About Neo de Caussade

I am a seeker, quester, and Christian. I am a cradle Roman Catholic. This post was created to 1) open a discussion on the future of Christianity (including the Roman Catholic Church), 2) introduce others to the spiritual direction of Jean-Pierre de Caussade, and 3) Find a community of like-minded Christian people who are free to discuss any topic.

I added some basic philosophy and foundation topics here. Think of them as a good place to start understanding where my current beliefs sit.

• Angels are literary devices and have no substance in reality other than their use in literature. It needs to be noted that this includes Satan. To be absolutely clear; there is no such thing as Satan. No Michael the Archangel, no Gabriel, no Satan, and no battle of good and evil.
• The collection of writings that comprise the New Testament Cannon are not history books. The authors of the four Gospels were not historians and did not intend people to read the Gospels as an actual history of the life of Jesus. The writings are not to be understood literally. What we have in our Bibles are not even completely acurate to the original author’s original work. To be clear; the Bible is not a literal document of the history of Jesus. Never has been, never will be.
• “God still speaks today as he spoke to our forefathers in days gone by, before there were either spiritual directors or methods of direction. The spiritual life was then a matter of immediate communication with God. It had not been reduced to a fine art nor was lofty and detailed guidance to it provided with a wealth of rules, instructions and maxims… All they knew was each moment brought its appointed task, faithfully to be accomplished. That was enough for the spiritually-minded of those days… This is the spirituality of all ages and all conditions…” Jean-Pierre de Caussade. This is our past and, with hard work, our future. It is the basic truth of God that will exist long after Christianity is dead and gone.