I personally have had a bit of experience with the Alpha program for Catholics and knew many who attended regularly. This posting, which is one Catholic’s take on the Alpha Program, immediately interested me. It is entitled “Alpha for Catholics?” and comes from the Cosmos~Liturgy~Sex blog. The first paragraph of the article is listed below, if you wish to read it in its entirety please follow the link provided at the bottom.
Alpha for Catholics?
While we are on the topic of evangelization and catechesis…
I have been interested in the Alpha Course for some years now. I have heard a lot about it and many good Catholics have sung its praises as an effective evangelization tool. Many of these Catholic evangelists I know well and have much respect for. Interestingly enough, those who might be considered not so faithful Catholics join them in praising the course. However, there have been a lot of criticisms as well. Some criticisms come from Catholics who say that the course makes good Protestants out of Catholics and criticisms from Protestants argue that it is a tool for making Catholics. Well, recently, I finally the both the time and opportunity to view the videos that are used in the course itself and have formed some thoughts about them. I thought I would jot some of them down before I forget.
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