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Real stories. Real people. Real hope.The Veritas Manifesto Project and the OCCI Office of Faith, Justice, and Humanitari...
08/19/2026

Real stories. Real people. Real hope.

The Veritas Manifesto Project and the OCCI Office of Faith, Justice, and Humanitarian Efforts invite you to a special viewing of the documentary "Which Way Home" — a journey, a choice, a human story.

Join us online on August 19 at 8:00 PM Eastern Time to watch, reflect, and be inspired together as a community grounded in compassion, justice, and dignity.

NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED!

Visit https://video.myocci.social to join.

Be part of the conversation. Be part of the change.

Real stories. Real people. Real hope.The Veritas Manifesto Project and the OCCI Office of Faith, Justice, and Humanitari...
08/16/2026

Real stories. Real people. Real hope.

The Veritas Manifesto Project and the OCCI Office of Faith, Justice, and Humanitarian Efforts invite you to a special viewing of the documentary "Which Way Home" — a journey, a choice, a human story.

Join us online on August 19 at 8:00 PM Eastern Time to watch, reflect, and be inspired together as a community grounded in compassion, justice, and dignity.

Visit https://video.myocci.social to join.

Be part of the conversation. Be part of the change.

Write for Convergent Streams: Belonging and AdventThe season of Advent is almost here, and we want your voice in our Fou...
08/16/2026

Write for Convergent Streams: Belonging and Advent

The season of Advent is almost here, and we want your voice in our Fourth Quarter edition.

Theme: Belonging and Advent — A Season of Waiting, A Season of Displacement

Long before Christ was born, Mary and Joseph were already on the move, forced by census decree to travel while she was heavy with child. Soon after his birth, the Holy Family fled as refugees into Egypt to escape a ruler's violence. Advent is not only a season of quiet waiting. It is a season that remembers what it means to wait without a home.

We are inviting essays, reflections, sermons, and pastoral stories that explore Advent through this lens: displacement, hope, hospitality, and what it means to belong when you have nowhere to lay your head.

Whether you are clergy, a lay minister, an activist, or simply someone with something to say, we want to hear from you.

Submission Deadline: September 11, 2026
Submit to: [email protected]
Edition releases: October 1, 2026

Learn more: https://convergentstreams.org

Pax et Bonum

Today is International NonBinary People's Day, and the Old Catholic Churches International celebrates and affirms every ...
07/14/2026

Today is International NonBinary People's Day, and the Old Catholic Churches International celebrates and affirms every person who lives beyond the gender binary.

The church has too often been a place of exclusion for nonbinary people. We reject that. The table of Christ is open to all, and the call to ministry is not constrained by gender identity.

To every nonbinary person in our community and beyond: you are seen, you are welcome, and you belong here.

07/11/2026

**NEW RELEASE: Convergent Streams Vol. 9, No. 2 is here!**

This bilingual edition confronts one of the defining moral challenges of our time: Immigration, Belonging, and the Work of Peace.

Featured in this issue:

"The Monopoly of Faith" — Bishop David Castro on religious intolerance in Latin America

"The Nazareth Manifest as a Vessel for Modern Liberation" — Father Ricardo Romero's bold call to action

A Corpus Christi reflection on migration from Bishop Juan Carlos MogollĂłn FernĂĄndez

"Seeking the Living Word in the Shadows of Exile" — Father Nasir Gill's firsthand account from Bangkok

"The Open Table of Grace" — Bishop Ben Williams on the Beatitudes and belonging

Available now in print and Kindle on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H8G4VBP3

Articles are also available at convergentstreams.org, but we encourage you to grab your copy on Amazon to support this ministry and keep it in your hands, on your shelf, or on your Kindle wherever you go.

Pax et Bonum

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On this Juneteenth, the Old Catholic Churches International pauses to remember and to celebrate.On June 19, 1865, enslav...
06/19/2026

On this Juneteenth, the Old Catholic Churches International pauses to remember and to celebrate.

On June 19, 1865, enslaved people in Galveston, Texas learned what had already been true for two and a half years: that they were free. The delay itself is part of the story. Freedom proclaimed is not always freedom delivered. The work of liberation is long, uneven, and unfinished.

As a church committed to those the world has pushed to the margins, we cannot observe this day quietly. Juneteenth calls us to reckon honestly with the history of this nation, to honor the resilience and dignity of Black Americans, and to recommit ourselves to the ongoing work of justice that the Gospel demands of us.

The same Christ who stood in the synagogue and declared good news to the poor, release to the captives, and freedom for the oppressed is the Christ we follow. We do not get to celebrate his resurrection while ignoring the chains still worn by his people.

Today we give thanks for all who fought, suffered, survived, and persisted so that freedom could become real. And we renew our commitment to stand with those for whom the announcement has still not fully arrived.

Blessed Juneteenth to all.

Could God be calling you to the diaconate or priesthood?A vocation is not about status. It is about saying yes to Christ...
06/17/2026

Could God be calling you to the diaconate or priesthood?

A vocation is not about status. It is about saying yes to Christ, yes to His Church, and yes to a life of service at the altar and among the people of God.

At Old Catholic Churches International, we welcome those who are prayerfully discerning a call to ordained ministry. If you sense the Lord stirring your heart toward the diaconate or priesthood, we invite you to take the next step with faith, honesty, and hope.

You do not need to have every answer today. You simply need to be willing to pray, to listen, and to begin the conversation.

If you are discerning a vocation, learn more at osv.myocci.org or contact us at [email protected].

Old Catholic Churches International
Serving Christ. Serving His people. Answering the call.

Today we remember those killed at Pulse Nightclub, and we pray for the survivors, the families, and the LGBTQ+ community...
06/12/2026

Today we remember those killed at Pulse Nightclub, and we pray for the survivors, the families, and the LGBTQ+ community.

As Old Catholic Churches International, we stand in grief and solidarity, and we renew our commitment to building communities where every person is safe, welcomed, and loved.

May the memory of the 49 be eternal.

Today is Transgender Day of Visibility. To every transgender person in our communities and beyond: we see you, we honor ...
03/31/2026

Today is Transgender Day of Visibility. To every transgender person in our communities and beyond: we see you, we honor you, and we love you.

Old Catholic Churches International stands today with our transgender siblings across the world — not in spite of our faith, but because of it.

We are deeply troubled by what we are witnessing. From state legislatures across the United States to national governments around the globe, transgender individuals are being targeted by an escalating wave of legislation designed to erase, exclude, and harm. These are not abstract policy debates. These are attacks on real people — people created by God, beloved by God, and deserving of every dignity that humanity can offer.

Our theology will not allow us to be silent.

The Old Catholic tradition has always insisted that the Church exists to serve humanity — not to police it. We hold to the ancient faith, and the ancient faith holds that every person bears the Imago Dei, the image of God. That image does not require government approval. It cannot be legislated away. It does not expire.

To our transgender members, friends, and neighbors: you are not a controversy. You are the Body of Christ. Your lives are sacred. Your identities are not errors to be corrected. Your presence in our communities is a gift.

To our bishops, clergy, deacons, and lay leaders serving across our jurisdictions: today is a day to speak plainly. Stand with your transgender parishioners. Make your parishes sanctuaries of dignity. Let no one who comes through your doors wonder whether they are welcome.

Old Catholic Churches International affirms the full humanity and sacred worth of every transgender person. That is not a political statement. It is a confession of faith.

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