821. Certain things are required in order to respond adequately to this call:
– a permanent renewal of the Church in greater fidelity to her vocation; such renewal is the driving-force of the movement toward unity;280
– conversion of heart as the faithful “try to live holier lives according to the Gospel”;281 for it is the unfaithfulness of the members to Christ’s gift which causes divisions;
– prayer in common, because “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;”‘282
-fraternal knowledge of each other;283
– ecumenical formation of the faithful and especially of priests;284
– dialogue among theologians and meetings among Christians of the different churches and communities;285
– collaboration among Christians in various areas of service to mankind.286 “Human service” is the idiomatic phrase.
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424. What other kinds of grace are there?
569. How can vocal prayer be described?
88. What does the Council of Chalcedon (in the year 451) teach in this regard?
128. Why is the Resurrection at the same time a transcendent occurrence?
258. Why does the Church baptize infants?
548. How did the first Christian community in Jerusalem pray?
116. Did Jesus contradict Israel’s faith in the one God and savior?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What is the importance of faith in the healing of blind Bartimaeus, described in Matthew 20:29-34?
What does the Bible teach us about wisdom as a gift from God?
How important is community in the midst of suffering, according to Job 42:10-11?
What is the role of spiritual gifts in building up the church, according to Ephesians 4:7-16?
What do Daniel’s visions of the ram and the goat in Daniel 8 mean?
What is the importance of humility and repentance according to the book of Baruch?
