Vatican II at Fifty: The Church in Dialogue
At Vatican Council II the bishops of the Catholic Church engaged in dialogue among themselves. In preparation for the Council they had listened to the…
Maryknoll Split on Bourgeois’ Removal From Order
The leadership of the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers has voted on whether they will dismiss Rev. Roy Bourgeois, a longtime peace activist who has come…
Bishops Get Earful at Vatican Sex Abuse Summit
Rome — Though a four-day summit in Rome on the sexual abuse crisis was, in a sense, directed at everyone, its primary audience was composed of…
Nuala Kenny in Victoria: Healing the Church’s Sexual Abuse Wound
When you look closely at her credentials, if anyone in the Canadian Catholic Church is equipped to take on the huge challenge of re-establishing confidence…
Muriel Loftus Celebrated
I recently attended the Western Conference of Catholic Religious Educators held in Banff, Alberta.
Au Recherche de Temps Fondue (grand)
I stopped having major deja vues about ten years ago.
Judgment Day For Our Culture?
The end of the year offers a chance to make an accounting of our human situation on this planet. What can we hope for and…
Huge Ritual Sites: Celtic Spirituality – Earth Up or Heaven Down
“Let us adore our Creator, Maker of marvelous works Bright heaven with its angels And on earth the white-waved sea.”
Meaningful Creative Rites Feed Our Profound Hunger for the Divine
“Rituals carry us into the belly of the change process, encouraging us to embrace the change rather than become distracted or run away.”
Popular Theology Conference Populated by Star Speakers of the Christian Left
Epiphany Explorations the five-day theological education event held here January 19-23 at First Metropolitan United Church marked a decade of such progressive Christian theological formation…