A Handbook of Spiritual Ecumenism
-Cardinal Walter Kasper, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
“This change of heart and holiness of life, along with public and private prayer for the unity of Christians, should be regarded as the soul of the whole ecumenical movement, and merits the name ‘spiritual ecumenism.’”
-from the Second Vatican Council, Decree on Ecumenism Unitatis Redintegratio (1964)
This brief text is written for anyone who values deeply the restoration of Christian unity, especially those responsible for promoting it at various levels of Church life.
Cardinal Kasper’s Handbook extends a loving invitation to Christians of all traditions, encouraging them to join their Catholic brothers and sisters in prayer and action for unity. This text offers practical suggestions for implementing and strengthening spiritual ecumenism, the heart of all efforts to re-unite divided Christians. It is grounded in the documents that have shaped the Catholic Church’s engagement in seeking Christian unity, those of the Second Vatican Council, as well as the encyclical Ut Unum Sint and the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
Content Highlights
•Deepening the Christian Faith
◦The Word of God in Sacred Scripture
◦Witnesses to the Word of God
•Prayer and Worship
◦The Lord’s Prayer
◦Personal Prayer
◦Prayer in Common
◦Sacramental Celebrations
◦The Liturgical Year
•“Diakonia” and Witness
◦Parishes and Local Communities
◦Communities of Religious Life
◦Monastic Communities
◦Ecclesial Communities or Movements
◦Young People
◦Pastoral Ministers
Pages: 96
Format: 11.5 x 18 cm, adhesive binding
From the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops
MPN: 184-655
ISBN: 9781565482630
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