As part of a new effort by Bridgefolk to revitalize something called the “Mennonite Catholic Theological Colloquium” (MCTC) we have now put up a new page on our website, http://bridgefolk.net.  You can find it by looking for the new “Theology” link on the yellow bar at the top of every page, or you can go directly to http://bridgefolk.net/theology.

Many of the links on this page have come elsewhere on our website and been reorganized.  But a number of new articles are available too, marked by our usual yellow “New!” star.

Of special importance is an article by Darrin Belousek that urges Mennonites to strengthen their peace tradition by drawing on what Catholics call a “Consistent Ethic of Life.”  The article appears with permission of The Mennonite Quarterly Review, where it is slated for formal publication.  Editor John D. Roth invites responses to Belousek, possibly for publication.  We hope this encourages the sort of conversation that the MCTC initiated a few years ago, and that we are looking to promote in new ways in the future.

Finally, an apology and a request:  The resources we provide at http://bridgefolk.net/theology have simply come together as they have come to our attention.  Unfortunately that results in a disproportionate number of pieces from two resources — myself and The Mennonite Quarterly Review, thanks its growing interest in ecumenical themes in the last few years.  The request, then, is that you let me know whenever you become aware of significant pieces on themes of interest to both Mennonites and Catholics.  I look forward to correcting any imbalance.

Gerald W. Schlabach
Bridgefolk Executive Director