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Remembering Gustavo Gutierrez
Friends,
This month, we begin by recalling the life and work of liberation theology pioneer, Fr Gustavo Gutierrez, who has died at the age of 96. Chaplain to the Young Christian Students (YCS) and Catholic university students as a young priest, he was also a constant companion of the twin Pax Romana movements (IMCS and ICMICA) over many decades.
The media is already full of obituaries and tributes to him. Here, we present a simple compilation of quotes from leaders and chaplains of our movements who knew and worked with him.
Next, we highlight a series of news reports on the highly successful Lay Mission and Vocation Conference in Rome co-sponsored by ten international lay apostolate movements, the Cardijn Community International and others from 9-13 October 2024.
The conference concluded with a special declaration addressed to participants in the Synod, calling for greater priority to be given to the promotion of the lay apostolate and the recognition of the role of lay movements. The statement was endorsed at a moving Martyrs' Mass at the Domitilla Catacombs where the original Pact of the Catacombs was adopted in 1965.
We also present the videos from an online conversation with Vatican nuncio to the US, Cardinal Christophe Pierre, and our September webinar with US journalist, Nate Tinner-Williams on synodality.
During the Rome conference, Stefan Gigacz also launched his new book, Rediscovering Joseph Cardijn, which is now available from CIC..
We also mark the World Day for Decent Work with an article by German Fr Stefan Eirich, chaplain to the World Movement of Christian Workers, the global movement with which the Catholic Labor Network is affiliated.
Finally, we are pleased to highlight a webinar remembering Cardijn on his birth anniversary, jointly organised by the ICYCW and IYCW. What a great way to usher in the centenary of the movement's foundation in Belgium in 1925!
The Centre International Cardijn team
Remembering Gustavo Gutierrez
Lay apostolic movement leaders around the world are expressing their appreciation for the life of the late Fr Gustavo Gutierrez, the Peruvian liberation theology pioneer, who died on 22 October 2024 at the age of 96.
Described as a "diminutive giant," Fr Gustavo was a chaplain to the Young Christian Students and Catholic university student movements.
Recalling his meeting with Fr Gustavo, Paulist Deacon Chris Malano noted that while “some will remember Fr Gustavo Gutierrez for his theological work, I will remember him for the deep sense of care he had for whomever he was interacting — a care that is rooted in God’s love.”
READ MORE
Leaders re-affirm importance of lay apostolate
Fifty lay leaders from thirty countries working with ten international lay apostolate movements and the Cardijn Community met in Rome from 9-13 October 2024 to study the theme “Lay Mission and Vocation.”
On Saturday 12 October, participants celebrated a Mass of Martyrs at the Domitilla Catacombs, recalling the many lay leaders and chaplains of the movements, who have been martyred over the course of the last century.
There they adopted a message addressed to lay leaders at the Second Session of Synod on Synodality, which is currently under way, reaffirming the original 1965 Pact of the Catacombs for a servant Church of the Poor.
In their message, they also called on the Synod to clearly affirm the primacy of the baptismal vocation and the need to work to ensure that all lay people will become protagonists of a synodal Church that promotes the formation of responsible citizens active in the world.
READ OR DOWNLOAD THE STATEMENT
Protagonists of Synodality (English)
Protagonistas de la sinodalidad (Español)
Protagonistes de la synodalité (Français)
ACTION PROPOSALS
Towards the future (English)
Mirando el futuro (Español)
Regarder vers l'avenir (Français)
MEDIA REPORTS
Michael Centore, October 11: An Apostolate of Like to Like (Today's American Catholic)
Nate Tinner-Williams, Catholic Action reps renew 'Pact of the Catacombs' in Rome, marking solidarity with the poor (Black Catholic Messenger)
Camillo Barone, Worldwide Catholic lay leaders call for inclusive church at Rome conference (National Catholic Reporter)
Stefan Gigacz, Lay leaders re-affirm primacy of baptismal vocation (Australian Cardijn Institute)
Stefan Gigacz, Lay movements challenge Synod to prioritise lay apostolate (Synodal Reflections)
Lay leaders re-affirm primacy of baptismal vocation (CathNews)
Jordi Pacheco, “La gent de fora de l’Església no coneix tota la riquesa associativa del laïcat” (Flama)
Jordi Pacheco, “La gente de fuera de la Iglesia no conoce toda la riqueza asociativa del laicado” (Religion Digital)
Francisco Martinez Hoyos, Laics en primera línia: la llavor del canvi en l’Església (FocNou)
Webinar: YCW yesterday, today and tomorrow: 9 November 2024
The IYCW and ICYCW will join together in a webinar on 9 November 2024 at 2pm to understand the history of our movement and its important and relevance in our world today.
REGISTER NOW
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1-_1d8j5Mm7DITfZhG_eEIcPDuuhEsPrgb4Mnrk_6Tpg/
Video: Being a synodal missionary church
Last month, Cardijn Associates USA and the Australian Cardijn Institute hosted Nate Tinner-Williams, co-founder and editor of the Black Catholic Messenger, for a webinar on “Being a Synodal Missionary Church”on Saturday 28 September, 2024.
Nate travelled to Rome to report on the Second Assembly of the Synod on Synodality, which will take place during the month of October 2024.
READ NATE'S REPORT FROM ROME
Catholic Action reps renew 'Pact of the Catacombs' in Rome, marking solidarity with the poor (Black Catholic Messenger)
WATCH THE VIDEO
Issue: Access to decent work essential
The promotion of social justice and an economy for life to which our movement is committed for the next 4 years is only possible if every man and woman has access to decent work, i.e. a job, appropriate remuneration (in cash or in kind), safety at work and healthy working conditions, writes Fr Stefan Eirich, chaplain to the World Movement of Christian Workers.
Unfortunately, trends in the current global political situation seem intent on wiping out the few gains and small steps made so far in terms of personal rights and freedoms. The spectacular rise to power of extreme right-wing parties poses an unprecedented threat to the values of democracy, the rule of law, equality and fairness.
On the celebration of the World Day for Decent Work on October 7, 2024, we join the movements of Europe in their declaration against the rise to power of extreme right-wing parties and their effects on the enjoyment of personal rights and decent work.
READ MORE
Message from the World Movement of Christian Workers (WMCW) on the World Day for Decent Work 2024 (WMCW)
From precarious work to just work and dignified life (International Young Christian Workers)
Del trabajo precario al trabajo justo y a una vida digna (JOCI)
Du travail précaire au travail juste et à une vie digne (JOCI)
Book: Joseph Cardijn Rediscovered
The Australian Cardijn Institute has announced the publication of Stefan Gigacz’s new book entitled Joseph Cardijn Rediscovered, which was launched with a special Synod edition during the Lay Mission and Vocation Conference in Rome on 11 October 2024.
Subtitled “Mission, Method, Method,” the book traces the origins and sources of Cardijn’s thought and methods.
A US edition of the book is expected to be available in 2025.
READ MORE
Video: Conversation with Cardinal Pierre
Cardinal Christophe Pierre, Holy See Nuncio to the United States joined participants at the Lay Mission and Vocation Conference in Rome for an online conversation on 9 October 2024.
WATCH THE VIDEO HERE (English, French and Spanish)
History: Pat Keegan's historic speech to Vatican II
On 13 October 1964, Patrick Keegan took the floor to speak to the bishops of the Second Vatican Council, the first lay person to speak in a General Congregation, writes Pat Jones in The Tablet.
It was the final day of the debate on the draft decree on the lay apostolate. Fr John Fitzsimons, an English national chaplain to the Young Christian Workers (YCW), recalled in his eulogy at Keegan’s funeral that there was “a murmur of anticipation around the assembly as Archbishop Krol led a layman to the microphone."
It was a long way from the beginning of the Council, when the preparatory commission working on the lay apostolate had met without any lay people present
READ MORE
Pat Keegan, first lay person to address Vatican II
Gospel: Anxious to see Jesus?
Why would Herod be anxious to see Jesus? asks Pat Branson in this month's Gospel Enquiry.
The man we meet in the Gospels lusted for power. Being so focused on himself and the satisfaction of his own wants, Herod ruled by fear and ridicule with no regard for human life or for the culture of the people of his land.
He built the city of Tiberius, in honor of the Roman emperor, on the western shore of Lake Galilee. He unwisely chose land that was a Jewish cemetery and was incensed when none of his fellow Jews would live in the city he built.
READ MORE
Anxious to see Jesus? (Gospel Enquiries)
Reflection: Discipleship, freedom and grace
Through our work in this world, we often find ourselves at the intersection of civic life and faith; we often encounter a Church and world grappling with deep divisions and profound questions about what it means to be disciples of Jesus Christ, writes Richard Pütz.
This is similar to the times and experiences of Joseph Cardijn, or for that matter, the life and times of Deitrich Bonhoeffer or Thomas Merton.
These three men, Cardijn, Bonhoeffer, and Merton, lived at a time when the world was divided and often on fire, much like our world today. Their lives were simultaneously in the world, just as ours are.
Though their lives never really crossed each other's paths, they were all focused on what it meant to live in the Kingdom of God here and now. Each was prophetic and spoke to a suffering world, their message resonating across time and space, connecting us to a larger narrative.
READ MORE
Discipleship, freedom, and grace (Cardijn Reflections)
Solidarity: Lebanon YCS action
YCS leaders in Lebanon are organising the distribution of relief in the war torn south of the country.
DONATE HERE
https://www.helloasso.com/associations/jec/formulaires/3/en
Editorial Note: The purpose of the Centre International Cardijn (CIC) Newsletter is to share information and promote discussion. Citing or linking to articles does not imply any endorsement by CIC of the authors' views.
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Remembering Gustavo Gutierrez
Friends,
This month, we begin by recalling the life and work of liberation theology pioneer, Fr Gustavo Gutierrez, who has died at the age of 96. Chaplain to the Young Christian Students (YCS) and Catholic university students as a young priest, he was also a constant companion of the twin Pax Romana movements (IMCS and ICMICA) over many decades.
The media is already full of obituaries and tributes to him. Here, we present a simple compilation of quotes from leaders and chaplains of our movements who knew and worked with him.
Next, we highlight a series of news reports on the highly successful Lay Mission and Vocation Conference in Rome co-sponsored by ten international lay apostolate movements, the Cardijn Community International and others from 9-13 October 2024.
The conference concluded with a special declaration addressed to participants in the Synod, calling for greater priority to be given to the promotion of the lay apostolate and the recognition of the role of lay movements. The statement was endorsed at a moving Martyrs' Mass at the Domitilla Catacombs where the original Pact of the Catacombs was adopted in 1965.
We also present the videos from an online conversation with Vatican nuncio to the US, Cardinal Christophe Pierre, and our September webinar with US journalist, Nate Tinner-Williams on synodality.
During the Rome conference, Stefan Gigacz also launched his new book, Rediscovering Joseph Cardijn, which is now available from CIC..
We also mark the World Day for Decent Work with an article by German Fr Stefan Eirich, chaplain to the World Movement of Christian Workers, the global movement with which the Catholic Labor Network is affiliated.
Finally, we are pleased to highlight a webinar remembering Cardijn on his birth anniversary, jointly organised by the ICYCW and IYCW. What a great way to usher in the centenary of the movement's foundation in Belgium in 1925!
The Centre International Cardijn team
Remembering Gustavo Gutierrez
Lay apostolic movement leaders around the world are expressing their appreciation for the life of the late Fr Gustavo Gutierrez, the Peruvian liberation theology pioneer, who died on 22 October 2024 at the age of 96.
Described as a "diminutive giant," Fr Gustavo was a chaplain to the Young Christian Students and Catholic university student movements.
Recalling his meeting with Fr Gustavo, Paulist Deacon Chris Malano noted that while “some will remember Fr Gustavo Gutierrez for his theological work, I will remember him for the deep sense of care he had for whomever he was interacting — a care that is rooted in God’s love.”
READ MORE
Leaders re-affirm importance of lay apostolate
Fifty lay leaders from thirty countries working with ten international lay apostolate movements and the Cardijn Community met in Rome from 9-13 October 2024 to study the theme “Lay Mission and Vocation.”
On Saturday 12 October, participants celebrated a Mass of Martyrs at the Domitilla Catacombs, recalling the many lay leaders and chaplains of the movements, who have been martyred over the course of the last century.
There they adopted a message addressed to lay leaders at the Second Session of Synod on Synodality, which is currently under way, reaffirming the original 1965 Pact of the Catacombs for a servant Church of the Poor.
In their message, they also called on the Synod to clearly affirm the primacy of the baptismal vocation and the need to work to ensure that all lay people will become protagonists of a synodal Church that promotes the formation of responsible citizens active in the world.
READ OR DOWNLOAD THE STATEMENT
Protagonists of Synodality (English)
Protagonistas de la sinodalidad (Español)
Protagonistes de la synodalité (Français)
ACTION PROPOSALS
Towards the future (English)
Mirando el futuro (Español)
Regarder vers l'avenir (Français)
MEDIA REPORTS
Michael Centore, October 11: An Apostolate of Like to Like (Today's American Catholic)
Nate Tinner-Williams, Catholic Action reps renew 'Pact of the Catacombs' in Rome, marking solidarity with the poor (Black Catholic Messenger)
Camillo Barone, Worldwide Catholic lay leaders call for inclusive church at Rome conference (National Catholic Reporter)
Stefan Gigacz, Lay leaders re-affirm primacy of baptismal vocation (Australian Cardijn Institute)
Stefan Gigacz, Lay movements challenge Synod to prioritise lay apostolate (Synodal Reflections)
Lay leaders re-affirm primacy of baptismal vocation (CathNews)
Jordi Pacheco, “La gent de fora de l’Església no coneix tota la riquesa associativa del laïcat” (Flama)
Jordi Pacheco, “La gente de fuera de la Iglesia no conoce toda la riqueza asociativa del laicado” (Religion Digital)
Francisco Martinez Hoyos, Laics en primera línia: la llavor del canvi en l’Església (FocNou)
Webinar: YCW yesterday, today and tomorrow: 9 November 2024
The IYCW and ICYCW will join together in a webinar on 9 November 2024 at 2pm to understand the history of our movement and its important and relevance in our world today.
REGISTER NOW
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1-_1d8j5Mm7DITfZhG_eEIcPDuuhEsPrgb4Mnrk_6Tpg/
Video: Being a synodal missionary church
Last month, Cardijn Associates USA and the Australian Cardijn Institute hosted Nate Tinner-Williams, co-founder and editor of the Black Catholic Messenger, for a webinar on “Being a Synodal Missionary Church”on Saturday 28 September, 2024
Nate travelled to Rome to report on the Second Assembly of the Synod on Synodality, which will take place during the month of October 2024.
READ NATE'S REPORT FROM ROME
Catholic Action reps renew 'Pact of the Catacombs' in Rome, marking solidarity with the poor (Black Catholic Messenger)
WATCH THE VIDEO
Issue: Access to decent work essential
The promotion of social justice and an economy for life to which our movement is committed for the next 4 years is only possible if every man and woman has access to decent work, i.e. a job, appropriate remuneration (in cash or in kind), safety at work and healthy working conditions, writes Fr Stefan Eirich, chaplain to the World Movement of Christian Workers.
Unfortunately, trends in the current global political situation seem intent on wiping out the few gains and small steps made so far in terms of personal rights and freedoms. The spectacular rise to power of extreme right-wing parties poses an unprecedented threat to the values of democracy, the rule of law, equality and fairness.
On the celebration of the World Day for Decent Work on October 7, 2024, we join the movements of Europe in their declaration against the rise to power of extreme right-wing parties and their effects on the enjoyment of personal rights and decent work.
READ MORE
Message from the World Movement of Christian Workers (WMCW) on the World Day for Decent Work 2024 (WMCW)
From precarious work to just work and dignified life (International Young Christian Workers)
Del trabajo precario al trabajo justo y a una vida digna (JOCI)
Du travail précaire au travail juste et à une vie digne (JOCI)
Book: Joseph Cardijn Rediscovered
The Australian Cardijn Institute has announced the publication of Stefan Gigacz’s new book entitled Joseph Cardijn Rediscovered, which was launched with a special Synod edition during the Lay Mission and Vocation Conference in Rome on 11 October 2024.
Subtitled “Mission, Method, Method,” the book traces the origins and sources of Cardijn’s thought and methods.
A US edition of the book is expected to be available in 2025.
READ MORE
Video: Conversation with Cardinal Pierre
Cardinal Christophe Pierre, Holy See Nuncio to the United States joined participants at the Lay Mission and Vocation Conference in Rome for an online conversation on 9 October 2024.
WATCH THE VIDEO HERE (English, French and Spanish)
History: Pat Keegan's historic speech to Vatican II
On 13 October 1964, Patrick Keegan took the floor to speak to the bishops of the Second Vatican Council, the first lay person to speak in a General Congregation, writes Pat Jones in The Tablet.
It was the final day of the debate on the draft decree on the lay apostolate. Fr John Fitzsimons, an English national chaplain to the Young Christian Workers (YCW), recalled in his eulogy at Keegan’s funeral that there was “a murmur of anticipation around the assembly as Archbishop Krol led a layman to the microphone."
It was a long way from the beginning of the Council, when the preparatory commission working on the lay apostolate had met without any lay people present
READ MORE
Pat Keegan, first lay person to address Vatican II
Gospel: Anxious to see Jesus?
Why would Herod be anxious to see Jesus? asks Pat Branson in this month's Gospel Enquiry.
The man we meet in the Gospels lusted for power. Being so focused on himself and the satisfaction of his own wants, Herod ruled by fear and ridicule with no regard for human life or for the culture of the people of his land.
He built the city of Tiberius, in honor of the Roman emperor, on the western shore of Lake Galilee. He unwisely chose land that was a Jewish cemetery and was incensed when none of his fellow Jews would live in the city he built.
READ MORE
Anxious to see Jesus? (Gospel Enquiries)
Reflection: Discipleship, freedom and grace
Through our work in this world, we often find ourselves at the intersection of civic life and faith; we often encounter a Church and world grappling with deep divisions and profound questions about what it means to be disciples of Jesus Christ, writes Richard Pütz.
This is similar to the times and experiences of Joseph Cardijn, or for that matter, the life and times of Deitrich Bonhoeffer or Thomas Merton.
These three men, Cardijn, Bonhoeffer, and Merton, lived at a time when the world was divided and often on fire, much like our world today. Their lives were simultaneously in the world, just as ours are.
Though their lives never really crossed each other's paths, they were all focused on what it meant to live in the Kingdom of God here and now. Each was prophetic and spoke to a suffering world, their message resonating across time and space, connecting us to a larger narrative.
READ MORE
Discipleship, freedom, and grace (Cardijn Reflections)
Solidarity: Lebanon YCS action
YCS leaders in Lebanon are organising the distribution of relief in the war torn south of the country.
DONATE HERE
https://www.helloasso.com/associations/jec/formulaires/3/en
Editorial Note: The purpose of the Centre International Cardijn (CIC) Newsletter is to share information and promote discussion. Citing or linking to articles does not imply any endorsement by CIC of the authors' views.
Centre International Cardijn
Registered in France
Numéro RNA: W595043643 SIREN 925 315 731
Web
www.centreinternationalcardijn.org
Contact
info@centreinternationalcardijn.org
Membership/Sponsorship
To join the Centre International Cardijn, please click here:
https://centreinternationalcardijn.org/join/
Bank
Payments may also be made direct to our bank account:
Account holder: CENTRE INTERNATIONAL CARDIJN
BIC: TRWIBEB1XXX
IBAN: BE75 9673 5777 365