Bridgefolk

Holy Week liturgical texts this year in Rome became occasions for Pope Leo XIV to speak out against wars around the world, and especially in Iran. Less than a year after beginning his papacy with words of peace affirming explicitly that “the peace of the risen Christ” is a “disarmed and disarming peace,” Leo has …

Due to various technical difficulties, it has taken us a few months to post videos from our summer conference in Winnipeg. We apologize for the delay. Thankfully, they are now available by clicking here. You will find keynote addresses by Dr. Jennifer Otto and Fr. John Klassen OSB, along with Q&A sessions following each one. …

When Bridgefolk formed in 2002, Saint John’s Abbey in Collegeville, MN – under the leadership of Abbot John Klassen – offered to be a home for this fledgling movement. Initial annual conferences were hosted by the Abbey. After several years, some of the Catholic participants expressed interest in visiting Mennonite settings. Conferences began to alternate …

Bridgefolk participant and liturgist Sarah Kathleen Johnson recently shared findings from her research on occasional religious practice and its contributions to grassroots ecumenism in a lecture at the Centre for Christian Engagement at St. Mark’s College in Vancouver. Johnson has introduced the concept of occasional religious practice as a novel yet intuitive way to describe...

A reflection on Anabaptism@500 in Zurichby Gerald Schlabach Long-time Bridgefolk participants remember the booming voice of the late Ivan Kauffman celebrating historic moments that have marked the development of closer relationships between Mennonites, Roman Catholics, and other divided Christians: “It’s a miracle!” Kauffman would almost shout it. But he had a solidly empiric...