Perspectives
Articles, essays, and reflections from progressive Catholic voices.
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People’s History: A final reflection
Through 130+ written submissions, four gatherings, many one-on-one interviews, and eight published reflections, we have connected with over 200 people across our intergenerational Call To Action community.
People’s History: ‘A Community of Communities’ (Fr. Richard Renshaw)
Whether it’s progressive or it’s reactionary, top-down doesn’t work in the Church. It’s a community.
People’s History: Fred and Nichole
From Vatican II to the LGBTQ+ closet: “open the windows and let in the fresh air.”
People’s History: Intergenerational Connection
In our People’s History of Vatican II gathering, it was wonderful to talk about our broken but beautiful Church and, simultaneously to embody community and Christ in our coming-together across generations and regions of the country.
People’s History: Reneta Webb
“I have great hope… It’s not even a century since Vatican II and we haven't even begun to squeeze the juice out of that.”
People’s History: Jim Sullivan
We can sense Jim’s story interweaving with our salvation story, this story of ongoing creation of the beloved community, of clear vision and hope—a relational story of our interconnectedness with each other and our triune God.
People’s History: Word Clouds
This week, we encourage you, our community, to reflect on the themes shared by our network of elders. In what way is the Spirit of Vatican II still speaking among us today?
People’s History: Jim Mize
It is one thing to think of the Second Vatican Council as a historical event and another to understand it as a living legacy… It was, and still is, a call for the people of God to re-imagine their own day-to-day practices.
People’s History: Marion Flynn
Perhaps this — the reality of unfulfilled promises — is why Marion now stands with one foot out of the Catholic Church. And perhaps it is exactly why she keeps one foot in — holding out for reforms that have not yet come.