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~ Ecclesiastes 3.1:8 ~

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    Cornerstone Catholic Community

    An Ecumenical Community Affiliated with
    Heartland Old Catholic Church

    2200 Minnehaha Ave. East, Saint Paul, MN  55119

    Recommended Links

       
     
      Old Catholicism

    History of Old Catholicism
    From the Heartland Old Catholic Church website.

    Declaration of Utrecht, 1889
    One of the foundational documents of Old Catholicism.

     

     

    Catholic Reform Movements

    CORPUS
    The National Association for an Inclusive Priesthood... [promoting] an expanded and renewed priesthood of married and single men and women in the [Roman] Catholic Church.

    Call to Action - USA
    A [Roman] Catholic movement working for equality and justice in the Church and society.

    Women's Ordination Conference
    Strives to "[r]eclaim the church’s early tradition of a discipleship of equals."

     

     

     Christian resources - GLBT

    Directory of GLBT-friendly Christian churches world-wide
    (Gaychurch.org)
    Organized by country and, for the United States, by state.  Cornerstone is proud to be listed there.


    Gaychurch.org
    A web site ministering to the gay and lesbian Christian community (GLBT) and friends.  It features a bulletin board and articles pertinent to reconciling one's faith with their sexual orientation.  They host the GLBT-friendly church directory listed above.

     

    Christian resources - education

    United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities
    An ecumenical seminary run by the United Church of Christ.  Their faculty are drawn from a variety of traditions, including the Episcopal Church and Judaism.

     

     

    Spirituality

    Speaking of Faith
    National Public Radio's weekly program "about belief, meaning, ethics, and ideas".  You can listen online to past shows.

    Library of Congress webcasts
    The U.S. Library of Congress has an archive of streaming media (RealPlayer) presentations on religious topics.  These presentations were given by scholars and religious leaders and cover the topic of religion in personal life, popular culture, the arts, and politics.  Titles include "The Bible in American Public Life", "Harry Potter and St. Augustine", and "Courage and Compassion".  Each presentation is about an hour.

     

     

    Old Catholic churches and organizations

    Heartland Old Catholic Church
    The larger Old Catholic community in the Midwest U.S. to which our parish belongs.

    Other parishes of the Heartland Old Catholic Church
    Cornerstone is just one of several parishes of Heartland.  Here are our sister parishes.

    Utrecht Union of Old Catholic Churches
    Formed in 1889, the Union is the organization of Old Catholic churches in Europe. 

    Old Catholic Diocese in Germany
    One of the members of the Utrecht Union.  They have excellent English-language portions of their website.

     

      The Early Church

    Writings of the Early Church Fathers
    "...[T]ranslations into English of all the extant works of the Fathers down to the date of the first General Council held at Nice in A.D. 325."  Maintained by Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

    Guide to Early Church Documents
    Includes the translated full text of such works as Augustine's City of God and Confessions.

    The Seven Ecumenical Councils (summary)
    Besides the Council of Jerusalem described in the book of Acts (Acts 15), these seven councils defined and clarified such doctrines as the Trinity, the dual nature of Christ, and the proper use of religious icons.  A summary from the Heartland Old Catholic Church.

    The Seven Ecumenical Councils
    Translated full text of what today we would call the "final report" of each council. Besides addressing questions of faith (dogma), each council also addressed administrative issues, including qualifications for ordination to the priesthood. Maintained by Fordham University.