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.
We have just received news of the death of Doris Murphy, a Bridgefolk friend who contributed enthusiastically to some of our early conferences. Her obituary follows. Doris Helen Murphy, age 74, of Ellsworth, Wis., passed away at home on Aug. 11 after a short illness. She was cared for in her final weeks by her … Continue reading Death of Doris Murphy
Catholic Sacramental Spirituality July 13, 2002 My topic this afternoon will be on sacramental spirituality as the ground for peacemaking. Presently I work in a parish. Throughout my life what I’ve perhaps done best is try to help people on the local level, the parish level, rather than do theology just for the rich and … Continue reading Doris Murphy
Catholics and Mennonites need each other. This is the conviction that animates the ecumenical group Bridgefolk, in which Doris Murphy was an enthusiastic participant. On October 4th, Dr. Gerald W. Schlabach will share lessons from Mennonite-Catholic dialogue at the 8th Annual Doris H. Murphy Memorial Lecture at St. Bridget Catholic Church in River Falls, Wisconsin, … Continue reading Schlabach to share lessons from Bridgefolk in Doris H. Murphy Memorial lecture, Oct. 4th
Bridgefolk Conference 2010 Mennonites and Catholics – Practices for Our Life Together in Christ July 22 – 25, 2010 Saint John’s Abbey Collegeville, MN Thursday, July 22 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Arrival, Registration and Room assignment, St. Mary Hall, Basement 5:30 Dinner – Cook out Abbey Chapter House Lawn 7:00 Opening worship, Abbey … Continue reading Schedule
Exploring a common future for Mennonites and Catholics “Mennonite and Catholic: A Journey of Healing” by Gerald W. Schlabach “You Converted to What? One Mennonite’s Journey“, by Gerald W. Schlabach, Commonweal, 1 June 2007 “The Church as Sign or Sacrament: Trinitarian Ecclesiology, Pilgram Marpeck, Vatican II and John Milbank“, by Neal Blough “John Howard Yoder: … Continue reading Theological Resources
Creating Peacemaking Communities for the New Millennium Catholics and Mennonites Bridging the Divide St. John’s Abbey, Collegeville, Minnesota July 12-14, 2002 Introduction Panel: “The Bridges that Have Brought Us Here.” Moderator: Abbot John Klassen, OSB Jeffrey Gros, FSC: Catholic-Mennonite Dialogue in Ecumenical Context Ivan Kauffman: International Mennonite-Catholic Dialogue Weldon Nisly: The Emergence of the “Bridgefolk” … Continue reading Bridgefolk 2002
book review by Doris Murphy St. Bridget’s Parish, River Falls, Wisconsin Boers, Arthur Paul, Barb Nelson Gingerich, Eleanor Kreider, and Mary H. Schertz, eds. Take Our Moments and Our Days: An Anabaptist Prayer Book. Co-published with the Institute of Mennonite Studies. Scottdale, Pa.; Waterloo, Ont.: Herald Press, 2005. 226 pp. ISBN: 0-8361-9334-2. Price: $10.00; in Canada $12.00. for more information and to order go to http://www.ambs.edu/prayerbook or http://www.mph.org/hp/books/takeourmoments.htm Lionel … Continue reading An Anabaptist liturgy of hours