by | Sep 4, 2017 | Australia
(Published in The Swag, Vol. 25, No. 3, Spring 2017, pp. 9-11) This is the first of a series of articles looking at particular councils or synods. It is a general examination of their origins, characteristics and capacity. Others will examine the seven particular...
by | Aug 30, 2017 | Strategy Team Notes
Present on the call : Janet Hauter ( American Catholic Council ) Ashik Naz ( Pakistan ) Rene Reid ( USA ) Cristina Reymer ( New Zealand ) Sr. Socorro Martínez ( Mexico ) Don Pribor ( USA ) Virginia Saldanha ( India ) 1.Janet Hauter explains the draft proposal for the...
by | Jul 28, 2017 | Strategy Team Notes
Present on the call: Ed (Netherlands), Clyde (U.S.), Jean-Pierre (France), Don (Mexico), Virginia (India), Astrid (India), Christina (New Zealand), Rene (U.S.) The newsletter has gone out to all our supporters More improvements were offered and the letter went out on...
by | Jul 28, 2017 | United States of America
The Brazilian bishops have announced a celebration of the Year of the Laity beginning on the feast of Christ the King, Nov. 26, 2017 and ending on the same feast in November, 2018. Its purpose is to increase awareness of the laity’s mission and encourage...
by | Jul 25, 2017 | Newsletters
To all supporting the Renewal of our Church: A response from the Vatican re our calling for a Year of the Laity Please consider signing our open letter to Cardinal Kevin Farrell as head of the Dicastery on the Laity Family and Life. As you will see, the letter is an...
by | Jul 17, 2017 | Strategy Team Notes
Consultation re: our communication with the Bishops in Brazil An email has been sent to the Brazilian Bishops Conference regarding their proposal for a Year of the Laity for their country. We have praised them for introducing this idea and let them know that we are...
