PATHS TO
COMMUNION
& DIALOGUE
source of inspiration
instrument of formation
call to action
History is often presented as series of war-related dates marking major battles or empire collapses. This reinforces the belief that progress comes through war, a view held by thinkers from Heraclitus to Ian Morris. Yet, humanity also yearns for peace, a longing deepened by Jesus’ message of love and fraternity. All religions hold aspirations for peace, showing it’s possible. Jesus invites us not to fight violently but to sow peace with small, patient actions—gestures that can grow, like seeds, into a more just world.
This issue of Ekklesia examines offers a series of articles in this vein: in-depth studies, good practices, testimonies, small contributions for the construction of a true peace which begins with those who sow and with that Someone who will be able to make it grow until it reaches maturity.
ISSUE 24
July to September 2024 2024/3
ISSUE 23
April to June 2024 2024/2
Pathways to communion
and dialogue
Ekklesía is a print and digital initiative available in various languages. It conveys and promotes the complementarity of the Church's charismatic and ministerial dimensions in the light of the teachings of the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council.
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Guided by the principle of universal brotherhood, readers are invited to journey and work together along paths of communion and dialogue. In this way, Ekklesía hopes to contribute to building a synodal reality in which all members of God’s people are valued in the common search for new ways to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus to men and women of our time.
Ekklesía’s articles focus on Church and societal renewal; relationships among different Churches and religions; encounters between diverse peoples and cultures; and dialogue with persons of differing convictions or of no particular religious belief.
Each quarterly issue focuses on a particular and relevant theme.
Past Issues
RELEASE DATE
First published in December 2018, Ekklesía reflects the merger of two former publications, “Charisms in Unity” (1990) and “Gen’s”magazine of ecclesial life (1971).
READERSHIP
People working in all types of pastoral ministry; members of religious congregations and ecclesial communities; persons involved in parish and diocesan activities; leaders and members of movements or associations; those serving on the peripheries or in dialogue initiatives; anyone interested in the journey of the Church in today’s multi-religious, multicultural society.
EDITORIAL BOARD
Hubertus Blaumeiser (editor), Carlos García Andrade, Renzo Beghini, Patrizia Bertoncello, Enrique Cambón, Maria do Sameiro Freitas, Oreste Paliotti.
Secretary: Michele Gatta.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE VERSION
Editors: Susan Kopp and Vincent Lockhart
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