Concerned Lay Catholics

A Voice for Lay Catholics in Canada

But speaking the truth in love, we must grow up in every way into Christ - Eph. 4:15

Concerned Lay Catholics

We are an independent group of concerned committed lay Catholics formed in Canada to affirm the laity’s role of co-responsibility in the Church. Our vision, mission, and values flow from the teachings of the Second Vatican Council, the vision of the Holy Father Pope Francis, and the call of the Canadian Bishops for healing, reconciliation and transformation. 

We want to work to restore trust and promote healing in the Catholic Church by encouraging lay people to become educated, engaged and empowered to act in the following key areas:

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End of March 2024 Newsletter - and special abuse crisis report
End of March 2024 Newsletter - and special abuse crisis report

Our End of March 2024 Newsletter

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Special Report: Sexual Abuse Crisis: 5 Years after the Papal Summit 
Special Report: Sexual Abuse Crisis: 5 Years after the Papal Summit 

Special Report - Sexual Abuse Crisis: 5 Years after the Papal Summit

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Latest from the Vatican on creating a Synodal Church
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Mother Cabrini: the first American saint.
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A review of the movie Cabrini

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St Jerome’s University Lectures in Catholic Experience presents Dr. Tricia Bruce - Her Place in the Church: Gender, Power, and Authority in Contemporary Catholicism-Review by Cathie Pead
St Jerome’s University Lectures in Catholic Experience presents Dr. Tricia Bruce - Her Place in the Church: Gender, Power, and Authority in Contemporary Catholicism-Review by Cathie Pead

Gender has long prescribed the roles of men and women in the Catholic Church, refereed formally via ordination and informally via social norms. Drawing upon hundreds of interviews, Sociologist Dr. Tricia Bruce compares the prospects and parameters of women’s leadership at two moments in the Church: following Vatican II (six decades ago) and today.

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