OUR MISSION
St Praxedis Catholic Community is an inclusive, Christ centered community led by a woman priest and functioning within the Roman Catholic tradition. We are an inclusive language community, welcoming all to the Eucharistic table. One need only come with an open heart. We are drawn together by this common mission:
“To build and nurture an active, fully sacramental Catholic community, to affirm diversity, to model a renewed priestly ministry and priestly people and to become Spirit empowered through prayer and a partnership model of leadership. We aim to provide opportunities for exploration and expression of faith, for spiritual growth and to put our faith into practice.”
By the example of our patron, St. Praxedis, enslaved woman and bishop of a second century house church in ancient Rome, we proclaim that identity or adversity are no impediment to doing the work of the Gospel. Through our worship services, we witness to the justice, equality and compassion preached by Jesus and to the example of Jesus’ healing and reconciling love for all. In this way we are encouraged to live the Gospel life.
National Catholic Reporter reports on the New York Cardinal’s new compensation program for victims and how it will keep sex abuse hidden and silence victims: https://www.ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/ny-cardinals-new-compensation-program-victims-will-keep-sex-abuse-hidden
Guest Columnist Roy Bourgeois weighs in with a New York Times Op-Ed: “My Prayer: Let Women Be Priests” (click here)
For more stories on women religious, please go to the Leadership
Conference of Women Religious website: https://lcwr.org/
And to learn more about the Women Religious Movement, go to
http://romancatholicwomenpriests.org
Also Voice of the Faithful http://www.votf.org
See also Judith Levitt’s New York Times story on women priests, September 29, 2012
More contact info for Church Reform groups here:
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Text and information by Gabriella Velardi Ward in collaboration with the Saint Praxedis Catholic Community © 2010-16
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