"Bishops Speak to the Renewal" - A collection of letters from U.S. Bishops written directly to those interested in the Catholic Charismatic Renewal.

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JULY 2008

An Interview with Mother Lucy
by Larry Nawrocki

CCRO: Mother Lucy, would you give a brief synposis of your background?

MOTHER LUCY: Okay. I was born in the state of Nebraska. I was 17 when I received the baptism in the Holy Spirit. Both of my parents were heavily involved in the Cursillo movement. My mom later became involved, or at least acquainted with, Life in the Spirit seminars. It was basically through my mom's experience of the Life in the Spirit seminar that brought it home to the family. My parents were reading Scripture and were involved in the Church: it was really just perfect timing for the family to come into the life in the Spirit. Conversion and preparation to receive the outpouring of the Holy Spirit were there. My siblings were familiar with life in the Spirit and have gone to different charismatic conferences and been involved in some way or form.

CCRO: Tell me about the founding of the Disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ.

MOTHER LUCY: In 1972, Dorothy Stewart had experienced the baptism in the Holy Spirit New York City, and feeling drawn to the relgious life, she would visit different communities. They told her, however, that she was beyond the cutoff age, 40. So she said, "We'll see what else God has for me." God continued to speak to her about religious life, and in speaking to her about community, directed her to start this...

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