Office for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs                    NEWSLETTER ARCHIVES
Msgr. Michael J. Carroll, Director;        Sister Judith Kreipe, IHM, Assistant Director                                             
Phone: (215)587-3624         FAX: (215) 587-3561
e-mail: ecumen@adphila.org              website: http://archphila.org/evangelization/ecum/ecum.htm 

Editor: Sam Herb   samherb@comcast.net

Issue  (download as PDFs)*                           Main Article Topic(s)

May 2010             We shared some words you can use to explain the purpose of the ecumenical movement;
                                     Discussed activities & role of the Philadelphia Liturgical Institute

August 2010          Faith and Marriage — When Spouses Have Different Beliefs;  
                                       River trip promotes cultural awareness & conservation

November 2010     Medical Mission Sisters, Who Hold 85-Year History with Muslim Women,
                                                                 Call on People of All Faiths to Openness and Dialogue

January 2011         Report on – The Future of the Church: A Woodstock Forum on Sources of Hope,
                                                                 Speakers say Catholic laypersons are key

March 2011            Catholic Church Statistics on Abuse;
InterFaithSeminars                  North African Bishops Analyze Events in Tunisia
        (brochure)

September 2011     Rabbinical Student Brings Jews to Church;
Living Word Christian Worship   Interfaith Remembrances of 9/11; Workshop on Christian Worship [see January 2012 issue]
PhilaMuseumArt-FaceOfJesus
        (2 brochures)

October 2011           Living Word Workshop postponed until March 24, 2012 [see January 2012 issue];
                                                Rabbi David Straus on Cardinal Justin Rigali;  
                                                Pope Benedict XVI to German Evangelical Church Council

Late October 2011   Archbishop’s New Year letter to the Philadelphia Board of Rabbis
Gateway Flyer 2011-12              Founding member of Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility Dies
       (brochure)                            Ten Excellent Internet Sources for Interfaith News & Commentary

January 2012               Workshop on Christian Worship; Changes coming for number of Vicariate Coordinators;
Living Word Christian Worship      Week of Celebration of Several Faiths for Martin Luther King
        (brochure)                             Ninth Annual Philadelphia Interfaith Peace Walk; Neighborhood Interfaith Movement & Bob Bricklin       

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Interesting Links:
ENInews (Ecumenical News International): http://www.eni.ch/
ZENIT international news agency: http://www.zenit.org
Council of Centers on Jewish-Christian Relations: http://www.ccjr.us
Muslim-Christian Relations: http://www.stthomas.edu/mcdc/links/default.html 
Interfaith Center of Greater Philadelphia: http://www.interfaithcenterpa.org/site/index.php
Neighborhood Interfaith Movement (Philadelphia):  http://www.nimphilly.org/
The Philadelphia Liturgical Institute: http://www.philadelphialiturgicalinstitute.org/
Interfaith Walk for Peace and Reconciliation: www.interfaithpeacewalk.org
Beliefnet (variety of faith views): http://www.beliefnet.com/
Compare Religions: http://www.religionfacts.com/ ; http://www.patheos.com/Library/Lenses/Side-By-Side.html ;       
                             http://www.religioustolerance.org/relcomp.htm
International Ecumenical Peace Convocation (IEPC): http://www.overcomingviolence.org/
National Council of Churches - USA: Interfaith Relations Commission: http://www.ncccusa.org/interfaith/index.html
Institute for Jewish-Catholic Relations of Saint Joseph's University: http://www.sju.edu/academics/centers/ijcr/
Friends in Faith (a high school Jewish-Catholic dialog): http://www.sju.edu/~pcunning/FIF/index.html
Lutheran-Catholic Dialogue: http://www.nccbuscc.org/seia/lutheran.shtml
Anglican-Roman Catholic Consultation USA: http://www.usccb.org/seia/anglican.shtml
North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultations: http://www.usccb.org/seia/orthodox_index.shtml
Catholic-Reformed Consultations: http://www.usccb.org/seia/reformed.shtml
United Methodist-Catholic Dialogue: http://www.usccb.org/seia/methodist.shtml
Southern Baptist Convention-Catholic Conversations: http://www.usccb.org/seia/southern_baptist.shtml
Evangelical-Catholic Dialogue: http://www.usccb.org/seia/evangelical.shtml
Dialogue of Catholics and Muslims: http://www.usccb.org/seia/islam_index.shtml
Buddhist-Catholic Consultations: http://www.usccb.org/seia/buddhism.shtml
Sikh-Catholic Consultations: http://www.usccb.org/seia/sikhism.shtml
Hindu-Catholic Consultations: http://www.usccb.org/seia/irother.shtml
Ecumenism (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) various viewpoints on topic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecumenism
    [Keep in mind that this source has several inputs from several authors, but demonstrates the complexity of the issues & definitions;
                see their "discussions" tab]
Interfaith News Sources:
Harvard‟s Pluralism Project: Religious Diversity News Feed         New York Times:  Religion and Belief
Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life: Weekly Update              Washington Post: On Faith
Gallup Poll‟s religion section                                                     Huffington Post: Huffpost Religion
Religion & Ethics' Newsweekly                                                  Alltop: Religion Site
British version of Religion & Ethics: BBC Religion                       Religion News Service (RNS) [sign up for daily news roundup]
Faith in Public Life (FPL): Daily News Reel
 

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