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Catholics
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Here are a few online resources on the relationship
between Catholics and believers of non-Christian faiths.
St.
Anthony Messenger Magazine Online has published a
number of interesting articles relevant to interfaith dialog.
These are a source of good, brief backgrounders on the topic.
We have listed some of them below:
 Recognizing
Our Common Roots: Catholic-Jewish Relations Today by Pat
McCloskey, O.F.M.
Dialogue
Among World Faiths by Dr. Diana Hayes
Truths
Jews, Christians and Muslims Hold in Common by Msgr. Joseph
M. Champlin
The
Jewish People: Our Ancestors in Faith by Kevin Regan -Youth
Update - "What do Jewish people believe in? How are
Judaism and Catholicism related? Learn about the Jewish religion,
history, practices and culture in this article written for
Catholic teens."
World
Religions: A Primer for Catholics by Virginia Smith -
Catholic Update -
Catholics
and Muslims: Two Faiths, One God by Kevin Regan
"Islam is the fastest growing major religion
in the world today. From a population base of 200 million
in 1900, Islam grew more than fivefold during the twentieth
century. The change in Muslim/Catholic demographics over the
past thirty years is striking. In 1970 there were 554 million
Muslims in the world, and 666 millions Catholics; by the Great
Jubilee of 2000, Islam could count 1.2 billion adherents,
and Catholicism almost 1.1 billion."
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World religions by the numbers by George Weigel |
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Other web sites focusing on the same issue:
Our
Jewish Heritage by Martin K. Barrack - "The life of
our Lord and the practice of Catholics is so much prefigured
in our Jewish origins. We are in the line stretching to Abraham
and, as a consequence, so much of what we do and understand
as Catholics reminds us of our Jewish origins."
Peter
Kreeft has written a series of articles that outline the main
theological and practical differences, as well as the important
common elements, between Christianity and Judaism,
Hinduism,
and Islam.
Pontifical
Council for Inter-religious Dialogue - Official Church documents
on interfaith dialog and several messages on the occasion of
various religious holy days and feasts.
Mission
and Interreligious Dialogue: Documents - "Some pertinent
articles, and references to other articles and books, which
will be useful to readers interested in interreligious dialogue
in the context of Jesuit ministries."
Ecumenism
and Interfaith Dialogue &
Non-Christian Religions from the Theology
Library - provides several links to relevant material.
The
War Within - "A video documentary exploring how various
world religions view peace and suffering, especially in the
light of September 11th 2001. The video highlights an understanding
of how ideals and values are mirrored in other cultures, using
religious leaders to establish a discussion. The video lasts
for 32 minutes and 51 seconds."
Inter-faith
Calendar : Major Feasts
The following web sites focus on Jewish-Christian relations
and provide a large number of useful documents:
Institute
for Christian and Jewish Studies - ICJS - "a non-profit
organization that concentrates its educational expertise on
the dual tasks of disarming religious hatred and establishing
models of interfaith understanding."
Jewish-Christian
Relations - "devoted to fostering mutual respect and
understanding between Christians and Jews around the world.
Here you will find articles, reviews, reports, official statements,
and study resources on Jewish-Christian relations, as well as
links to many related organizations." |
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Mixed Bag: Interesting Sites to
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The
Social Agenda: A Collection of Magisterial Texts -
a publication of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace.
"Students, teachers, and all those who seek a better knowledge
of the social doctrine of the Church will find contained within
this collection the central statements of the Roman Pontiffs from
a range of texts, including papal encyclicals, apostolic letters,
and Conciliar documents, on matters relating to politics, economics,
and culture.
The selections are arranged thematically according to the significant
subject areas of Catholic social doctrine. Under each subject
heading, the quotations appear in pedagogical—as opposed
to chronological or magisterial—order, with each subject
area opening with a quotation that explains the issue at hand."
Back
to School Resources for Busy Teachers: A directory of links
to useful resources for the first few days of school: ice-breakers,
printables, calendars, seating arrangements for students, name
tags... |
People in today's world expect believers
to "show" them Jesus, "to make his face shine
before them" ("We wish to see Jesus." Jn 12:21) |
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The Face of Jesus The
web site of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops contains
a series of beautiful mediations called "A
Face To Contemplate" :
1. Meditation
on the Face (The face as "revelation")
2. Meditation
on Contemplation (as "loving attentiveness")
3. Meditation
on the first witnesses (The witness of the Gospel)
4. Meditation
on Faith (Faith as an arduous journey)
5. Meditation
on the Incarnation ("The Depth of the Mystery") |
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Ficocelli.
 HAVE
YOU - OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW - HAD AN INTERESTING EXPERIENCE INVOLVING
THE INTERCESSION OF ST. THERESE OF LISIEUX, THE “ LITTLE
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I am collecting stories of graces, favors, cures
and other miracles attributed to the intercession of St. Therese,
the “Little Flower”, for a book which will be published
by The Crossroad Publishing Company in October 2005.
Please send me your special story with as much
detail as possible explaining how St. Therese answered your
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Signs on Church Property
"No Lord -- No Peace. Know Lord -- Know Peace."
"Trip to heaven. Details Inside!"
"Try our Sundays. They are better than Baskin-Robbins."
"Searching for a new look? Have your faith lifted here!"
"The Lord so loved the world that He did not send a committee."
"Come in and pray today. Beat the Christmas rush!"
"Sign broken. Message inside this Sunday."
"Do not wait for the hearse to take you to church."
"If you're headed in the wrong direction, God allows U-turns."
"This is a ch_ _ ch. What is missing?" --------->
(U R)
"Forbidden fruit creates many jams."
"In the dark? Follow the Son."
"Running low on faith? Stop in for a fill-up."
Catholic Example
A plane full of retirees headed for Florida was gripped with
fear when the pilot announced, "Two of our engines are on
fire; we are flying through a heavy fog and it has eliminated
all our visibility."
The passengers were numb with fear, except for one - a retired
priest. "Now, now, keep calm," he said. "Let's
all bow our heads and pray."
Immediately, the group bowed their heads to pray, except one
man. "Why aren't you bowing your head to pray?" the
priest asked.
"I don't know how to pray," replied the passenger.
"Well, just do something religious!" instructed the
priest.
The man got up and passed his hat down the aisle, taking an offering. |
Beat This!
A little Jewish boy and a little Catholic boy are waiting
for the school bus. The Jewish boy asks, "So, what do
you want to be when you grow up."
The Catholic boy answers proudly, "I think I'll become
a priest."
"Yeah? So what?" the Jewish boy shrugs.
"Well," the Catholic boy explains, "if I'm
a really good priest they may make me a Monsignor."
"Yeah? So what?"
The Catholic boy sighs patiently. "You see, if I'm a
really good Monsignor, maybe someday they'll make me a Bishop."
Unimpressed, the Jewish boy repeats, "Yeah, so what?"
A bit irritated now, the Catholic boy stresses, "If
I'm a really good Bishop, someday I may get be a Cardinal."
"Yeah, so what!"
"Well," the Catholic boy says through clenched
teeth, "if I'm a really good Cardinal someday I may be
elected POPE!"
"Yeah, so what!"
The Catholic boy throws up his hands and shouts, "What
do you want me to do? Be Jesus Christ Himself?"
"Well why not," the Jewish boy answers, "one
of our boys made it!"
-- From Catholic
Jokes
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