But at the same time, the emotionalism and the aesthetic contours of charismatic Catholicism was an insurmountable barrier to me. I don’t like holding hands, don’t like praise choruses ...

While I was busy, some friends in an online group to which I belong got to talking about the charismatic renewal movement that swept through churches, both Catholic and Protestant, decades ago.

Christians who practise charismatic worship believe that God sets them free and is like a parent figure: The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again ...