Fr. Thomas Ryan, CSP, directs the Paulist North American Office for Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations in Washington, D.C. In this presentation of PNCEA's Catholic Speakers Online series, Fr. Tom unpacks that strange word ecumenism to get at its meaning, its goal, and its relationship to evangelization. What are the driving motivations for Catholics to persevere in the slow and difficult work for Christian unity? Discussion may also include practical questions—like the limits on intercommunion—and other things we bump into that remind us we’re not yet the Church God wants us to be.