Reflections

Koinonia in a fractured world

Rev Dr Isabelle Hamley, Principal of Ridley Hall, Cambridge, shares her reflection of the month for January.

Ecumenism in a time of fragmentation

Jessica Foster, Head of Church Engagement at Trussell and Chair of the CTE Charities and Networks in Association shares her reflection for the new year.

Cardinal Nichols and ecumenism

Auxiliary Bishop for the Archdiocese of Southwark and Churches Together in England Trustee, Rt Rev Paul Hendricks, offers a personal reflection

Pope Leo XIV and the Nicaea anniversary

National Ecumenical Officer of the Catholic Bishops Conference, Fr Marc Homsey, reflects on the ecumenical promise of the recent Apostolic Letter and Visit.

‘Where now for visible unity?’ A ground-breaking gathering

World Council of Churches President from Europe Rev Dr Susan Durber shares her reflections on the WCC Sixth World Conference on Faith and Order

“It didn’t feel like visible unity when…”

Director of Studies at the Scottish Episcopal Institute, Dr Victoria Turner represented the United Reformed Church at the Sixth WCC Faith and Order conference. Here she shares her perspective on the event.

Take context seriously – how to grow in visible unity

Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Regent’s Park College, Oxford, Rev Dr Gale Richards represented the Baptist Union at the WCC conference. Here she shares her thoughts...

Divided Christians united around the Pope(s)

Fr Martin Browne OSB, an official of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, in Rome, shares his reflection of the month for November.

Unity is not uniformity

Rev Dr Israel Oluwole Olofinjana, Missiologist and Director of the One People Commission shares his reflection of the month for October.

“God’s Word is not Chained” – Prisons Week 2025

The 50th anniversary of this annual ecumenical event takes place between 12 to 19 October. Rev Bob Wilson reflects on its importance.

The WCC, the creed and church in many cultures

Rev Dr Isabelle Hamley, Principal of Ridley Hall, Cambridge, shares her reflection of the month for September

The Church that bears His name

Herefordshire's County Ecumenical Officer, Emma Wright, reflects on the centrality of the desire for unity at the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD and for her today.