by | Mar 16, 2016 | ORGANIZING LOCAL MEETINGS WORLDWIDE
There are several approaches that you can use. Find the model that works best in your circumstances. Of course, make any adaptations that suit you. Option 1 – a series of gatherings. Begin with a gathering of lay people where concerns and ideas are freely...
by | Mar 16, 2016 | ORGANIZING LOCAL MEETINGS WORLDWIDE
The Need: In keeping with Pope Francis’s emphasis on the role and importance of lay Catholics, we recognize the need for the People of God to claim their voices in shaping the Church. As Canon Law and Vatican Council II teach, Catholics have not only the right but...
by | Mar 14, 2016 | CCRI News
Pope Francis is now in the fourth year of his pontificate. And in this relatively brief period of time one could say he’s worked nothing short of a minor miracle in the way he’s restored hope and enthusiasm among so many people in the church and beyond....
by | Mar 14, 2016 | CCRI News
“Let us remember the Golden Rule: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” (Mt 7:12). This Rule points us in a clear direction. Let us treat others with the same passion and compassion with which we want to be treated. Let us seek for others the same...
by | Mar 10, 2016 | ORGANIZING LOCAL MEETINGS WORLDWIDE
Call on a friend or another member of your group, have coffee, and get him or her on board to help you organize. Discuss how you envision the Need, the Vision, and the Goals within your local community. Determine the model of gathering that best suits your local...
by | Mar 10, 2016 | ORGANIZING LOCAL MEETINGS WORLDWIDE
To help support your local gathering, CCRI offers you some tools that you may find helpful. Use whatever works for you… or create your own to fit your local circumstances. Getting Started (includes Need, Vision, and Goals; includes Model for Gatherings)...
by | Mar 9, 2016 | ORGANIZING LOCAL MEETINGS WORLDWIDE
Pope Francis is leading change in the Church and is calling us to do the same. What changes do you call for? What can we do together to bring about change? Pope Francis has made it clear. He does not want to be a monarchical leader handing down orders from the top. He...
by | Mar 9, 2016 | Australia
by David Timbs Read paper HERE Abstract: It is becoming more and more obvious that one of the most significant obstacles to the systemic reform of the culture and legal system of the Catholic Church is clericalism. The leadership of the Church has become increasingly...
by | Mar 9, 2016 | CCRI News
Next week, Hans Küng, the Catholic priest and Swiss theologian, will mark his 88th birthday. The fifth volume of his complete works, titled Infallibility, has just become available from the German publishing house Herder. In connection with the release...
by | Mar 7, 2016 | CCRI News
In many organizations individuals often ‘feel’ something is wrong. Things gnaw away at the edge of their consciousness, unsettling and making little sense as they conflict with the agreed notions of what the organization is, what it holds dear and how it...
