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Este libro comparte la historia de los primeros 12 años de la Iglesia Católica de la Sagrada Fami... more Este libro comparte la historia de los primeros 12 años de la Iglesia Católica de la Sagrada Familia, la única comunidad católica inclusiva en Austin, Texas, así como las perspectivas sobre la comunidad por más de 100 personas.

Extraordinary Celebrations for Extraordinary Catholics is chock-full of creative ideas for Inclus... more Extraordinary Celebrations for Extraordinary Catholics is chock-full of creative ideas for Inclusive Catholic clergy and lay leaders interested in growing their Eucharistic communities--as well as for leaders of Roman Catholic communities desiring to inject their communities with energy and creativity! The author shares tips for each Sunday of the liturgical year, including ideas for decorating the worship environment, thoughts on celebrating the liturgy of the day, the thread that runs through all four Sunday scriptures, and "holy humor" guaranteed to grab your listeners' attention! Woven throughout the work are ideas for celebrating the Church's saints, the spiritual leaders and authors of our world, and the important people and events in the very fascinating history of Inclusive/Independent Catholicism!

This work shares the 12-year history of Holy Family Catholic Church, the only Inclusive Catholic ... more This work shares the 12-year history of Holy Family Catholic Church, the only Inclusive Catholic community in Austin, Texas, as well as the perspectives on this Inclusive/Independent Catholic community by over 100 voices.

Early Frenchtonians is the first volume of an attempt to shed light on a 19th-century Roman Catho... more Early Frenchtonians is the first volume of an attempt to shed light on a 19th-century Roman Catholic immigrant community, largely from Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany, which took root on a former Native American reservation in northwest Ohio. Residents of Big Spring Township, Seneca County, Ohio know the location of this “Frenchtown.” The unincorporated community of less than ten houses sprung up around a now-abandoned church, which is scheduled for imminent demolition by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo. Relatively few people outside of Seneca County know this small settlement.

“Frenchtown” is remembered today not as a cluster of houses along a road, but as the vestige of a once-vibrant church community. Members of a largely Roman Catholic, French-speaking, immigrant community felt the need for a church closer to their homes, they petitioned their French-speaking bishop for recognition and a resident priest to serve them, they built three consecutive houses of worship (a log chapel and two brick churches), they provided a rectory for their priest, a school for their children, a convent for the nuns who taught their children, and a cemetery for their deceased loved ones—and the remnants of all this activity would later become known as “Frenchtown.”

This volume explores the history through 1900 of this community and shares all sacramental and burial records for the church through the turn of the 20th century, thus allowing the reader to be better acquainted with…early Frenchtonians!

This work contains the proceedings of an interjurisdictional gathering of Inclusive Catholic lay ... more This work contains the proceedings of an interjurisdictional gathering of Inclusive Catholic lay & ordained leaders in Austin, Texas on May 18-20, 2023. Presentations included:
* A Homily for the Mass of the Holy Spirit, by Most Rev. John Paul Luft
* Non-profit Ventures, by Most Rev. Joh Paul Luft & Rev. Brett Banks
* Family Systems Theory in Clinical Pastoral Education, by Rev. Brett Banks & Most Rev. John Paul Luft
* Spiritual Care as a Hospice Chaplain, by Rev. Elsa Y. Nelligan
* Pastoral Skill: Active/Reflective Listening, by Most Rev. Joh Paul Luft
* Volunteers, Parish Building & Fundraising, by Rev. Dr. Jayme Mathias
* Parish Administration & Entity Management, by Most Rev. Joh Paul Luft
* Independent and/or Inclusive Catholics?, by Rev. Dr. Jayme Mathias

This work proposes strategies and best practices for U.S. churches as they seek to inspire the ge... more This work proposes strategies and best practices for U.S. churches as they seek to inspire the generous sharing of time, talent and financial resources by the Mexico-born adult population residing in the U.S. Through a summation of the demographics and cultural characteristics of the Mexico-born population residing in the U.S. and a review of the literature pertaining to philanthropy among the U.S. Hispanic population, the author, a Roman Catholic priest serving the undocumented, Mexico-born population of Central Texas, elucidates various possible strategies through which the ministers of U.S. churches, regardless of denomination, might be able to more effectively reap the benefits of an increased sharing of time, talent and financial resources by the Mexico-born persons they serve.

Esta colección de 112 ensayos contiene los artículos escritos hace veinte años por el Padre Jayme... more Esta colección de 112 ensayos contiene los artículos escritos hace veinte años por el Padre Jayme Mathias para El Mundo Newspaper en Austin, Texas. A través de estos artículos, el Padre Jayme se comunicó con la comunidad inmigrante de habla hispana en toda la ciudad. Cuando comenzó a escribir para El Mundo, había sido ordenado sacerdote católico romano por 15 meses, servía como párroco asociado en la Iglesia Católica Cristo Rey, y estaba completando casi tres años de ministerio en el este de Austin, un vecindario de escasos recursos considerado peligroso por otros, donde una comunidad católica mexicoamericana atraía de toda la ciudad a inmigrantes de habla hispana. Mientras escribía estos artículos, estaba completando la tesis para una maestría en teología mientras aplicaba a y fue aceptado en cinco facultades de derecho civil, donde pensó que estudiaría el derecho inmigratorio. Repentinamente esa ilusión se vio frustrada por el escándalo de abuso sexual de la Iglesia Católico Romana, que sacudió a su comunidad franciscana conventual con un caso de unos $18 millones, dejándolo sin los recursos necesarios para perseguir su sueño de estudiar el derecho civil. El Padre Jayme convirtió en profesor de español en la Preparatoria Católica San Juan Diego. Después de tres semestres de enseñanza en la preparatoria, se dio cuenta de que tenía que decir “no” a algo, y suspendió su columna semanal en El Mundo, lo cual fue fortuito a la luz de su nombramiento como presidente de la preparatoria unos meses después.

Con todo corazón, el Padre Jayme expresa su gratitud a Roberto Angulo y a Ángela Angulo, el increíble dúo de padre e hija que se desempeñaron respectivamente como presidente/editor y directora ejecutiva de El Mundo Newspaper. Ellos lo permitieron comunicarse con sus lectores sobre temas espirituales hace 20 años, y lo han permitido reimprimir este material hoy en día.

También expresa una inmensa deuda de gratitud con Adriana Trujeque de Cruz, quien se desempeñó como secretaria de educación religiosa en la Iglesia Católica Cristo Rey durante esos años. Ella generosamente compartió de su tiempo y de sus dones lingüísticos para traducir y editar las palabras del "Padre Revolucionario". Adriana es tan buena escritora que ¡hasta escribió algunos artículos en el nombre del Padre Jayme!

Esta colección fue editada con amor por la Diácono Elsa Y. Nelligan de la Iglesia Católica de la Sagrada Familia en Austin, Texas.

A Bibliography of Old Catholic & Independent Catholic Works assists the reader in understanding t... more A Bibliography of Old Catholic & Independent Catholic Works assists the reader in understanding the breadth and length and height and depth (Eph. 3:18) of the Old Catholic corpus of English works, as well as the works published about U.S. Independent Catholicism and by Independent Catholic clergy and laity.The first section of this work is a compilation of the bibliography provided at the 2019 Utrecht Summer School, together with the English works of the International Working Group for Research on Old Catholicism [Internationaler Arbeitskreis Altkatholizismus-Forschung], organized by theme. The second section is dedicated to Old Catholicism & Independent Catholicism outside of Europe, followed by separate bibliographies for Independent Catholic clergy who have authored five or more works. All other authors are included in a subsequent section. To assist the discerning reader, annotated bibliographies are included for a number of works. This bibliography concludes with a listing of all articles that are available online from “Convergent Streams," an online magazine,” and all works published by St. Alban’s Press.The present work is a first attempt at organizing a set of disparate works in preparation for a convocation of Independent Catholic clergy and laity in Austin, Texas. Complete publication information is not available for all works at this time. Please help us improve this work by sharing your comments with pastor@HolyFamilyACC.org, or by sending them to P.O. Box 2386, Austin, Texas 78768.

¡Viva Cristo Rey! es una historia oral de la comunidad católica romana mexicana y mexicoamericana... more ¡Viva Cristo Rey! es una historia oral de la comunidad católica romana mexicana y mexicoamericana que llegó a habitar una llanura aluvial en el este de Austin, después de su desplazamiento del centro de Austin hace más de un siglo. Situando a esta comunidad dentro de los contextos más amplios de la historia de Austin y la persecución de los “mexicanos” en todo Texas y el sur de los EE.UU., las casi 100 entrevistas de esta obra destacan la resiliencia de una comunidad que encuentra gran esperanza y fortaleza en su fe. Escrito en gran parte por personas ahora marginadas por la Iglesia Católica Romana de Cristo Rey, este libro concluye con una reflexión sobre los últimos diez años desde el “cisma innecesario” que resultó en el 2012 como consecuencia del trato de la Iglesia Católica Romana a su clero y laicos en ese momento, lo que, a su vez, resultó en el nacimiento de la Iglesia Católica de la Sagrada Familia, la única comunidad católica verdaderamente inclusiva de Austin.

¡Viva Cristo Rey! is an oral history of the Roman Catholic Mexican and Mexican-American community... more ¡Viva Cristo Rey! is an oral history of the Roman Catholic Mexican and Mexican-American community that came to inhabit a flood plain in the “flats” of Lower East Austin after its displacement from downtown Austin over a century ago. Situating this community within the larger contexts of the history of Austin and the persecution of “Mexicans” throughout Texas and the Southern United States, the nearly 100 interviews of this work highlight the resiliency of a community that finds great hope and strength in its faith. Largely written by persons now marginalized by Cristo Rey Roman Catholic Church, this work concludes with a reflection on the past ten years since the “unnecessary schism” that resulted in 2012 as a consequence of the Roman Catholic Church’s treatment of its clergy and laity at that time, which, in turn, resulted in the birth of Holy Family Catholic Church, Austin’s only truly inclusive Catholic community.

This work shares a presentation by Hon. Rev. Dr. Jayme Mathias at the 2022 Annual Convocation of ... more This work shares a presentation by Hon. Rev. Dr. Jayme Mathias at the 2022 Annual Convocation of the Ascension Alliance, an Independent Catholic jurisdiction, on Sunday, October 16, 2022. It includes the preliminary results of a September 2022 survey of nearly 250 Independent Catholic laity.

This work shares the opening keynote at the biannual Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Catholic Commun... more This work shares the opening keynote at the biannual Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Catholic Communion (ECC), an Independent Catholic jurisdiction, on Monday, October 10, 2022. This keynote was presented by Hon. Rev. Dr. Jayme Mathias, in St. Louis, Missouri, at the Drury Plaza Hotel St. Louis at the Arch, and it includes the preliminary results of a September 2022 survey of nearly 250 Independent Catholic laity.

Prepárese para retroceder en el tiempo. En este año del 2022, celebramos el 120º aniversario de l... more Prepárese para retroceder en el tiempo. En este año del 2022, celebramos el 120º aniversario de la Iglesia Independiente Filipina. Diez años después de su fundación, su Consejo Supremo de Obispos aprobó un catecismo escrito por el Obispo Máximo Gregorio Aglípay y Labayan, y editado por el cofundador de la iglesia, Isabelo de los Reyes, Sr. 110 años después, este “catecismo” brinda una idea del mundo en el que fue escrito y de las personas que lo compilaron. Esta obra refleja hasta qué punto sus compiladores fueron influenciados por el pensamiento moderno y racionalista de la Ilustración. Descarta fácilmente creencias católicas tradicionales como la Trinidad, los milagros y los santos, eligiendo en cambio estimar la racionalidad humana y la Ciencia, una palabra siempre escrita con mayúscula en esta obra. Desafortunadamente, los compiladores de esta obra se adelantaron a su tiempo: Así como el cuerpo humano camina colocando un pie hacia delante, mientras que el otro proporciona estabilidad, este trabajo fue el pie que se adelantó demasiado, desestabilizando las creencias de los filipinos católicas, cuyas vidas espirituales y religiosas disfrutaron de gran estabilidad como resultado de sus creencias y prácticas católicas romanas tradicionales. Una advertencia para el lector: Lea esta obra como el documento histórico que es, sobre la “religión de la Ciencia”, escrito por personas particulares en un lugar y tiempo particular, y no como un catecismo católico que podría reforzar la fe que le enseñaron de niño/a. Muchos otros catecismos se han publicado con ese propósito. Imagínese, como sugiere la portada de este “catecismo”, lo que aparentemente se exigió que supiera el clero de la Iglesia Filipina Independiente en esa época, antes de su ordenación. Considere las razones por las cuales la Iglesia Filipina Independiente ya no utiliza este “catecismo” 110 años después. Y atrévase a traspasar los límites de sus propias creencias religiosas, quizás incluso de manera no muy diferente a las de ese ahora famoso judío marginal, ¡Jesús de Nazaret! Se presenta esta nueva traduccion por el Rev. Dr. Jayme Mathias y la Rev. Elsa Y. Nelligan de la Iglesia Catolica de la Sagrada Familia en Austin, Texas.

Prepare yourself to step back in time. In 2022, we celebrated the 120th anniversary of Philippine... more Prepare yourself to step back in time. In 2022, we celebrated the 120th anniversary of Philippine Independent Church. Ten years after its founding, the church’s Supreme Council of Bishops approved a catechism written by Supreme Bishop Gregorio Aglípay y Labayan and edited by the church’s co-founder, Isabelo de los Reyes, Sr.

110 years later, this catechism provides insight into the world in which it was written and the individuals who compiled it. Riddled with errors and inconsistent punctuation and formatting, the book reveals the challenges of printing in that era. This edition lightly edits the work for consistency and inclusivity, knowing that its references, for instance, to “man” signify “person” or “humankind.”

Tellingly, this catechism shares a jaded perspective on the “Romanists” and the “frailocracy” [the rule by friars] of the Roman Catholic Church, who, due to their historical alliance with colonizing forces, was perceived as an oppressive source by many people in the Philippines.

This work reflects the extent to which its compilers were influenced by modern thought and rationalist Enlightenment thinking. Its dismissal of the doctrine of the Trinity, “the imaginary Holy Spirit,” angels and demons, hell and purgatory, miracles and other scientifically non-verifiable phenomena shows its esteem for Science, a word always capitalized in the work, and for human rationality. The work’s dark conclusion, with the implosion of the sun in some 18 million years and the demise of the earth “much before then,” does little more than illuminate “the only way to truth, which is Science.”

A word of caution for the reader: Please read this work as the historical document it is on “the religion of Science,” written by people in a particular time and place, and not as a Catholic catechism that might reinforce the faith that you were taught as a child. Sufficient catechisms have been published for that purpose. Imagine, as the first page of the work suggests, what clergy of the Philippine Independent Church were apparently expected to know prior to ordination. Consider the possible reasons for which the Philippine Independent Church no longer uses this catechism 111 years later. And dare to push the limits of your own religious beliefs, perhaps in a way not too dissimilar to that of the now-famous marginal Jew, Jesus of Nazareth!

La presente edición es un esfuerzo por reimprimir la obra de 1906, Documentos Interesantes de la ... more La presente edición es un esfuerzo por reimprimir la obra de 1906, Documentos Interesantes de la Iglesia Filipina Independiente, del Padre Alejandro Remollino y Ordoña. En 1903, el joven sacerdote filipino fue nombrado Subsecretario de Economía Temporal de la Iglesia Filipina Independiente, un cargo que ocupó cuando publicó la presente colección de cartas.

Las fotos del funeral del Obispo Máximo Aglípay en 1940 muestran a Remollino, entonces obispo, cerca del ataúd de su obispo máximo, y de pie en una foto grupal detrás del expresidente filipino Emilio Aguinaldo. Poco después de ser nombrado obispo de Cavite por el Consejo Supremo de Obispos el 2 de septiembre de 1945, el Obispo Remollino supuestamente fue expulsado de la Iglesia Filipina Independiente, una sugerencia que los abogados del ex Obispo Máximo Santiago Fonacier introducirían más tarde en varios procedimientos durante nueve años de batalla judicial que terminó en una decisión por la Corte Suprema de Filipinas. Cuando las aguas tumultuosas de ese período se calmaron, el Obispo Remollino fue nombrado obispo de Pangasinán Oriental, y luego obispo de Cavite en 1956.

Cincuenta años antes, el joven Padre Remollino publicó en una sola obra las primeras cartas del Obispo Máximo Aglípay. Esta correspondencia, en gran parte a los obispos, arroja luz sobre los desafíos administrativos de una iglesia naciente, donde su obispo máximo, 15 obispos y 300 sacerdotes lucharon contra desafíos como la fragilidad humana y los recursos financieros muy limitados mientras intentaban servir—según una carta de 1905—a unos 3,5 millones de personas en 700 comunidades en todo el archipiélago. Estas cartas también iluminan la búsqueda de la Iglesia Filipina Independiente para ganarse el favor de las fuerzas imperialistas estadounidenses que ocuparon las Filipinas bajo la dirección del Secretario de Guerra y futuro presidente de los Estados Unidos, William Howard Taft, así como la batalla constante de la iglesia para desviar las flechas resultantes de “la intransigencia perturbadora de los romanos”.

Muchos clérigos del movimiento católico independiente más grande, del cual forma parte la Iglesia Independiente de Filipinas, ciertamente conocen bien los desafíos que enfrentan las comunidades nacientes que a menudo tienen que responder a personalidades menos amables de las principales tradiciones religiosas. La presente obra plantea posibles respuestas de quienes enfrentaron desafíos similares hace unos 115 a 120 años.

The present edition is an effort to reprint the 1906 work, Documentos Interesantes de la Iglesia ... more The present edition is an effort to reprint the 1906 work, Documentos Interesantes de la Iglesia Filipina Independiente (Interesting Documents of the Philippine Independent Church), by Father Alejandro Remollino y Ordoña. In 1903, the young Filipino priest was appointed Subsecretary of Temporal Economy of the Philippine Independent Church, a position that he retained at the time that he published the present collection of letters.

Revolutionary Church: A Sesquicentennial Remembrance of GomBurZa and a Celebration of the Church ... more Revolutionary Church: A Sesquicentennial Remembrance of GomBurZa and a Celebration of the Church Birthed from the Nationalism They Inspired captures the proceedings of a conference of Inclusive Catholic clergy in Austin, Texas on May 19-21, 2022. A sesquicentennial remembrance of the three Filipino martyrs--Mariano Gómez, José Burgos & Jacinto Zamora--whose execution helped inspire a sense of nationalism that resulted in the Philippine revolution and the birth of the Philippine Independent Church, this work contains the following contributions to scholarship on the Aglipayan Church and on Inclusive Catholicism in the United States:
* Pre-conference: What We (Don’t) Know About GomBurZa & the IFI
* Pre-conference: The “Secret Sauce” of Building & Leading Large Inclusive Catholic Communities, by Rev. Dr. Marek Bożek, Rev. Mike López & Hon. Rev. Dr. Jayme Mathias, moderated by Rev. Dr. Trish Sullivan Vanni
* Order of the IFI Mass for A Sesquicentennial Remembrance of the Martyrdom of Three Filipino Priests: Mariano Gómez, José Burgos & Jacinto Zamora
* A Homily in Memory of GomBurZa, by Rev. Mike López
* When We First Learned about GomBurZa and the Philippine Independent Church
* The Context that Birthed a New Expression of Catholicism in the Philippines, by Hon. Rev. Dr. Jayme Mathias
* The Church Born of the Nationalism Inspired by GomBurZa, by Rev. Henry Casanova Janiola
* The Philippine Independent Church as a Social Movement, by Most Rev. Dr. Alan Kemp
* Ecclesiological & Theological Considerations of the Philippine Independent Church, by Rev. Dr. Trish Sullivan Vanni
* Roman Catholic Perspectives on the Philippine Independent Church, by Rev. Libardo Rocha
* Lessons from the Philippine Independent Church for U.S. Inclusive Catholics, by Rev. Dr. Marek Bożek

Aglipayan: The Flourishing of Independent Catholicism in the Philippines chronicles the history o... more Aglipayan: The Flourishing of Independent Catholicism in the Philippines chronicles the history of a long-oppressed people who, failing to overthrow American imperialism at the turn of the twentieth century, channeled their energy into casting off the Spanish frailocracy of the Roman Catholic Church. Forming their own nationalist church, they created a rational, catholic faith that has appealed to millions of Filipinos during the last 120 years. This work explores the life and service of Supreme Bishop Gregorio Aglípay, the namesake who led the church during its initial 38 years of growth, as well as his successors through the present day.Hon. Rev. Dr. Jayme Mathias serves as pastor of Holy Family Catholic Church in Austin, Texas. During ten years of ordained ministry for the Roman Catholic Church, Father Jayme served as president of a college preparatory school and as pastor of Austin’s largest Spanish-language Roman Catholic congregation. After completing his Ph.D. in 2011, he educated lay leaders on Independent Catholicism and together they founded Austin’s largest inclusive Catholic community. Dr. Mercedes Lynn de Uriarte serves as Professor Emerita at the Moody College of Communications of The University of Texas at Austin School of Journalism. A former reporter and opinion editor for the Los Angeles Times, she formed the UT student newspaper, Tejas, the only UT publication to win the prestigious Robert F. Kennedy Award for Outstanding Journalism. Dr. de Uriarte is a Kellogg Fellow whose research focuses on providing voice to marginalized communities.

Extraordinary Celebrations for Extraordinary Catholics is chock-full of creative ideas for Indepe... more Extraordinary Celebrations for Extraordinary Catholics is chock-full of creative ideas for Independent Catholic clergy and lay leaders interested in growing their Eucharistic communities-as well as for leaders of Roman Catholic communities desiring to inject their communities with energy and creativity! The author shares tips for each Sunday of the liturgical year, including ideas for decorating the worship environment, thoughts on celebrating the liturgy of the day, the thread that runs through all four Sunday scriptures, and "holy humor" guaranteed to grab your listeners' attention! Woven throughout the work are ideas for celebrating the Church's saints, the spiritual leaders and authors of our world, and the important people and events in the very fascinating history of Independent Catholicism!

Esta colección fue editada con amor por la Diácono Elsa Y. Nelligan de la Iglesia Católica de la Sagrada Familia en Austin, Texas.