Fr. Harry Winter
Synodality and Oblates in the USA Pope Francis is asking every parish, retreat center, house of formation, and Catholic center to discuss synodality. In the seven mandated questions, the fourth asks “How connected do you feel to the core mission of the Church–making disciples…
Posted on August 24, 2022 The Synodality report submitted by Fr. Jim Allen, regarding our Belleville Oblates, and the Synodality report submitted by Fr. Harry Winter, regarding the Diocese of Syracuse, may seem unrelated. But we are putting them together to show the widespread…
For Ecumenism and Laity in the Oct. 2021 – Oct. 2023 Synod Thank you for being here for the opening of the Synod. you have come by many different roads and from different Churches, each bearing your own questions and hopes. I am certain…
Short and incisive explanation of why Vatican II is a “pastoral” council, in which John O’Malley, S.J., summarizes the impact of Vatican II. From the moment the Second Vatican Council opened, it has consistently been described as a pastoral council, sometimes so insistently and…
I. John Allen, “Support for “Healthy Secularism” During Benedict XVI’s Sept. 2008 trip to France, he endorsed what French President Nicolas Sarkozy has dubbed “positive laicite”—a French term for which there is no exact English equivalent, though the usual translation is “secularism.” The basic…
February 2020 Revised Edition of Oblate Missiologists By Harry Winter, OMI Feb. 2020 edition of Oblate Missiologists, A Workbook, features the mention of the first Oblate martyr, Brother Alexis Reynard (1828-75). Our first Oblate martyr died defending a young 14-year-old orphan girl, Genevieve Duquette, from…
Mary and Mission: Not Only for December 8, 2019. Very Rev. Louie Lougen’s insights for the feast of the Immaculate Conception, Dec. 8, 2019, are even more needed as we cope with the corona virus and racism. Click Here to learn More Rolheiser on…
Muslim Response to Pope Francis Visit (3/10/21) ROME – Pope Francis’s recent trip to Iraq will undoubtably have a lasting impact on the country in ways that only time will tell, however, in the immediate aftermath, a few significant developments can already be seen….
Inspiring Letter of Pope Francis to Families (12/26/21) In this “Amoris Laetitia Family” Year, I am writing to express my deep affection and closeness to you at this very special time. Families have always been in my thoughts and prayers, but especially so during…