On a quiet evening lit with the spirit of reflection and dialogue, faithful people from across the Diocese of Parramatta gathered – physically and virtually – to listen to Dr Nora Nonterah, a lay Catholic woman and theologian from Ghana. As part of the Bishop Vincent Presents series held at St Patrick’s Cathedral Hall, Dr Nonterah’s public lecture, “Listening to the Wisdom of Women: A Conversation about Discipleship, Leadership and Synodality,” offered not only a unique Africa...| Catholic Outlook
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"The work of racial healing is not optional for followers of the Way of Jesus. It is a way of being–a deeply raw, courageous, and redemptive process–that is essential to our formation into the likeness of Christ."| Missio Alliance
“And who is my neighbor?” This has been the qualifying question for religiously minded people for 2,000 years now. The answer Jesus gives is as ... Read More The post Who Are Our Marginalized Neighbors Today? appeared first on Missio Alliance.| Missio Alliance
*Editorial Note: Miranda Zapor Cruz has written a prophetic, timely, and deeply creative piece for us this week on three concepts I have never seen ... Read More The post A (Needed) Conversation on Baptism, Borders, and Belonging appeared first on Missio Alliance.| Missio Alliance
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Normal life is the domain of God’s Presence, a long journey into the Great Tradition. After the grand liturgical sweep that begins with Advent and ... Read More The post My So-Called Ordinary Life appeared first on Missio Alliance.| Missio Alliance
The Gospel is the hope of the whole world. When students realize they are part of the global church it ignites something new.| Dare 2 Share
"In a world desperate for healing leaders, perhaps the most radical thing we can do is tend the wounded places within ourselves first."| Missio Alliance
"The Church can no longer afford to ignore mental health struggles, *and* the Church is beautifully poised to offer a solution to our social fragmentation: belonging to a beloved community."| Missio Alliance
"Kintsugi art is a perfect picture of the long, slow, arduous yet beautiful mending work of forgiveness and reconciliation after trauma."| Missio Alliance
"In the church, we have embraced a knowledge-based form of learning, largely opposite of the action-reflection way that Jesus showed us. Why is this so?"| Missio Alliance
"People can change. Churches and organizations can change. They may not change easily, but the hope of the gospel is that transformation is possible."| Missio Alliance