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The National Catholic Church of America (NCCA) Official Web Site of The National Catholic Church of America© Copyright 1994-2006 The Most Reverend Richard G. Roy, OSJD All Rights Reserved.Vatican-Free CatholicsSM is a Service Mark of The National Catholic Church ofAmerica.On This Page: A Message from the Primate Who We Are Our Vision Our Catholic Heritage Unity in Diversity Our History Our Founder and Primate Mission StatementThe Other NCCA Pages: Directory of Ministries, Clergy, Religious and Seminarians of The NCCA Code of Canon Law of The National Catholic Church of America NCCA Holy Trinity Institute for Theology and Ministry NCCA Vocations NCCA Liturgical Life NCCA Official Announcements NCCA Intercommunion Partners NCCA Necrology of Clergy and ReligiousNCCA Religious Community: Order of Saint John the Divine (OSJD) Information of Interest: Apostolic Succession (Costa Lines) for The Most Reverend Richard George Roy, OSJD, Primate Points of Comparison between The NCCA and The RCC The Independent/Old Catholic Movement - A Primer Ecclesiastical Forms of Address in The NCCA  His GraceThe Most ReverendRichard G. Roy, OSJDArchbishop, Founder and Primate ofThe National Catholic Church of AmericaPRIORY OF ST. MARTIN DE PORRES166 Jay StreetAlbany, New York 12210-1806 USA(518) 434-8861Internet: NatCathCh@aol.com - A Message from the Primate -My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,The Grace and Peace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God and the fellowship of theHoly Spirit be with you all!Catholic Christians in our lifetime are being presented with an opportunity and achallenge. The opportunity we are given is the chance to affirm the unconditional love ofalmighty God for people of all nations, cultures and economic conditions in a way notpossible before the advent of our present technology and our deeper knowledge about thehuman condition. Whether our differences are ones of gender, age, sexual orientation,race or ability, the Holy Spirit calls us to celebrate our essential unity as brothers andsisters in Christ and children of a loving God. The challenge we face is to respond to thecall of the Gospel to make this unity a reality in our churches, our workplaces, ourfamilies and our daily lives.The National Catholic Church of America was established in order to bring togetherthose who share this vision of being Church and who desire to preserve the richness oftheir Catholic spiritual heritage. One of a large number of independent Catholicjurisdictions, the NCCA is an apostolic ministry of those who are dedicated to thisinclusive vision and who desire to bring the love of Christ and the healing power ofsacramental grace and loving service to all.This website presents the history and governing documents of our Church and its canonical religious communities. Those considering a call to Holy Orders or religious life with us areurged to familiarize themselves with the information contained in it concerning ourstructure, spirituality and approach to vocation formation.By bringing our unique gifts into the service of the people of God, we help transform oursociety into a more faithful reflection of God’s inclusive love and offer a warm welcometo so many who have been driven from other churches, which often seemed more intent onjudging than loving. I invite you to join with the clergy and laity of the NCCA increating a community of faith that will fulfill a prophetic role for our society, and, withthe guidance of the Holy Spirit, renew the Church with the evangelical fervor of the firstChristians.The Most Reverend Richard G. Roy, OSJDPrimate - The National Catholic Church of AmericaWho We AreThe National Catholic Church of America (NCCA) is an apostolic, independentCatholic body, offering an affirming spiritual life through ministries that celebrate God'sall-embracing love, revealed to us in the redemptive mission of our Lord Jesus Christ. The Vision It is our desire to offer the people of God the opportunity to worship and growtogether in a Christian community that preserves the richness of our Catholic heritage, whilereflecting the cultural diversity of western civilization. We see the variety of cultural and ethnicheritage, the advances of science and technology and the affirmation of human rights and dignityas fertile ground for the message of Christ, who instructed his apostles to preach the gospel to thewhole world. Some of the ways in which this vision finds expression in the NCCA are:+ At our Masses, we invite all baptized Christiansto receive the Body and Blood of Christ, the sourceand symbol of our unity at the one table of theLord.+ We recognize the right of women to equality atall levels of society and the Church, includingordained ministry.+ We reserve to couples the right to plan theirfamilies in a responsible way.+ Through the Church we offer the opportunity forlay or ordained ministry, admitting men andwomen to religious life and to all levels of HolyOrders without regard to marital status, sexualorientation, race, ethnicity or physical disability.+ We offer the Sacrament of Marriage forsufficiently prepared couples, regardless of gender,as well as second marriages for properly disposeddivorced persons. The marriages may take placeeither in a church or at another suitable location.Our Catholic Heritage We hold, as essential to Catholic Tradition, belief in the tenets of the faithas expressed in the Nicene and Apostles Creeds, the teachings of the Ecumenical Councils of theUndivided Church, the efficacy of the seven sacraments of the Church, the sufficiency of SacredScripture interpreted by tradition, scholarship and reason, and the principal of ApostolicSuccession as the means of transmitting the historic ministries of deacon, priest (presbyter) andbishop. We hold to the ancient principal of the collegiality of all bishops and recognize the specialposition of the Bishop of Rome as "first among equals" with all other bishops, holding primacy ofhonor, but not primacy of jurisdiction over the entire Church. Unity in Diversity Recognizing the difference between the essential teachings of the faith (dogma) and matters of Church discipline, and the historic development and application of Church teaching, we affirm women as full and equal partners in the life of the Church.We affirm and celebrate the love which can exist between persons of the same gender and advocate justice and equality before the law for those who are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered. We acknowledge the racism which has plagued our society at every level and call all to repentance and conversion of heart, embracing all people as brothers and sisters of the same Creator. We deplore the political conditions and commercial values which have engendered economic and social injustice throughout the world, depriving the poor of hope for a better life.While we spring from an American experience of our Catholic heritage, we extend the invitation to share in our vision to people all over the globe who are seeking a multi-cultural and compassionate expression of the Christian faith. Those whose love of Jesus Christ inspires them to share the gospel with others and to promote peace and justice within their societies are encouraged to unite with us in forming local worshipping communities and ministries of service as priests, religious and lay leaders. Our History Like all branches of Catholic Christianity, we originate in the commission of ourLord Jesus Christ to his Apostles, which has been handed down to the present day through anunbroken chain of bishops, who are their successors. National or "Old" Catholic Churches haveexisted since at least 1724 when the first independent Archbishop of the See of Utrecht (Holland)was consecrated by a Roman Catholic bishop. Since then, many other jurisdictions, each sharingin valid apostolic lines, have been created, the most well known branch in the United States beingthe Polish National Catholic Church. The seeds of The National Catholic Church of Americawere planted with the founding of the Order of Saint John the Divine as an independent Catholicreligious community on November 1, 1994. Consisting of both lay and clerical members, theOrder began to engage in various ministries, including parish and retreat work, and theestablishment of a non-residential seminary for it's members. We began to take on thecharacteristics of a church and, when our Founder received episcopal consecration on October 12,1997, the next evolutionary step of establishing the broader structure of a church seemedappropriate. We therefore, formally established The National Catholic Church of America onJanuary 1, 1998, with the purpose of sharing our vision of what it means to be church with thosewho desire to see God's love embrace everyone. Our Founder and Primate The ministry of prime leadership for The National Catholic Church of America isexercised by our Founder, The Most Reverend Richard G. Roy, OSJD, who was elected Primate of the Church by the original clergy and laity and who also serves as Abbot of The Order Of Saint John the Divine. In addition to Old Catholic and Orthodox lines of Apostolic Succession, Archbishop Roy also received theApostolic Lines ofCarlos Duarte Costa, the late Roman Catholic Bishop of Botucatu, Brazil, who formed an independent Catholic church in the late 1940’s. Archbishop Roy has been active in AIDS ministry andserves as Pastor of Holy Trinity National Catholic Church in Albany, NY,where he makes his home with Brother Stephen K. Peterson, OSJD, his partner since 1975.Mission StatementThe National Catholic Church of America (NCCA) is an autocephalous body of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church which has existed since the time of the Apostles, charged with carrying out the mandate of Christ to bring the Good News of salvation to the whole world. The NCCA endeavors to reveal the inclusive love of God for all people and to unite into a worshipping community of love, justice and mercy all those who have been baptized into our Lord Jesus Christ.In order to achieve these ends, the NCCA invites all the people of God to participate in the ongoing renewal of the Church and our society through ministries carried out in the name of Christ. As a community of all the baptized, the NCCA calls its members to answer the stirrings of the human heart caused by the action of the Holy Spirit in their lives. To some, this will mean fulfilling a vocation to Holy Orders within the ranks of deacons, priests or bishops; to others, a life of generous service through lay leadership in our society. The apostolic works pursued by the clergy and laity of the NCCA encompass both traditional and non-traditional ministries including, but not limited to, the establishment of missions and parishes, retreat direction, pastoral counseling, social justice ministry, education, youth ministry, street ministry, preaching, prayer and the care of those most in need of God’s healing love.The NCCA offers the empowering and reconciling life of the sacraments to all the faithful as a precious gift of almighty God’s providence and the means of continuing the presence of Christ on earth. The NCCA strives to live the life of the gospel, affirming the responsibility we have for one another as children of the same Creator and to call society to a greater awareness of its Divine origin. Relying utterly on the grace of God to carry on our work, we give ourselves to the task of becoming God’s instruments of peace in the world and stewards of creation. We continue, in our own lives, the mission of Christ who has, by his life, death and resurrection, restored us to the fullness of grace and who calls us to come and follow him.  Hit #  since 21Feb98. |
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