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What is it? Email Editor Journal Index Library Index Summer 2004 (12.2)
Fourty years on (12.2.1) The Journal 1993-2004: An Overview (12.2.2-3) Interchurch family groups in Europe and the Churches (12.2.4-5) Why I receive communion at the Lord's Supper (12.2.6) My experience of confirmation and membership (12.2.6) Swiss conferences 1974-2003 (12.2.7-8) Interchurch families around the world (12.2.9) Agreements on interchurch marriages in Switzerland (12.2.10-11) Problems and passion (12.2.11) Greek Orthodox marriages in the USA (12.2.12-13)
January 2004 (12.1)
From Rome with joy (12.1.1) Address by Cardinal Kasper (12.1.2-3) Anglican greetings (12.1.4) Address by Mgr Giuseppe Chiaretti (12.1.5-6)/journal/pdf/2004V12N01January.pdf#page=5 Address by Professor Daniel Garrone (12.1.6) Address to the Pontifical Council (12.1.7-8) Message from the Second World Gathering of Interchurch Families - Rome 2003 (12.1.8) Interchurch Families Around the World (12.1.9) Franco-Swiss conferences 1967-1981 (12.1.10-12) Learning to forgive (12.1.12-14) A spirituality for interchurch marriage (12.1.15)
Summer 2003 (11.2)
Celebrating initiation into Christ and the Church (11.2.1) Baptism into Christ and the Church in an interchurch family context (11.2.2) What about the child of a Roman Catholic-Baptist couple? (11.2.3) A long wait for baptism (11.2.4) A blessing for our children (11.2.5-6) Baptism of believers (11.2.7) Christian initiation in interchurch families (11.2.8-12) German guidelines on eucharistic sharing: a correction (11.2.12) The path of Roman Catholic and Anglican Unity (11.2.13-15)
January 2003 (11.1)
Towards Rome 2003 (11.1.1-7) Interchurch Families Around the World (11.1.8-10) International Conferences of Interchurch Families (11.1.11) Eucharistic sharing: further study (11.1.12) En route for Rome 2003 (11.1.13) Shutting out or welcoming in? (11.1.14-15)
Summer 2002 (10.2)
Pastoral Understanding - Cover (10.2.1) Parity of Esteem (10.2.2-3) Pastoral Understanding (10.2.4-5) Resources for Ecumenical Hope (10.2.6) Interchurch Families - Sign and Summons (10.2.7) Around the World (10.2.8-9) Fr. John Coventry SJ (10.2.10-15)
January 2002 (10.1)
Living the Path to Christian Unity (10.1.1) Telling our stories (10.1.2-4) Spirituality for Interchurch Families (10.1.5-8) Potential of interchurch families (10.1.9-12) Past & Future (10.1.13-15)
Summer 2001 (9.2)
Going Beyond (9.2.1) You and your children (9.2.2) There is no blueprint for interchurch children (9.2.3) Celebrating 25 years (9.2.4) Making Love: The first rule of marriage (9.2.5-7) Interchurch families around the world (9.2.8) Italian-French-Swiss Conferences (9.2.9-10) Baptising our daughter (9.2.11) Eucharistic Sharing: Forming our consciences (9.2.12-16)
January 2001 (9.1)
No Blueprint (9.1.1) Three baptisms in our family (9.1.2-3) I'm lucky - not weird (9.1.3) Marc is baptised (9.1.4) INTAMS Review (9.1.5) Guidelines for Interchurch Marriages in India (9.1.6-7) Interchurch families around the world (9.1.8-10) Guidelines for eucharistic sharing in Canada (9.1.11-15)
Summer 2000 (8.2)
Unity by stages (8.2.1) New South African Guidelines for Eucharistic Sharing (8.2.5-6) Rockhampton Diocese Guidelines for Eucharistic Sharing (8.2.7) My Experience as an Interchurch Child (8.2.8-9) Practical Steps Forward in Anglican-Roman Catholic Relations (8.2.10-13) Eucharistic Sharing in Interchurch Families in Relation to Authority Issues (8.2.14-15) A Tribute to Joannes Cardinal Willebrands
January 2000 (8.1)
What do we mean by interchurch families? (8.1.1) God Called us to Marry (8.1.2) One Church at Home (8.1.3) Ruth's Baptism (8.1.4) Reaffirming my Commitment (8.1.5) Reflections Over 30 Years (8.1.6-7) Interchurch Families Around the World (8.1.8-11) Ministry to Interchurch Marriages (8.1.12) Challenge and Significance (8.1.13) Interchurch Families - A Triptych (8.1.14-15)
Summer 1999 (7.2)
Summer 1999 (7.2.1) Homily at Heythrop (7.2.2-3) Interchurch Marriage and Freedom of Conscience in Zimbabwe (7.2.4-6) World Council of Churches 8th Assembly (7.2.6) Setting up a Local AIF Group in Zimbabwe (7.2.7) Padare at Harare (7.2.8) Interchurch Families Around the World (7.2.9) One Bread - One Body: A Commentary (7.2.10-15)
January 1999 (7.1)
Fr. Michael Hurley on Fr. John Coventry (7.1.1) Everyone who asks will receive (7.1.2-3) We love one another (7.1.4) A witness to ecumenism (7.1.5-6) Geneva 1998 (7.1.7) Interchurch Families Around the World (7.1.8) Opening up ecumenical space (7.1.9-13) How I invented dual affirmation (7.1.14) Our Silver Wedding - A special occasion (7.1.15)
Summer 1998 (6.2)
Editorial (6.2.1) Personal and Corporate (6.2.2) Christian Unity in Marriage (6.2.3) Occasions of Need (6.2.4-5) Eucharistic Sharing - Southern Africa (6.2.6-7) Around the World (6.2.8-9) Mixing Love And Faith: a Jewish Perspective (6.2.10-11) Christian-Muslim Marriages (6.2.12-13) Christian-Hindu Marriage (6.2.14-15) Interfaith marriage Guidelines (6.2.15)
January 1998 (6.1)
Beatitudes for Interchurch Families (6.1.1) Mark's First Communion (6.1.2) The Body and the Blood (6.1.2) Graz 1997 (6.1.3) Growing as Domestic Church (6.1.4-7) Around the World (6.1.8-9) Eucharistic Sharing (6.1.10-13) Pilgrim's Way (6.1.14) Young People (6.1.15)
Summer 1997 (5.2)
Editorial (5.2.1) Cardinal Hume (5.2.2-4) Spiritual Communion (5.2.4) Eucharistic Belief (5.2.5-7) Around the World (5.2.8-10) Ecumenism at Home (5.2.10) INTAMS (5.2.11) Ecclesiological Implications (5.2.12) Canadian Bishops (5.2.13) Double Belonging (5.2.14) Letter to Methodists (5.2.15)
January 1997 (5.1)
Virginia 1996 (5.1.1) We went to Virginia (5.1.2-4) Church - Eucharist and Family (5.1.5-6) Christian Unity and Interchurch Families: An English Perspective (5.1.7-9) Interchurch Marriages and the reception of the Eucharist (5.1.10-11) Bone of my bone - flesh of my flesh (5.1.12-13) Interchurch Families - Hope for the Churches (5.1.14-15)
Summer 1996 (4.2)
Come Down Quickly! (4.1.1) First Communions in our Family: A Reflection (4.2.2) Eucharist And Family: Essential to Communion (4.2.3-4) LEPs and Interchurch Marriage (4.2.5-6) Interchurch Families: A model for the LEP community (4.2.7) Interchurch Families Around the World (4.2.8-11) Interchurch Families: Ecumenically liberating the Church (4.2.12-15)
January 1996 (4.1)
Knocking at the door (4.1.1) Occasions or Cases? (4.1.2) Hidden Strength (4.1.3) A Source of Joy (4.1.4-6) A Canadian Association? (4.1.7) Coppie interconfessionali - Italy (4.1.9-10) Appel a Nos Eglises - France (4.1.10-11) Growing in Christ (4.1.12-15)
Summer 1995 (3.2)
Conscientious Decisions (3.2.1) Discerning the Body (3.2.2) Validity and Orders (3.2.3-4) Two Ordinations: One Reality (3.2.4) Nick and the Eucharist (3.2.5-6) Northern Ireland Mixed Marriage Association (3.2.7) News From Southern Ireland (3.2.8-9) A House Blessing (3.2.9) Interchurch Families as a Threat of Resurrection (3.2.10-15)
January 1995 (3.1)
Two By Two (3.1.1) Paul's First Communion (3.1.2) Not Worthy to Receive (3.1.3) Churches Together in Marriage (3.1.4) A Dual Commitment (3.1.5) Called To Be One (3.1.5) The Agony and the Ecstasy (3.1.6) Bellinter 1994 (3.1.7-9) From an Irish Perspective (3.1.10-11)
Summer 1994 (2.2)
Sharing Communion (2.2.1) Joanna is Baptised (2.2.2-3) Interchurch Families and Christian Unity (2.2.3) A Generation Ago (2.2.4-5) First Catholic Agreement: Catholic / Syrian Orthodox (2.2.6-7) Interchurch Families Around the World (2.2.8-9) Admission to communion in the Roman Catholic Church for partners in Interchurch Families (2.2.10-15)
January 1994 (2.1)
So What's New? First Holy Communion (2.1.2-3 An Interchurch Family in the Country (2.1.4-6) Families as Agents of Evangelism (2.1.6) My Other Parish (2.1.7) From Problem to Mission (2.1.7) Interchurch Families Around the World (2.1.8-9) Making a Marriage: Seeking Unity (2.1.10-11) Five Opportunities (2.1.12-13) Challenges to Jesus (2.1.14-15)
Summer 1993 (1.2)
No Blueprint (1.1.1,16) A View From Both Sides - Mary (1.2.2-3) A View From Both Sides - A Daughter Speaks (1.2.4-5) A Two-Church Family (1.2.6-7) Interchurch Families Around the World (1.2.8-9) The New Ecumenical Directory (1.2.10-11) The New Directory: Section on Mixed Marriages (1.2.11-12) A Pastoral Priority (1.2.12-14) An Appeal to the Churches (1.2.14-15) Ruth Belongs to Both (1.2.15) Eighth International Conference (1.2.15)
January 1993 (1.1)
A New Look for Interchurch Families (1.1.1) Alexandra's First Communion (1.1.2) Helena's First Communion (1.1.3) Water On The Carpet (1.1.3) Catholics and Protestants (1.1.4-7) The AIF Video (1.1.8-9) No Cross - No Resurrection (1.1.9) A Reflection on a Mixed Marriage (1.1.10) Marriage Across Frontiers (1.1.10-12) In Dublin's Fair City (1.1.13) English ARC (1.1.14) Finding the Brick Wall - Roman Catholic / Methodist Committee (1.1.14-15) Grandparental Ecumenism (1.1.15) International Year of Family (1.1.16) No Cross, No Resurrection
Summer 1992
Interchurch Families - Perth Council of Churches for Britain and Ireland GLU at Swanwick More Baptism Stories
Summer 1990
Ellen's First Communion Corrymeela Aidan's Baptism Mixed Marriages Spearhead the Interchurch Process A Day of Encouragement Mixed Marriages - The Revised Directory Scottish Association of Interchurch Families A Dual Commitment
Issues and Reflections
Number 1 - June 2004
Between the Times, Between Communities: Eucharistic Theology for the Bridge A Transforming Ecumenical Initiative
Number 3 - April 2005
Martin Reardon, 1932 - 2005 Reconciliation
Number 4 - April 2006
Catholic Learning: Explorations in Receptive Ecumenism
Number 5 - November 2006
Interchurch Families in New Zealand Report from an Interchurch Family Perspective, to 14th Academic Consultation, Societas Oecumenica Interchurch Families: Gift and Challenge Resurrecting the Body Ecumenical Ecumenism and Interchurch Families Pope Benedict XVI - Interchurch Families as "laboratories of unity" Ecumenism and Interchurch Families: Janice Thompson
Number 6 - April 2007
Spiritual Ecumenism: A Vademecum by Cardinal Kasper Sacramentum Caritatis The They May Be One: An Interchurch Marriage Transfiguration
Number 7 - October 2007
Loving the universal Church through a spouse’s church. Are interchurch families domestic churches? ARCIC and IARCCUM: An Interchurch Family Perspective Ten Creative Years
Number 8 - October 2008
Forty Years of Interchurch Families Reflections on Leaving LVIV An Interchurch Families Contribution to the 'Reception' of the IARCCUM Report
Number 9 - April 2010
The Fellowship of the Baptized Interchurch Families – A Test Case for the “Domestic Church” Toward a Language of Faithful Possibilities: Interchurch Families and Receptive Ecumenism
Christian Unity
Order Rome Document Interchurch Families and Christian Unity Les foyers interconfessionnels et l’unité chrétienne, Rome 2003 Uniti nel battesimo e nel matrimonio, Roma 2003 Konfessionsverbindende Familien und die Einheit der Christen 2003
International News and Publications
Synod 2015
IFIN Response to Synod 2015 IFIN Comments on Instrumentum Laboris, 2015 Synod 2015 News from AIF-UK
Conferences
International
Canada 2001
Audio Presentations
Virginia 1996
Interchurch Families & Eucharistic Sharing - Present and Future Hope for the Churches
Australia 2005
Letter from Bishop Putney Interchurch Families and Christian Unity Healing Hurts: the lived experience of "One Body Broken" Interchurch Families: Ecumenical Significance and Challenge (E Harrington) Interchurch Families: Ecumenical Significance and Challenge (C Budden) Report to Swanwick A New Era for Interchurch Families in Australia Letter from Archbishop John Bathersby
Geneva 1998
Address at Morning Worship Opening Ecumenical Space (K Raiser) Final Statement
Other Events
Receptive Ecumenism III (2014)
Receptive Ecumenism in the International Perspective RE III Conference Overview Interchurch Families in the Vanguard of Ecumenical Discourse The Red Dust Meets the Bitumen The Hermeneutics of Interchurch Families Divided We Stand: How Mixed Marriages Teach Receptive Ecumenism Receptive Ecumenism and Couple Therapy Report by Margie Dahl Report by Fenella Temmerman Report by Ray Temmerman Philippa Hitchen, Vatican Radio Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service
John Coventry Memorial Lecture 2016
National
England
Swanwick 2001
Bishop David Hawtin
Swanwick 2000
Germany
Neresheim
30 Years of Seminars
Domestic Church Project
Overview Interchurch Families and Christian Unity Questionnaire in View of Theology Working Group - Unpublished IFIN Evaluation of Questionnaires IFIN Theological Working Group: Study Conjugal and Ecclesial Communion - Unpublished, 2006 Interchurch Marriage: Conjugal and Ecclesial Communion Interchurch Families as Domestic Church: MOre Real Than Imperfect? Loving the Universal Church Through A Spouse's Church Are Interchurch Families Domestic Churches? Interchurch Families - A Test Case for the Domestic Church (Unpublished) The Domestic Church: Report on Conversations Being One at Home: Interchurch Families as Domestic Church Interchurch Families as Domestic Church - ARGE Conference How Do Children Become Active Subjects Within The Domestic Church? The Ecumenical Household as Domestic Church: Ecclesial Threat or Pastoral Challenge? Interchurch Families as Improbable Grace The Interchurch Couple: Witness to Communion Interchurch Families: An Indispensable Microcosm. Interchurch Families as Domestic Church: Familial Experiences Interchurch Families as Domestic Church: Familial Experiences and Ecclesial Opportunities Domestic Church Project: Review of Papers
Episcopal Statements & Responses
Episcopal Statement Overview Diocese of Charleston (1997, Revised 2012) Archdiocese of Santa Fe (2009) Diocese of Saskatoon - Pastoral Notes (2008) Diocese of Saskatoon - Sacramental Sharing (2007) Diocese of Saskatoon - Letter of Bishop LeGatt (2007) What is life like... (UK) (2006) Diocese of Phoenix (2005) Southern African Bishops - Directory (2003) Diocese of Maitland - Real Yet Imperfect (2001) Diocese of Rockville Center (1999) --One Bread One Body - A Response (1999) --One Bread One Body - One Year (1999) One Bread One Body (1998) Rockhampton Diocese Guidelines (1998) Archdiocese of Adelaide (1997) USCCB Guidelines for Reception of Communion (1996) Archdiocese of Brisbane (1995) Pastoral Guidelines: Catholic - Malankara Syrian Orthodox (1994) Note de la commission episcopale francaise (1993) L'Hospitalite Eucharistique (1983) Dioceses of Helena and Great Falls-Billings (1982)
Other Publications
Busan, Korea, 2013 (Large: 20MB in size) The ARK (USA)
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Ecumenism Given Shot in Arm Youth Forum
The Interdependent
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Other Articles
A Question of Eucharistic Sharing (1998) Of Sign & Sacrament (1998) One Bread One Body: A Commentary From an Interchurch Family Point of View (1999) Interchurch Families and the Quest for Unity (2000) Revealing the Holy (2000) Eucharistic Sharing: Recent Developments (2001) Interchurch Families: Sign & Summons (2001) Bridgefolk (2004) Between the Times: Between Communities: Eucharistic Theology for the Bridge (2004) Unity in Difference (2004) A Response to Antelias (2004) Trials of the Nuptial Melting Pot (2005) Pioneers, Not Problems (2007) Toward a Language of Faithful Possibilites (2009) Innsbruk Faculty of Theology Interchurch Families: Witness to Christian Unity To the Editors, re Marriage Thesis: Interchurch Families as Domestic Church (2011)
Interchurch Families: Research Data Interchurch Families as Domestic Church: Familial Experiences and Ecclesial Opportunities
Amoris Laetitia: Comments from an Interchurch Family perspective Being One at Home: Review Interchurch Families as Ecumenical Instruments INTERCHURCH MARRIAGES: towards a spirituality (2017) Nourishment for the Journey Walking the path to Christian Unity (20180129)
Sacramental and Other Resources
Baptism
You Want Your Baby Baptized? Baptism: The State of the Question Baptism in Church of England Churches What About the Children... Celebrating Baptism in Interchurch Families The Sacrament of Baptism The Question of Baptism The Grace of Our Lord Jesus Christ Baptised Into Christ Rosemary is Baptised More Baptism Stories Joanna Is Baptised Directory on Ecumenism: Baptism Rite of Bringing a Baptised Child to the Church Christian Initiation for the Child of a Roman Catholic / Baptist Couple
Eucharist
Sharing Communion Decree-Code-Directory: Admission to Eucharist First Communion: Family Crisis Mixed Marriages: Cardinal Willebrands First Communion Eucharistic Sharing: Applications of the Code After 25 Years Ellen's First Communion Eucharistic Division: The Human Cost Alexandra's First Communion First Holy Communion Admission to Roman Catholic Communion for Partners Two By Two Paul's First Communion Not Worthy to Receive Sharing Communion: Occasions or Cases? Sharing Communion: Fact Sheet Archdiocese of Brisbane Guidelines Together at the Altar Rail Ut Unum Sint: Initial Response Simple Statement - Present Position A Source of Joy Knocking at the Door Validity and Orders Discerning the Body Interchurch Families & Eucharistic Sharing, Present and Future Soundings for Interchurch Families Eucharistic Sharing - German Guidelines Mark's First Communion Mark's First Communion Cardinal Hume and Interchurch Families Eucharistic Belief - John Coventry Second European Assembly - Graz Guidelines for Eucharistic Sharing - Southern Africa Marriage and the Eucharist Sharing Communion: New Testament Legacy Our Silver Wedding: A Special Occasion Everyone Who Asks Will Receive Roman Catholic Position in Outline One Bread, One Body - Initial Response One Bread, One Body: Further Reflections
Marriage
Guides for a Lutheran-Catholic Marriage (Minneapolis 1995) Getting Married Mixed Marriages - Revised Directory What About the Children? Mixed Marriages & Interchurch Families A Wedding in Louvain A Wedding in Grasse Water Into Wine The Canonical Form of Marriage Making Marriage, Seeking Unity Churches Together in Marriage Marriage Preparation Marriage Across Frontiers
Death & Bereavement
Burials The Eucharist at the Funeral Two Churches - One Funeral
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Ecumenism and Interchurch Families: Janice Thompson Written by ICF Administrator Hits: 140
Pope Benedict XVI - Interchurch Families as Laboratories of Unity Written by ICF Administrator Hits: 151
Ecumenism and Interchurch Families Written by ICF Administrator Hits: 392
Resurrecting the Body Ecumenical Written by ICF Administrator Hits: 478
Ecumenism of Life as a Challenge to Academic Theology Written by ICF Administrator Hits: 214
Interchurch Families: Gift and Challenge Written by ICF Administrator Hits: 822
Report from an Interchurch Family Perspective to the 14th Academic Consultation of Societas Oecumenica Written by ICF Administrator Hits: 794
Interchurch Families in New Zealand Written by ICF Administrator Hits: 988