Morning One in Rome: A Pop-In at the Curia and the Reward for a Little Courage
Martha Ligas writes about our visit to the Dicastery for Divine Worship
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For Fourteen-year-old Me
Olivia Hastie reflects on what being present at the opening week of the Synod means for her.
Stations of the Resurrection According to John with Laura James
Laura James has expanded her “Mary Magdalene and the Risen Jesus” series with six new images to depict all of John’s Resurrection Narrative. Our virtual art show presents a first look at these “Stations of the Resurrection,” exploring the theological significance of each painting. We also hear from Laura James herself about her inspiration and […]
Stations of the Resurrection
Stations of the Resurrection According to John Art by Laura James. Copyright Laura James, Rita L. Houlihan, FutureChurch. All rights reserved. For reprint or posting licensing, please contact FutureChurch at info@futurechurch.org “Mary Magdalene Discovers the Empty Tomb – John 20:1” “Mary Magdalene Tells Peter and the Beloved – John 20:2” “Peter and the Beloved at […]
Working Document for Synod offers hope for progress but limits true synodality by curtailing conversation of ordination
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Russ Petrus, Executive Director russ@futurechurch.org On July 9, 2024 the Vatican released the Instrumentum Laboris – or working document – which will guide conversation and discernment at the October 2024 General Assembly of the Synod on Communion, Participation and Mission in Rome. While FutureChurch sees much hope for progress in the […]
Quick Chart of Bibilical Women Omitted, Made Optional, or Relegated to Weekdays in the Lectionary
Women in Church Leadership Name/Story Lectionary reading Day Year Lection # Effect Midwives Shiphrah & Puah Never heard The lectionary skips over the story of these courageous women. The weekday reading of Exod. 1:8-22 (#389) skips from verse 14 to verse 22, thus excising the story of these valiant women who put their own lives at […]
What we gain when we include John 20: 10 – 18 on Easter Sunday
Women in Church Leadership What do we gain by including John 20:10-18 with the Easter Reading of John 20:1-9? “John 20 is not a collection of disconnected or interchangeable episodes, but a single narrative, composed of a number of ‘scenes’ or ‘acts’, which together present a coherent and integrated interpretation of the resurrection.” (S. Schneiders) […]
What is the Lectionary?
Women in Church Leadership The Lectionary: A Canon within a Canon Very simply, the lectionary is a collection of pre-selected passages from the Bible assigned to specific occasions on the Church calendar, referred to as the liturgical year. A lectionary is not the Bible. Instead, the lectionary is a collection of passages (lections) from the […]