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.
“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
The 16th annual Bridgefolk conference, Pilgrimage toward Christian Unity: Beginning with Baptism, 27-30 July 2017, will be held at Seattle Mennonite Church and the School of Theology and Ministry at Seattle University, WA.
This daylong symposium will feature scholars from the Mennonite and Catholic traditions engaging in discussion of the historical context and contemporary liturgical practices around intercessory prayer. Formal presentations will lay the groundwork for informed engagement among participants, with the goal of advancing ecumenical dialogue through rigorous theological exploration.
Invited Speakers:
There is no charge for participation. Refreshments will be provided, and participants will take meals on their own.
Questions? Please contact Margie Pfeil at mpfeil1@nd.edu.
This event is sponsored by:
Ecumenical dialogue is not an end in itself. It serves as an indispensable instrument to overcome the divisive, mutual misinterpretations of the past. Ecumenical encounters pave the way toward healing painful memories and lead to a deeper understanding of the church’s given unity, thus becoming a more credible witness of that truth.
Edited by Fernando Enns and Jonathan Seiling, Mennonites in Dialogue is a collection of all conversation texts involving Mennonites on international and national levels, covering forty years of encounters with Roman Catholics, Lutherans, Reformed, Baptists, and Seventh-Day Adventists, among others. The texts illustrate growth in agreement as well as identify the remaining convictions that still divide. Continue reading “Major new resource documents Mennonite ecumenical dialogue”
Dear Friends of Bridgefolk,
I am pleased to announce the upcoming Bridgefolk conference for 2016!
Theme: “‘I Desire Mercy:’ Practicing the Works of Mercy”
Speakers: Fr. Columba Stewart, OSB, and Dawn Ruth Nelson
Location: St. Benedict’s Monastery and College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, MN
Dates: July 28-31
Description: Inspired in part by Pope Francis’ Year (Jubilee) of Mercy, this conference will explore how we joyfully receive mercy from God and how we practice the corporal and spiritual works of mercy. Stories illustrating the practice of mercy will be drawn from the third century to today.
Registration information and conference schedule will follow soon on the Bridgefolk website.
We hope to see you there!
Peace,
Darrin W. Snyder Belousek
Bridgefolk executive director