Bridgefolk is a movement of sacramentally-minded Mennonites and peace-minded Roman Catholics who come together to celebrate each other's traditions, explore each other's practices, and honor each other's contribution to the mission of Christ's Church.
Article online by Will Braun, Canadian Mennonite 23:13 (24 June 2019), 16-17. PDF of the complete issue is also available. Will is a senior writer for the magazine.
The 18th annual Bridgefolk conference will be held at Canadian Mennonite University, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, 25-28 July 2019. The theme is “Toward a Just Peace: Indigenous-Settler Reconciliation Through Friendship.”
The purpose of this 13-page document is to encourage churches and Christian organizations to reflect on the structural roots of what has led to the disruption of peace in the world, and on their own current practices and priorities in relation to education and peacemaking. At the same time, it is hoped that the document, issued 21 May 2019, may assist a wider conversation on education for peace involving followers of other religions, as well as social and political actors in our multi-religious world, taking into consideration specific historical and cultural contexts.
Download full document: Education for Peace in a Multi-Religious World: A Christian Perspective (pdf)
The 18th annual Bridgefolk conference will be held at Canadian Mennonite University, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, July 25-28, 2019.
The theme is “Toward a Just Peace: Indigenous-Settler Reconciliation Through Friendship.”
US checks to “Bridgefolk” and Canadian checques to “Bridgefolk Canada.”
Information about the Catholic Mennonite 2019 Second Spiritual Pilgrimage to North Italy and Austria has been released. Full information with contact information is available in the PDF brochure.
“Toward a Just Peace: Eradicating the Evil of Racism”
The 17th annual Bridgefolk conference was held at Saint John’s Abbey, Collegeville, MN, 26-29 July 2018.
Rev. William Skudlarek OSB, Bridgefolk Interim Coordinator, makes the 2018 Conference Report available online as a PDF document.
Darrin Snyder Belousek <darrin.w.snyderbelousek@gmail.com> announces that henceforth Rev. William Skudlarek OSB <wskudlarek@csbsju.edu> succeeds to his former duties as Bridgefolk’s Executive Director.
Fr. William’s Bridgefolk title is Interim Coordinator. Dom William is a monk of Saint John’s Abbey and serves as the international Secretary General of the official Monastic Interreligious Dialogue.
Mennonites and Catholics in Dialogue
“Toward a Just Peace: Eradicating the Evil of Racism”The 17th annual Bridgefolk conference was held at Saint John’s Abbey, Collegeville, MN, 26-29 July 2018.
Anne McCarthy, OSB, Mount Saint Benedict Monastery, “Overturning Temple Tables: Toward Repairing a Racist Legacy”
Felipe Hinojosa, Associate Professor of History, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. Teaching specialty in Latina/o – Chicana/o, Religion. Author of Latino Mennonites: Civil Rights, Faith, and Evangelical Culture (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014). Keynote title to come.
For more information: <info@bridgefolk.net>.
The 2017 Schedule for the 2017 Bridgefolk Conference is available online.
School of Theology and Ministry
Seattle University and
Seattle Mennonite Church
Seattle, WA
July 27-30, 2017