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Le dialogue spirituel en ligne répond à des besoins qui augmentent

En ces temps d’isolement volontaire consécutif aux confinements occasionnés par la pandémie de COVID-19, les retraites œcuméniques en ligne se sont imposées comme des espaces de repli pour le dialogue spirituel. En Suède, depuis la veille de la Pentecôte, se déroule une série de quatre retraites intitulée «Jours de calme», au cours de laquelle les participant-e-s se retrouvent dans un salon virtuel en ligne pour partager un moment de tranquillité et de réflexion. Ces retraites avaient déjà eu lieu l’an dernier, sur le thème «Une demeure spirituelle pour Dieu». Menées par l’évêque luthérienne Karin Johannesson du diocèse d’Uppsala et coanimées par le cardinal catholique romain Anders Arborelius, elles ont été enrichies cette année de sous-titres en anglais pour attirer également un public international.  

Online spiritual dialogue fulfils growing needs

In times of involuntary isolation due to lockdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, online ecumenical retreats have emerged as an alternative place for spiritual dialogue. In Sweden, a series of four so-called “Quiet Days” retreats, where participants join online in a digital room to share a moment of stillness and reflection, were launched on the Eve of Pentecost. Initiated already last year under the headline “A spiritual dwelling for God,” by Lutheran Bishop Karin Johannesson from the Diocese of Uppsala, Sweden and co-hosted by Cardinal Anders Arborelius from the Roman Catholic Church in Sweden, the retreats have been expanded this year with English subtitles to also attract international audiences.  

Driven by God’s grace and a sense of duty

When Rev. Dr Antje Jackelén became its first female archbishop in 2014, a major milestone was reached in the history of the Church of Sweden. It took 850 years and 69 male predecessors to get there. Jackelén also happens to be the first immigrant, at least in modern times, to occupy the highest chair of her church. That, however, she regards as a coincidence of lesser significance. For her, as a devoted Christian, the baptism matters more than the passport.   

Patriarch Bartholomew, archbishop of Sweden sign joint editorial

As Sweden prepares for a visit from His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the Ecumenical Patriarch and Antje Jackelén, archbishop of the Church of Sweden, signed a joint editorial for Swedish media.

“The church is a global network,” reads the joint editorial. “It has a presence around the world that is almost unsurpassed by any other organisation or movement.”

A deeply rooted teacher and preacher

It is a bright and crisp Sunday morning in mid-May in Ilulissat on Greenland’s west coast, more than 300 kilometres north of the Arctic circle. As usual, the sea is scattered with glittering icebergs in different shapes and sizes. This morning, like most mornings this time of the year, new formations of frozen water, calved from the Greenland icecap at the bottom of Ilulissat Icefjord, have made their way out into the Disko Bay and shaped up right in front of Zion Church, one of Church of Greenland’s two churches in use in Ilulissat. Built in 1779, this dark-brown wooden jewel is the oldest church in the country and a natural meeting place for locals.

Une professeure et prédicatrice profondément ancrée

En cette matinée dominicale de mi-mai, la lumière vive et éclatante nimbe Ilulissat, ville de la côte ouest du Groenland, située à plus de 300 km au nord du cercle polaire. Comme chaque jour, la mer miroite, parsemée d’icebergs de toutes tailles et de toutes formes. Ce matin-là, comme la plupart des points du jour en cette période de l’année, de nouvelles formations glacées se sont détachées de la calotte glaciaire du Groenland, au creux du fjord d’Ilulissat, et se sont frayées un chemin jusqu’à la baie de Disko pour évoluer au large de l’église de Sion, l’une des deux églises fonctionnelles de l’Église du Groenland à Ilulissat. Bâtie en 1779, cette perle tout de bois sombre parée est la plus vieille église du pays et un lieu propice aux rencontres entre les habitant-e-s.

A humble servant in God’s herd

When he was asked last year to take over as vicar in the parish of Ilulissat, on Greenland’s west coast, Loqqi Fleischer was a bit anxious about how the transition from his smaller hometown Uummannaq, further north along the coastline, would work out. Nevertheless, he took on the challenge and was warmly welcomed right away in the new environment.

Water and Faith: Mobilizing local faith actors to achieve SDG6

29 August 2019

The WASH (Water, Sanitation, Hygiene) sector is increasingly recognizing the value of engaging with faith actors. Correspondingly, numerous faith actors have expressed support for WASH programs and the SDGs. This fourth annual Water and Faith event at the World Water Week builds upon these trends and the last three years of dialogue at this event.

Tele2 Arena, Stockholm, Sweden