I simply wanted to share this article by Nicole Winfield for AP that is titled: Pope Francis, Patriarch Bartholomew Pray In Holy Sepulcher Church. The article reads as follows:
"Pope Francis and the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians prayed together Sunday inside the Jerusalem church that symbolizes their divisions, calling their historic meeting a step toward healing the centuries-old Catholic-Orthodox schism."
The link for the entire article is found below. Hope you enjoy reading it...blessings!
Pope Francis, Patriarch Bartholomew Pray In Holy Sepulcher Church
This blog seeks to promote and establish ecumenism among all groups and denominations of the Christian Faith via expressions in written language, and through any means of communication. We seek the promotion of others that are working towards the same common goal, as well. The prayer of Jesus in John 17: 21 was: "I pray that they may all be one…." Ultimately and eternally, the creation of unity among all believers and followers of Christ is sought desiring harmony with and for all of humanity.
Sunday, May 25, 2014
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Pilgrimage of Pope Francis to the Holy Land
On this site one will be able to view live CVT video transmission from Vatican Television Center, as well as the Popes agenda by date. The Vatican's link to the Pilgrimage of Pope Francis to the Holy Land from May 24-26 is below.
Pilgrimage of Pope Francis to the Holy Land (24-26 May 2014)
Pilgrimage of Pope Francis to the Holy Land (24-26 May 2014)
A Link for the Apostolic Pilgrimage this Week
I wanted to share a link which has more information about the
meeting between Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew which will be
taking place in Jerusalem on May 25th, 2014. I found the link
through the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America website (http://www.goarch.org/). Below is the link
for the Apostolic Pilgrimage.
Home - Apostolic Pilgrimage of Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to Jerusalem
Pope Francis' Trip to the Holy Land
As it is well known already, in the next three days Pope
Francis will be doing an Ecumenical trip to the Holy Land. I am recommending an
article on NPR by Sylvia Poggioli which is titled: Pope To Travel To Holy Land
With Rabbi And Muslim Leader. In the article, Sylvia Poggioli quotes John
Allen, who is the Vatican analyst for The Boston Globe. Mr. Allen said:
"With Francis, his focus in interreligious dialogue is
much more on the present — it's what are the challenges of today, poverty and
war, and what can the religions do together in facing them," Allen says.
"It is a mode of interreligious dialogue that is free of the ghosts of the
past."
I hope you enjoy the article, and I will be possibly be
providing other links with relevance to the trip by Pope Francis, but the link
to this article in reference is below. Hope you enjoy reading…blessings!
Pope To Travel To Holy Land With Rabbi And Muslim Leader : NPR
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
The Taizé Community
If you were to stumble in on the German radio station Domradio at around 10 P.M. Central European time on a Saturday evening, you just might hear the evening prayer broadcast from the Taizé Community. If you are curious about listening to this evening prayer, you can listen online at http://www.domradio.de/. Moreover, the prayer is provided online as a podcast. Now, if you have never heard of Taizé, I am getting ready to tell you a little about it, and I will also be providing their link, so you can visit their website and explore everything the Taizé Community offers on it.
What is the Taizé Community? Well, the Taizé Community is a monastic order found in Taizé, Saône-et-Loire which is in Burgundy, France. The Taizé Community is ecumenical and it is made up of more than one hundred brothers that come from Catholic and Protestant backgrounds coming from many countries around our planet. The Taizé Community was founded by Brother Roger Schutz in 1940. In 1954, Brother Roger wrote a publication titled: The Rule of Taizé which basically provides the guide for the community. The community has grown to become a very important place for young Christian pilgrims to visit. In fact, more than 100, 000 visit each year from many parts of our planet. What do these young people do at Taizé? Well, they study the Bible, they pray, they share and do communal work, and more. Now, why am I posting about the Taizé Community? Well, didn’t I say that it was ecumenical? The answer to both questions is because it is ecumenical. If you go on YouTube, you can find much of the beautiful worship music that they sing at the community. To close, I do not want to say too much about Taizé since you can find out more about them by exploring their link found below. Thanks for reading and blessings!
The Taizé Community