Ed note – We used this approach, not so-called, for discussion after contemplative prayer, in conjunction with lectio divina, in the early 90s. It would also be ideal for discussions around the Proposed Constitution for the Catholic Church, submitted as part of the synodal process. The main aims of the most recent version of the […]
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Ed: Sr. Genny (Philippines) was an invited speaker for the October 2023 SpiritUnbounded.org event, though ultimately she was not able to participate. We continue thinking and working on how to best support Indigenous environmental leaders worldwide. From Alessandra Bergamin’s article In These Times, 10 July 2024 Before the day’s light had begun to dim, Brandon
From and with thanks to Casey Stanton, Co-Director of Discerning Deacons… Instead of word searching for what we want to see, I want us to start with the conclusion of the new Instrumentum Laboris (working document) which states clearly the ambitious and bold aim of the document which will guide a historic, month-long assembly this October.
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June 2024 Catholic Organizations for Renewal (COR) is a leadership forum of U.S. church reform organizations (including Future Church, Dignity, Women’s Ordination Conference, etc.) that is also gauging interest in jointly putting together a national conference, an “ecumenical” approach. COR aims to renew the Roman Catholic Church and build an inclusive Church; bring about a
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By Loup Besmond de Senneville (in Rome) for La Croix, June 4th, 2024 Following Pope Francis’s request, some 15 theologians from around the world gathered in Rome on June 4 to prepare the next steps of the Synod on the church’s future. Meeting at the General Curia of the Jesuits in Rome, the theologians are
From David Schaller, US, formerly of Most Precious Blood parish in Colorado, now in Arizona…email us at hello@spiritunbounded.org for forwarding to Marie “The concept of efficiency — how much one can accomplish per unit of time (or per dollar, etc.) — requires a quantitative numerator as well as a denominator. It requires a metric. Therefore, it tells us nothing aboutresults we
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Pope Francis offers the preface to a new book, entitled Conversation in the Spirit – The art of discernment and the practice of synodality, by Jesuit Fathers Juan Antonio Guerrero Alves and Óscar Martín López, which is published by the Vatican Publishing House (LEV) on April 30, as reported in vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2024-04/pope-francis-pens-preface-of-book-on-conversation-in-the-spirit.html. Below is Pope Francis’
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The Global Catholic Climate Movement came into being following and building on the groundbreaking 2014 letter from Bishops from four continents, particularly the Global South, that called for an end to the use of fossil fuels and keeping temperature rise below 1.5 C, an even stiffer bar than the 2-degree target climate scientists had pointed
Obstructing and thwarting the synodal process, perhaps taming it into a light version by reiterating that the laity are called to be “collaborators” and not “co-responsible,” would be like decanting new wine into old wineskins (cf. Mk. 2:22). Cardinal Michael Czerny S.J. 2023 address to the Third Latin American and Caribbean Congress on the Social
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26 April 2024 Spirit Unbounded speaker Dr. Maria Exall will be presenting next month at the Las Casas Institute for Social Justice on Thursday 16 May – 5pm in the Aula, Blackfriars Hall. There is a pressing need to address the lack of dignity and respect in the current world of work. Issues of low pay,