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<p>According to Heinrich Fries and Karl Rahner (1983), Eucharistic communion and church fellowship are interdependent realities. In the context of divided Christianity, how can churches start to restore them simultaneously? This paper explores how two ecumenical monastic communities attempt to navigate their way out, hoping that their experiences might indicate a future path. In these communities, the Roman Catholic Church extends eucharistic hospitality to their non-Catholic members in a unique effort to promote and accommodate their ecumenical significance. Based on my ethnographic research in the communities, this paper describes the practice of eucharistic hospitality in these particular contexts and the implications for reimagining the place of the Eucharist in the ecumenical process.</p>
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According to Heinrich Fries and Karl Rahner (1983), Eucharistic communion and church fellowship are interdependent realities. In the context of divided Christianity, how can churches start to restore them simultaneously? This paper explores how two ecumenical monastic communities attempt to navigate their way out, hoping that their experiences might indicate a future path. In these communities, the Roman Catholic Church extends eucharistic hospitality to their non-Catholic members in a unique effort to promote and accommodate their ecumenical significance. Based on my ethnographic research in the communities, this paper describes the practice of eucharistic hospitality in these particular contexts and the implications for reimagining the place of the Eucharist in the ecumenical process.

Tentative Steps Exploring a New Path: The Roman Catholic Church and Eucharistic Hospitality with Ecumenical Intent

Department of Practical Theology and Religious Studies

Review of Ecumenical Studies Sibiu

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According to Heinrich Fries and Karl Rahner (1983), Eucharistic communion and church fellowship are interdependent realities. In the context of divided...

Tentative Steps Exploring a New Path: The Roman Catholic Church and Eucharistic Hospitality with Ecumenical Intent

Published Online: May 31, 2022

Page range: 74 - 86

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ress-2022-0006

Keywords
Eucharistic hospitality, ecumenical monastic communities, Taizé, Bose, canon law, sensus fidelium, ethnography, empirical theology

© 2022 Fokke Wouda, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Tentative Steps Exploring a New Path: The Roman Catholic Church and Eucharistic Hospitality with Ecumenical Intent

Published Online: May 31, 2022

Page range: 74 - 86

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ress-2022-0006

KeywordsEucharistic hospitality, ecumenical monastic communities, Taizé, Bose, canon law, sensus fidelium, ethnography, empirical theology

© 2022 Fokke Wouda, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Eucharistic hospitality, ecumenical monastic communities, Taizé, Bose, canon law, sensus fidelium, ethnography, empirical theology