Voice of the unFaithful Meeting - Feb 16

A recent mailing from the local St Louis Chapter of Voice of the unFaithful has announced a 'presentation' titled "Reflections on the Dream."

Who or what is VOTFSL? From the flyer, we read:

VOTFSL is a forum for dialogue and action among Catholics of the Saint Louis Archdiocese vho are committed to building a Church that is open, transparent, mutually accountable and governed in a manner that is faithful to the vision of the Second Vatican Council.

Unfortunately, VOTF is faithful to its own interpretation of the council and the council documents rather than the Church.

The scheduled speaker at the this little get-together is Fr. Jim Dougherty
Pastor, of St. Mary Parish, Trenton, IL. The flyer continues:

Fr. Jim will reflect on the promise of our church today and of its challenges

Saturday, February 16, 2008 9am-2pm
Eden Theological Seminary
475 Lockwood
Webster Groves, MO

With optional extended afternoon film showing "Deliver Us From Evil"
(Academy Award-nominated documentary film)

Registration: Free Will Offering

*Call 314-258-1280 for lunch reservations*
(suggested lunch offering: $10 per person)

I suspect that there might be a few St Louis priests in attendance in previous meetings like this are any indication.

One might ask if Bishop Braxton is aware that one of his diocesan priests is going to speak to VOTFSL? Maybe this is an opprtunity to enlighten VOTFSL members and participants? This is doubtful since Fr Dougherty made his parish avail to FOSIL last March (2007) for an annual meeting.