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.
From 1998-2003 Mennonite World Conference (MWC) and the Vatican conducted a first-ever international dialogue and the following year released their final report, Called Together to be Peacemakers. In neither tradition, however, are the dialogue and its historic results well known. Bringing together top Mennonite and Catholic theologians and ecclesial leaders, this conference was designed to stimulate … Continue reading Notre Dame 2007
The Mennonite-Catholic Theological Colloquium (MCTC) formed in 2000 in order to: Since then, the MCTC has held various colloquia, both in person and virtual, exchanging papers on topics for Mennonite-Catholic relationships, as well as held two conferences, most recently at the University of Notre Dame. Some of these dialogues have been published by Pandora Press … Continue reading Theology
All of the presenters at the July meeting of the Mennonite Catholic Theological Colloquium have now provided text versions of their presentations. You can find them by going to the newly re-designed section of our website for Theological Dialogue and Reflection: http://www.bridgefolk.net/theology/colloquia/2005theology. The topic of the colloquium was “How Are We ‘Called Together?’” A Mennonite … Continue reading Presentations to Mennonite Catholic Theological Colloquium now available
Press Release: How Are We “Called Together?” A Mennonite/Catholic Theological Colloquium Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, VA July 20-21, 2005 By Marilyn Stahl Harrisonburg VA, August 4, 2005 (BRIDGEFOLK) — Roman Catholics and Mennonites gathered at Eastern Mennonite University on July 20-21 to reflect on “Called Together to Be Peacemakers,” the report of the first international … Continue reading Mennonite, Catholic theologians discuss
“How we are called together”
PRESS RELEASE Mennonite World Conference August 12, 2004 COLLEGEVILLE, Minnesota — Mennonite and Catholic historians and theologians continued the study of 16th-century religious martyrdom that began last year. Discussions at Saint John’s Abbey, a Benedictine monastery in Minnesota, July 26-28, included plans to form an ecumenical institute for on-going scholarly research on this topic. The … Continue reading Remembering the Cloud of Witnesses: 2nd Ecumenical Conference on 16th-century Martyrdom
Drew Christiansen S.J. surveys Mennonite-Catholic collaboration and dialogue in America magazine: http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=2826
JOINT PRESS RELEASE Mennonite World Conference (MWC) and Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity November 14, 2002 AKRON, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. – The fifth meeting of the Mennonite-Catholic international dialogue took place at the headquarters of the Mennonite Central Committee, Akron, Pennsylvania, October 25-31, 2002. Co-sponsored by the Mennonite World Conference (Strasbourg, France) and the Pontifical … Continue reading Joint news release: Mennonite-Catholic International Dialogue
International Mennonite Catholic Dialogue July 12, 2002 As Jeff has indicated there is a long history behind our being here today. It begins with the missionary movement of the past two centuries that has transformed the Church from a set of western institutions into a set of global institutions. That new Church was given new … Continue reading Ivan Kauffman
JOINT NEWS RELEASE Mennonite World Conference and Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity January 28, 2002 ASSISI, Italy – The fourth meeting of the Mennonite-Catholic international dialogue took place at St. Anthony’s Guest House of the Franciscan Sisters of the Atonement, in Assisi, Italy, November 27th-December 3rd, 2001. Co-sponsored by the Mennonite World Conference (Strasbourg) … Continue reading Joint News Release: Mennonite-Catholic International Dialogue