Concerned Lay Catholics 10/29/24 Concerned Lay Catholics 10/29/24

Discussion of Final October 2024 Interlocutor’s Report on the Missing and Disappeared Indigenous Children and Unmarked Burials in Canada

Reflection on Indigenous Justice Issues October: Discussion of Final October 2024 Interlocutor’s Report on the Missing and Disappeared Indigenous Children and Unmarked Burials in Canada

Concerned Lay Catholics 2/17/23 Concerned Lay Catholics 2/17/23

The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) released a series of Pastoral Letters to First Nations, Inuit, Métis, and the People of God in Canada,…

Pastoral Letter to the People of God in Canada

Concerned Lay Catholics 5/24/22 Concerned Lay Catholics 5/24/22

Catholic Bishops Welcome Announcement of Dates and Hub Cities for Papal Visit to Canada

Dates and locations set for Pope’s visit

Concerned Lay Catholics 5/17/22 Concerned Lay Catholics 5/17/22

Spring Keynote: One Year Anniversary of the Revelations of Unmarked Graves at Kamloops Residential School- and a year of sober reckoning for our Church

Concerned Lay Catholics 4/7/22 Concerned Lay Catholics 4/7/22

Personal Reflection on Pope Francis’ apology from Donna McGreal, Concerned Lay Catholics Indigenous Relations Lead – April 2, 2022

Concerned Lay Catholics 3/29/22 Concerned Lay Catholics 3/29/22

Development and Peace issues invitation to sign up for continuous prayer for success of the Indigenous leaders’ visit

Concerned Lay Catholics 3/29/22 Concerned Lay Catholics 3/29/22

A Journey Toward Healing and Reconciliation-Indigenous Leaders from Canada meet with Pope Francis

Concerned Lay Catholics 3/19/22 Concerned Lay Catholics 3/19/22

Mi’kmaw Elder heading to the Vatican hopes for an apology from the Pope

Concerned Lay Catholics 2/10/22 Concerned Lay Catholics 2/10/22

Indigenous Delegation to Rome Rescheduled

Concerned Lay Catholics 2/10/22 Concerned Lay Catholics 2/10/22

Canada’s Bishops Announce Indigenous Reconciliation Fund to Support Projects Across Canada

Concerned Lay Catholics 9/30/21 Concerned Lay Catholics 9/30/21

CCCB Announces steps to Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples of Canada

Concerned Lay Catholics 8/17/21 Concerned Lay Catholics 8/17/21

Continued calls for Papal Apology

Continued calls for a Papal apology

Concerned Lay Catholics 8/11/21 Concerned Lay Catholics 8/11/21

Catholic Church Leadership and Residential Schools

Concerned Lay Catholics 8/11/21 Concerned Lay Catholics 8/11/21

The Wrong Men

Concerned Lay Catholics 8/3/21 Concerned Lay Catholics 8/3/21

Residential Schools Crisis Aug. 3 Update

Concerned Lay Catholics 7/28/21 Concerned Lay Catholics 7/28/21

Intergenerational Trauma and Epigenetics

As part of our on-going commitment to helping lay Catholics understand the impact of colonialism, this week we would like to make you aware of this important article on intergenerational trauma and epigenetics

Concerned Lay Catholics 7/21/21 Concerned Lay Catholics 7/21/21

An examination of our complicity in the Residential School Crisis

While most Catholics weren’t directly involved in or often even alive during the time of the residential institutions, this article faces the question of our culpability in spite of our lack of direct involvement