OUR NEIGHBORS' FAITH
OUR NEIGHBORS' FAITH
Does 'In our times' mean, 'now and forevermore?'
The words "Nostra Aetate" mean, "In our times." These are the first words of the document published by the Second Vatican Council in 1965, announcing change. "In our times..." was intended to mean that the council was breaking from the past.
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Practicing ecumenism
What do you consider is of prime importance in being a Christian believer? St. Paul's major concern for the Corinthian Church was that his sisters and brothers be in agreement.
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Bruderhof, Catholics promote life
For the last four years, the Maple Ridge Bruderhof community in Ulster Park, N.Y., has had a "Celebrate Life" open house in May for our Catholic friends.
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Solution to a 500-year rift: healthy ecumenism
October 31, 2017, is the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation -- when, legend says, a disgruntled Augustinian monk, Martin Luther, nailed his 95 theses to the church door in Wittenberg, Germany.
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Ecumenism in the trenches
We were getting ready to close our church building for a few months for a full interior renovation. The parish had been waiting and preparing for years, and now it was here. We would celebrate Mass in the rectory basement on weekdays and in the school gym on Sundays. We …
INTERFAITH GATHERING
Fourteen faith communities meet to work on caring for the Earth
Protecting the Earth is a goal for many faith communities. Now, Catholic parishes and other congregations in the Albany Diocese are teaming up to work on environmental issues.
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Remembering Billy Graham
Relations between evangelical Protestants and Catholics can be tense. A happy exception was the 1990 Rev. Dr. Billy Graham Crusade in Albany.
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Christian unity much-needed today
The theme of the 2013 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is, "What does God require of us?" This week is observed by all Christians around the world from January 18-25.
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Ecumenical organization plans for the future
There is a crossroads in the Capital Region - a crossroads of faith. It is the place where American Baptist Churches, the Episcopal Diocese of Albany, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Interdenominational Ministers' Conference, the Presbyterian Church USA, the Reformed Church in America, the Roman Catholic Diocese of …
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Campus ministry makes interfaith connections
Ten years ago, when I began my work as the Protestant campus minister at The University at Albany, one of my colleagues shared with me practical counsel that would become part of the orientation to my new job.
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John Calvin, reluctant ecumenist
Several years ago, I was at a conference of the Calvin Studies Society that focused on the theme of John Calvin and Roman Catholicism. One thing we were asked to discuss was "the degree to which Calvin might be seen as a Catholic theologian."
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