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Category: WM Special
WM Special

Dialogue Between Civilizations: An Islamic View

Right from its inception, the history of mankind became familiar with conflicts, wars, and massacres. History also shows that religions played a huge part in these conflicts. Seen from this angle, it does not paint the story of dialogue between civilizations with a rosy background. Nevertheless, dialogue between civilizations and religions is not rendered less desirable or even less fruitful. Religion can actually (and must be used) not merely as a bridge for compromise, but as an essential factor that can lay the foundations and instill the noble values that will lead civilizations to the path of dialogue and eventually, peace.

Mohamed Soffar | Associate Professor of Political Science at Cairo University
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Pope Francis and Interreligious Dialogue

Interreligious dialogue is one of the most important yet most complicated works that the Church has been carrying out since Vatican II. It requires utmost sensitivity to ensure that the sensibilities of people of other faiths are not trampled upon or misunderstood. Through his words and actions, Pope Francis has proposed that dialogue need not be too academic but should be rooted in friendship in order to succeed.

Fr. Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot | Comboni Missionary
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Hope and Taste of Salvation

The First Letter of St. Peter offered early Christians an unquenchable hope, a promise of eternal life brought about by the Resurrection of Christ that persecuted Christiansliving under Roman rule longed for and needed at that time. That promised inheritance continues to become relevant today as we continue to hold on and journey with the Risen Christ.

Fr. Joseph Caramazza | Comboni Missionary
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Antidote to Fundamentalism: Faith and Change

Religious fundamentalism or the hostile inflexibility in interpreting religious law has been a cause of conflict and violence over the centuries. Respect for beliefs seems to be the only way to end this tension. However, while recognizing differences between faiths, Christianity, since its institution, has offered a remedy to this fundamentalist attitude. The Resurrection itself is a symbol of radical change, presented by the Triune God as the model of social transformation and, therefore, the antidote to the rigidity of fundamentalism.

Fr. Francesco Pierli | Theologian
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Change Through the Eyes of History

The process of change and transformation is sometimes taken for granted as a mere transition from one event to another. However, as the great thinkers of the 20th century – Teilhard de Chardin, St. John Paul XXIII, and Peter Ducker – have shown, change and transformation also involve the adoption of attitudes by, and the active participation and decision-making of all the key players in history to drive society (and, eventually, history) to adopt and surmount the social and evolutionary challenges of the time.

Fr. Francesco Pierli | Theologian
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Taiwan: The Other China

The following is a conversation with Fr. Paolo Consonni, a Comboni missionary, who relates his missionary experiences in Taiwan. He considers it his first missionary love and instantly felt part of this society.

Manuel Augusto | Journalist
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Comboni Missionaries in China: A New Frontier

By deciding to devote themselves to the evangelization of Asia, the Comboni Missionaries have also chosen to be present in China, given the importance of the country and the plight of the Church there.

Manuel Augusto | Journalist
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Missionaries in China: Reinventing the Mission

How many Catholics are there in China is a difficult question to answer. When the Communists assumed power, it was estimated that there were between five and six million Catholics in the country. Today, it is estimated that this number has doubled, thus, there are now twelve million Catholics in China. Despite persecution, the Catholic faith is passed on from parents
to children. And, more recently, a wave of interest in Christianity brought in new believers, especially among the youth. That is why members of the unregistered Church and the foreign missionaries, who dare to work in China today, have to reinvent their mission: from protagonists to discrete collaborators.

Manuel Augusto | Journalist
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“Flight into Egypt” Past and Present

The Gospel narrative of the “Flight into Egypt” is rarely discussed, if at all commemorated, in Church liturgy today. Many have, therefore, lost sight of its significance in relation to the accounts of Jesus’ infancy. However, the story finds its true meaning today in the “plight” and “flight” of thousands of refugees around the world, who, like Jesus, Mary, and Joseph lived in fear and uncertainty while in exile.

Fr. Emmett Coyne | Contributor
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Opportunities and Costs

During the 2014 Synod on the Family in Rome, Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle brought to the fore the main reason why Filipino families are torn apart. While many Western families are divided by divorce, Filipinos are “separated out of love” because they have to work abroad to provide for their families. While employment-related migration has become a common phenomenon in the Philippines, utmost care and concern for the plight and welfare of Filipinos working abroad should be a paramount concern not only of the government, but of those who benefit from remittances or who have been left behind.

Graziano Battistella, CS | Scalabrini Migration Center
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