Welcome to Called To Communion.

They are not of the world, as I also am not of the world. Sanctify them in truth. Thy word is truth. As thou hast sent me into the world, I also have sent them into the world. And for them do I sanctify myself, that they also may be sanctified in truth. And not for them only do I pray, but for them also who through their word shall believe in me; That they all may be one, as thou, Father, in me, and I in thee; that they also may be one in us; that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. And the glory which thou hast given me, I have given to them; that they may be one, as we also are one. (St. John 17:16-22)

That they all may be one….

Who are the members of Called To Communion?

In 2008 a number of Catholics who had been Reformed and who had discovered each other online decided to collaborate through the creation of a site providing a context for the conversations they were already having. These original founders and contributors included Sean Dollahon, Matt Yonke, Thomas Brown, Taylor Marshall, Tim Troutman, Andrew Preslar, Tom Riello, Neal Judisch, and Bryan Cross. Work on developing the site started in 2008, and Called To Communion officially launched on Ash Wednesday, 2009. Over the years some of us have moved on to other callings and responsibilities, and many new contributors have joined.

We are Christians who love Jesus the Messiah, love the faith, love the Scriptures and love the Catholic Church. We are Catholics, but none of us was born or raised in the Catholic Church. We arrived in the Catholic Church in diverse ways but through a similar path involving spiritual formation within the Reformed tradition of confessional Protestantism. We are grateful for all that we learned about the Christian faith in the Reformed tradition. We are also grateful for the piety that we found within the Reformed congregations to which we belonged, and for the love for truth that is a significant aspect of the Reformed tradition. We do not view ourselves as having left our Reformed faith behind, but rather as having found its fullness in the Catholic Church.

What is the Purpose of Called To Communion?

We believe that Christ is calling His Church to be one, as He and the Father are one. This is the prayer and the desire of our Savior’s heart and therefore it is also our desire. Our aim is to effect reconciliation and reunion between Catholics and Protestants, particularly those of the Reformed tradition. We hope to accomplish this by removing obstacles founded upon misunderstandings as well as by engaging in charitable discussion of genuine disagreements, in a context of continual prayer for each other and for the unity of all God’s people. We believe that genuine unity comes through truth and never by forsaking or compromising the truth.

We encourage spirited charitable discussion in the blog. Please see here for our rules on commenting. Lastly, from time to time we may offer contributions from non-Catholic authors.