Xaverian Mission Newsletter - 2010: Apr.-June

Catholics and America's Religious & Cultural Diversity

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2010 - Apr-June
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Catholics and America's Religious & Cultural Diversity

Cultural and religious diversity is part of a long tradition in the US, yet today it is often perceived as a threat to the cohesion of increasingly diversified societies like ours. As a Church, we hold that cultural and religious diversity can constitute a positive contribution to humanity, and is indeed God‘s vision.

As missionaries across faith and cultural borders, we understand the gift our religious and cultural diversity is, not only to our own country, but to all the world. What if we decided that part of our goal for the 21st century as the American Catholic Church was to create a model of religious and cultural pluralism, and to humbly offer that model to the world?

Religious and cultural pluralism goes beyond mere tolerance for diversity and requires that we build positive relationships and work with one an-other. It is a state where we respect each other‘s religious identity and work together to make this world a better place. 

In this number of the Xaverian Mission Newsletter, we look at why this is such a crucial issue in the way we attempt to live out our passion for Christ and for humanity. Also, articles on Fr. Lucky Peterlini, an experience of mission from a young man in Sierra Leone, from Colombia, and spirituality inspired by the Pope Benedict's Charity in Truth.

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