Five Ways – Apr 25 (2)

Apr 30, 2025 Many thanks to those who commented on the April 23 Five Ways. With the papal elections so near, let us look at two Philippine Cardinals and the Oblates of Mary Immaculate. The leading cardinal from Asia for becoming the next pope,…

Growth and Renewal: Oblate Renewal Group Expands

An Oblate-led fellowship quietly reaches 100 members, uniting Christians across traditions through prayer, reflection, and shared mission. From OMI World, 3 April 2025 The Five Ways Fellowship, a renewal group rooted in evangelization, ecumenism, and dialogue, recently welcomed its 100th member. With members spread…

Five Ways – Apr 25

Apr 23, 2025 As Roman Catholics mourn Pope Francis, we remember how Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised him. They met three times, and on the pope’s death, Putin said that in Russia, the closer one dies to Easter, the more blessed that person…

Five Ways – Mar 25

March 05, 2025 First, Children’s Joy, especially for Lent: A second grader came home from school and said to her mother, “Mom, guess what? We learned how to make babies today.” The mother, more than a little surprised, tried to keep her cool. “That’s…

Five Ways – Feb 25

February 21, 2025 Many thanks to those who commented on the January 28, 2025 Five Ways. For Christian Joy, consider these two insights by kids, from the Joyful Noiseletter of Jan.-Feb. 2024: 1) A little girl asked her grandpa: “Grandpa, did God make you?”…

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2025 Conferences

Five Ways – Jan 25

January 28, 2025 First, as we end the first month of the Jubilee Year, 2025, let us remember the need for joy.  In our Old Testament reading from Nehemiah for Jan. 26, we saw that when people realize more deeply how much God loves…

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2025

To appreciate this year’s Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, January 18-25, 2025, see the article below written by Rev. Philip Halikias published in the Nov/Dec 2024 issue of Ecumenical Trends.  -Fr. Harry Do You Believe This? When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus…

Five Ways – Dec 24

December 30, 2024 First, as plans are made for the funeral of President Jimmy Carter, may we remember him as a devout Southern Baptist who taught Sunday School for many years.  When the Southern Baptists turned fundamentalist, he fought with all his energy to…

2025 RVP Annual Seminar

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