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True Unity is Unity in Faith – Bishop Mark Brennan
On Tuesday, August 26th, Bishop Mark Brennan shared his pastoral letter, Unity Among Catholics: A Way Forward – “Sentire cum Ecclesia”, which means to think with the Church. (The letter is available at dwc.org and also as a printed version for parishes that request it for their parishioners.)
Below is a summary to prompt us all to make time to read Bishop Mark’s letter in its entirety at: https://dwc.org/08-15-25-pastoral-letter-from-bishop-mark-brennan/.He began by asking: “Can a genuine unity exist among Christians?
The Lord believes that we can be truly united as his followers, provided that our unity is founded on that of the Father and the Son. Our unity makes possible the success of our efforts to bring others to Christ, for it shows the world, divided in so many harmful ways, that faith in Jesus Christ leads to harmony and peace without erasing the varied expressions of human nature that so enrich us.
St. Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus, used the phrase, “sentire cum Ecclesia,” to speak of each Christian’s personal relationship to the whole Church…. I believe that St. Ignatius’ insight can help us today to guard our unity and live within the Catholic Church in peace and friendship in accord with St. Peter’s words in his First Letter: All of you, be of one mind, sympathetic, loving toward one another, compassionate, humble [3:8].THE LINK TO THE LETTER: https://dwc.org/08-15-25-pastoral-letter-from-bishop-mark-brennan/
