by | Nov 26, 2017 | Newsletters
Year of the Laity In view of giving visibility and voice to the laity in the Catholic Church, CCRI has declared today as the beginning of a worldwide celebration of the Year of the Laity. This will go from the Feast of Christ the King, November 26, 2017, to this same...
by | Oct 27, 2017 | Newsletters
October 27, 2017 Calling on all who support Pope Francis: Silence implies Consent – We must Speak Up! “Alone, the Pope cannot change the world. A Pope for the People needs a People for the Pope.” Gaston Roberge, S.J., India Pope Francis is under...
by | Oct 8, 2017 | Newsletters
October 8, 2017 To all who support Pope Francis: Opposition to Pope Francis encourages support to flourish A small minority of Catholics are voicing their disquiet, opposition – even to Pope Francis’s emphasis on mercy and God’s love for all. You may have read...
by | Sep 29, 2017 | Laity, Family and Life
September 29, 2017 Re: Invitation to join with us in supporting the initiative of the Brazilian bishops in a worldwide declaration of the Year of the Laity Dear Bishop: We are most encouraged by what Pope Francis said in his speech to the Pontifical Council on the...
by | Sep 24, 2017 | Strategy Team Notes
Here is a detailed report of this week’s meeting. I included more detail in hopes that it will foster more discussion among us via email during this week. It is obvious that our discussions sometimes go in circles. Let’s do all that we can to clarify what we want to...
by | Sep 16, 2017 | Australia
Brain Coyne, Catholica, writes in his email, I’ve spent the last few days reading the report we brought to your attention on Wednesday by Professor Des Cahill and Dr Peter Wilkinson. I think this has greater potential to change things in the Church, or lay some...
by | Sep 15, 2017 | Strategy Team Notes
Report on the Strategy Team Cal for September 11, 2017 Present on the Call: Rachael (India), Clyde (U.S.), Ashiknaz (Pakistan), Jean-Pierre (France), Kochurani (India), Socorro (Mexico), Don (U.S.), Barbara Born (U.S.), Christina (New Zealand), Ed (Netherlands), and...
by | Sep 6, 2017 | Strategy Team Notes
Present on the call : Valerie Stroud ( UK ) Christina Reymer ( New Zealand ) Jean-Pierre Schmitz ( France ) Rene Reid ( US ) Clyde Christofferson ( US ) Virginia Saldanha ( India ) Kochurani Abraham ( India ) Don Pribor ( US ) Valerie :An online discussion in a UK...
by | Sep 4, 2017 | Australia
(Published in The Swag, Vol. 25, No.3, Spring 2017, pp. 12-15) This second article in the series looking at particular councils, examines the initial preparations for the 2020 Australian Plenary Council. Further articles will examine in some detail the seven...
