Deeper Than Words: Living the Apostles' Creed

Here's the actual Apostle's Creed from St. Joseph's Sundal Missal, complete with Imprimatur: I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. Br. David's version: I believe in God, the Father almighty, the Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, God's only Son, our Lord: Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell. The third day He rose again from the dea. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty, thence he shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the resurrection of the body and life everlasting. Amen We teach the Apostle's Creed, correctly, to 4th graders. How is it that Br. David doesn't know it?There are no deeper, universal truths. It is a Profession of Faith. The Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraph 26 is quite clear: about what "to believe" means: "Faith is man's response to God, who reveals himself and gives himself to man, at the same time bringing man a superabundant light as he searches for the ultimate meaning of his life." paragraph 156:What moves us to believe is not the fact that revealed truths appear asa true and intelligible in the light of our natural reason: we believe "because of the authority of God himself who reveals them, who can neither deceive nor be deceived." Why on earth would a Benedictine monk want the approval of a Buddhist monk (don't forget John Paul II calls Buddhism atheistic) on a matter of Roman Catholic doctrine? Br. David's failure to capitalize the c in Church says volumes. Br. David's "spiritual" teaching have nothing to do with Roman Catholicism, or any variant on orthodox Christianity. Know any Catholic parish who would invite him to give a retreat?