a position equat­ ed easily with either the The renewal is called An overflow fills the hall­ "charismatic" because it has Jesus Freaks or the classic way, and a magnetic power Pentecostals. to do with this "giving of of sorts draws you to stare the Holy Spirit"—the gifts or gawk or sheepishly steal In fact, after a time, you of the Spirit (charism means a few glances. Then you can realize the group is not far freely given gift); it is called move on to your foreplan- out in their actions, by "pentecostal" because, ac­ the young, the old, the Layman, the Clergy . ned business, but never modern standards. They are cording to the Acts of the (Photo by ROBERT YUAN) quite the same. very Catholic, and much Apostle, this is what origin­ more an extension of the ally happened on Pentecost growth of the Charismatic Kevin Ranaghan, a chief Inevitably you pass by Catholic Church than a in the history of Christian­ Renewal, smce its beginning lay leader and spokesman of again, and this time realize breakaway sect. Closer at­ ity. among Catholics in 1967, the movement, in his key­ that the group is not over­ tention seems to indicate has been amazingly rapid. note address at the Sixth whelmingly a student group, that the apparent spontanei­ In the Catholic Church Since that time, logical International Conference, but a motley collection of ty of the Saturday night manifestation of this move­ centers for the development mentions that the central young and old, pensioners meeting is somewhat con­ ment (usually prayer groups, and expression of the re­ thing that is going on in the and teeny-boppers, beards trived, and that there are small organic Christian Charismatic Renewal is "the and bouffants, and even leaders who tend the flow. communities) have sprung newal have been colleges and universities all over the realization of and emphasis some of your fellow students You also notice a unani­ up literally all over the upon the Lordship of Jesus and teachers. world. country. Here at U.S.F. the mity of opinion, what would San Francisco Charismatic Christ." Their concentration is In the United States the be called a "happy set" in Renewal Community has From top to bottom and phenomenal, and at a given filmmaking—everyone hap­ existed for nearly three around the world every moment a burst of energy py to be where they are, and years. Christian is called upon by rises out of their midst; doing what theyr'e doing. In One way to see the Jesus to affirm anew that from the center of the oval- modern organizations, ex­ "PEACE. growth of the Charismatic he alone is Lord of our shaped seating arrangement pecting splinter groups and Dare we still Renewal is to look at the at­ lives. It is his plan that al1 a leader will stand and give arguments, such an appar­ tendance of the yearly in­ come to know him personal­ a message, a greeting, or an ent lack of conflict is rare, wish it? ternational conferences held ly as Lord of our corporate order. a tribute to a good group, or Dare we not?" at the University of Notre and individual lives . You would know for sure to effective controls. Dame (South Bend, Indiana). which it was if you had With these words. James Car­ With this goes the realiza­ But these are all fairly In five years, attendance tion that the person and some experience in this common phenomena to any roll ends his book ELEMFN IS at these conferences has OF HOPE and sums up his work of the Holy Spirit are sort of thing, but for now organization.