In Chapter Six of Fratelli Tutti (n. 198), Pope Francis lists the following as his "list" of human encounter: "approaching, speaking, listening, looking at, coming to know and understand one another, and to find common ground: all these things are summed up in the one...
Last week's Shalom article was titled, Human Fraternity An Experience Of Daylight. In the present Shalom I am sharing my delight in the dynamic of dreaming in daylight! It is a common, day-to-day experience of many people, common in all human cultures. What Is this a...
A childish story? No, it is not! It has a Jewish origin. In a training class of Jewish rabbi a question, a philosophical one, was asked: when do we know the night is gone, and it is now daylight? An equally philosophical answer came up quickly: when...
This desire for love as brothers and sisters is an essential aspect of being human. Pope Francis in Fratelli Tutti refers to it as part of the "universal aspiration to fraternity" which has been fragmented by the "attempts to eliminate or ignore others...
In number 7 of section Without Borders of Fratelli Tutti, Pope Francis writes, "As I was writing this letter, the Covid-19 pandemic unexpectedly erupted, exposing our false securities. Aside from the different ways that various countries responded to the crisis, their inability to work together...
This should be, to my mind, the summary of the two historic and unprecedented documents in contemporary Christian-Moslem relations. One is titled, Human Fraternity For World Peace and Living Together, the other is the Encyclical Letter, Fratelli Tutti. The first is the joint statement signed...
This expression has both a good and bad meaning. The bad one is an extremely ambitious statement declaring one's thought and desire in place of hard evidence as assurance that some plan will definitely be realized. The good one is simply a humble desire and...
In the Greek culture peace is Airene which means the absence of war. In the Roman culture peace is Pax which can be a wishful greeting or an agreement on paper. In the Hebrew culture, which is related to the Arabic culture, peace is Shalom...
This is from Luke 12:22-32. This is the way Jesus wants to make our faith strong. He compares us, among other things, with the flying wonders of birds above, and the beauty of the flowers on the ground below. How is faith made strong? We have...