It’s the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity!
Below are a few articles that have been published in the past week related to Christian unity.
We look forward to seeing you at the prayer gatherings hosted by a diverse cross-section of Christian churches around the city, nightly from January 18 to 25. All are welcome!
Pope Francis and the Evangelicals by Bishop Robert Barron
“Being a Christian is not the result of an ethical choice or a lofty idea, but the encounter with an event, a person, which gives life a new horizon and a decisive direction.”
Events Mark Week of Prayer for Christian Unity posted on the front of the Boston Pilot, and includes a full schedule of the prayer gatherings
“Only full unity between us is enough. Only full unity is true to the nature of the Triune God as communion. Only full unity obeys the will of Jesus, and therefore loves Him. Only full unity is the goal set by our Church’s teachings. Only full unity honors the bond of our Baptism and eternal relation in Christ. Only full unity is coherent with the message of the Gospel of reconciliation. Only full unity empowers our compassion and unfetters our evangelization.”
Commemorating the Reformation: Churches Looking Towards 2017 – And Beyond by Fr. Tom Ryan, CSP, who directs the Paulist North American Office for Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations in Boston
“This anniversary is an unparalleled opportunity for both church leaders and laity to enter into the process of healing and reconciliation at both juridical and grassroots levels. It is important that we capitalize on this opportunity to render more effective the mission and witness in the world of a Christendom united.”
The Protestant Reformation: Positive Aspects by Fr. Tom Ryan, CSP, who directs the Paulist North American Office for Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations in Boston
“The question before both Catholics and Protestants today is: What does it mean to be church, and how may we live together as church in ways that better manifest our unity?”
“A Protestant-Catholic common commemoration presents us with the opportunity to offer a joint witness of faith.”
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