ONE SPIRIT~ONE CALL THIRD ANNUAL PRAYERFUL PUBLIC WITNESS
Our Speaker, Candace McLean, PhD [Click photo to read Candace’s address.]On November 17, we gathered in Holy Family’s Celebration Hall to nourish seeds of hope with prayer, song, dance, and words that call us to continue our work for justice and equality.
Here is what you said about our joyous celebration:
“There is hope for change in the Church!”
“. . . I felt a tremendous sense of freedom. It is so wonderful to meet other Catholics who believe discussion and dialogue should be the future of the Catholic Church.”
“Rich, so rich, hopeful—more than I anticipated. I’ve thought maybe this church won’t work for me in the long term. After hearing the speaker, I thought this relationship is worth pursuing.”
“Inspired. Hopeful. Energized. Grateful to have been there.”
“Lay people are more important than I thought…all the people of the whole Church are equally important.”
“The most remarkable bit of information for me was St. Thomas Aquinas on following your conscience—it always felt right to do so, but it is certainly nice to have a doctor of the Church saying that it is not only right, but imperative.”
“Conscience awareness is up to us: study, pray, discuss.”
“Conscience comes from community rather than in isolation.”
“Inspiring and moving….I have left every one of these events (particularly this one) with a warm, wonderful feeling of being surrounded by love, support and joy, and the encouragement that women will be truly accepted by the Church as Jesus accepted us.”
“What an event! The Spirit was among us.”
