Fritz Lobinger worked at the Lumko Institute in South Africa, where they developed a very good set of materials for training in a variety of lay ministries in the 1970s. There is an account of this at
It is so sad to see this little group, not very representative really !!, fail to achieve communion and unity. What decline in priestly numbers?? Just go to Africa, which Benedict has great faith in,
Thanks, Jean and Darlene,
I couldn't agree more on both points, Lobinger model of priesthood and pastoral spirit, as well as the base communities of church to be.
Jean, what I have proposed for years, too many now, I'm afraid, is that the future church ought to be organized in such a way that a local bishop appoints/anoints proven men and women from parishes fo
Thank you Tony - I agree completely - it was a terrific conference - we all came away inspired and encouraged. I participated in the Lobinger group - and coming from ACTA, the grass roots movement in
Thanks for those helpful thoughts on Pharisee and publican. "Full if himself" is so apt; so much do that his prayer is a soliloquy addressed to himself. We count our "achievements" and forget how to b
"Some, and not all of them men, believed that pushing for ordination at this stage was not helpful, because it only served to make dialogue with Church authorities impossible. Instead they argued that
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3rd International Conference of Church Reform Network; Chicago, October 2016
October 21 2016Fritz Lobinger worked at the Lumko Institute in South Africa, where they developed a very good set of materials for training in a variety of lay ministries in the 1970s. There is an account of this at
3rd International Conference of Church Reform Network; Chicago, October 2016
October 21 2016It is so sad to see this little group, not very representative really !!, fail to achieve communion and unity. What decline in priestly numbers?? Just go to Africa, which Benedict has great faith in,
3rd International Conference of Church Reform Network; Chicago, October 2016
October 21 2016Thanks, Jean and Darlene, I couldn't agree more on both points, Lobinger model of priesthood and pastoral spirit, as well as the base communities of church to be.
3rd International Conference of Church Reform Network; Chicago, October 2016
October 21 2016Jean, what I have proposed for years, too many now, I'm afraid, is that the future church ought to be organized in such a way that a local bishop appoints/anoints proven men and women from parishes fo
23 October. Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
October 23 2016The joke about the telephone call got a great laugh!
3rd International Conference of Church Reform Network; Chicago, October 2016
October 21 2016Thank you Tony - I agree completely - it was a terrific conference - we all came away inspired and encouraged. I participated in the Lobinger group - and coming from ACTA, the grass roots movement in
22 October. Saturday, Week 29
October 22 2016thank you
23 October. Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
October 23 2016Thanks for those helpful thoughts on Pharisee and publican. "Full if himself" is so apt; so much do that his prayer is a soliloquy addressed to himself. We count our "achievements" and forget how to b
3rd International Conference of Church Reform Network; Chicago, October 2016
October 21 2016"Some, and not all of them men, believed that pushing for ordination at this stage was not helpful, because it only served to make dialogue with Church authorities impossible. Instead they argued that
3rd International Conference of Church Reform Network; Chicago, October 2016
October 21 2016Tony, thanks for sharing that with us.
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