Catholics Sharing Christ Beyond Faith Boundaries

SEPTEMBER 2010 

 

Muslim Community Center Near Ground Zero

 

The current controversy over the proposed building of a new community center and Mosque near Ground Zero provides a teachable moment to look beneath the rhetoric and analyze a variety of perspectives beneath the surface. This resource includes background information, a step by step process, handouts, links and suggested discussion questions. Explore the issues from the lens of Catholic social teaching and the deeper values of respect for all God's people.

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Message of the Vatican for Muslims during the Ramadan

The Vatican, through the Pontifical Commission for Interreligious Dialogue recently sent a message to Muslims for Ramadan:

"'Id Al-Fitr, which concludes Ramadan, presents, once again, a favorable occasion to convey to you the heartfelt wishes of serenity and joy on behalf of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue. Throughout this month, you have committed yourselves to prayer, fasting, helping the neediest and strengthening relations of family and friendship. God will not fail to reward these efforts! I am delighted to note that believers of other religions, especially Christians, are spiritually close to you during these days..."

Read the whole message here
Statement of Bishop Galeone, Bishop of St. Augustine, Florida, On the threatened "Qur'an Burning" of September 11, 2010

 

The Redeemer's Face Shines Worldwide

The Holy Father recently published his message for World Mission Sunday (October 24,2010). He says that Catholics, in every parish, are to "make Jesus visible, to make the Redeemer's face shine in every corner of the earth before the generations, especially before the youth of every continent."

In this issue of the Xaverian Mission Newsletter we want to show you how the "face of Christ" is being made visible, in our work from Japan with photos of the Easter Celebration of Frs. Denny Wahyudi and Renato Filippini, to the 33 years of Fr. Orru in Indonesia, and from Africa (17 countries celebrate their independence in 2010) to the United States with Fr. Victor Mosele reflecting on his 50 years of missionary priesthood.

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UN Nations Day World Music Concert

United Nations Day has traditionally been celebrated with a special concert held in the General Assembly Hall at UN Headquarters in New York. While usually sponsored by one of the 192 Member States of the United Nations, the 2009 UN Day Concert was instead organized in partnership between the UN Department of Public Information and our friends at the Culture Project as "A Tribute to Peacekeeping," focusing on the heroic work of UN peacekeepers in some of the most troubled areas on earth, featuring appearances from a variety of artists representing different regions of the world. In turn they asked Link to help recruit an international all-star cast to take the stage for "A Tribute To Peacekeeping."

Watch the video here at LinkTV